Gene disruption signals cerebral palsy and autism link
University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered a genetic signal common to both cerebral palsy and autism. The finding comes from...
UTA study finds art therapy helps veterans cope with trauma
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found that 98 percent of veterans participating in the...
New pulmonary hypertension treatment target in the bull’s-eye
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. - (May 8, 2018) - A new and early target for...
Our vulnerable nervous system: What affects its protective sheaths?
According to the Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft (German Multiple Sclerosis Society), around 200,000 people in Germany suffer from multiple sclerosis...
New biomarker identified for early diagnosis of lung cancer
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, May 8, 2018 - High levels of cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4) have been...
Uterine cancer survivors are more likely to have cardiovascular problems
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that survivors of uterine cancer are more likely...
Scientists train spider to jump on demand to discover secrets of animal movement
Credit: Video edited and produced by Girupakaran Sivalingam, Bill Crowther and Mostafa Nabawy. Sound design by Conor Marsh. Music: The...
Malaria parasite accumulates undetected in bone marrow
Washington, DC - May 8, 2018 - A Plasmodium vivax infection is like an iceberg: It's dangerous, in part, because...
Prolonged exposure to air pollution leads to genetic changes in rat brains, study finds
LOS ANGELES -- May 8, 2018 -- Prolonged exposure to particulate matter in air pollution in the Los Angeles Basin...
Symptoms of osteoarthritis lessened with simple changes to the diet
One gram of fish oil a day could help reduce the pain of patients with osteoarthritis, a new study in...
Transitional methods for determining causes of death
Credit: Photo by Margareta G. Kubista Improved tools are now underway for determining the causes of death in settings where...
Tracing the footprints of a tumor: Genomic ‘scars’ allow cancer profiling
Credit: Michel Owusu / CeMM When a cell develops into a tumor, something has gone terribly wrong: the uncontrolled growth,...
Age, marital status, BMI and sleep associated with risk for dementia
(Boston) -- Could your age, marital status, BMI (body mass index) and amount of sleep impact your risk for dementia?...
Agile Implementation: Reengineering dissemination of healthcare in the US
Credit: Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science INDIANAPOLIS -- In a study published in the Journal of...
Cell phones at summer camp: Research explores the effects
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Summer camp often conjures up images of wooded retreats with lakes and cabins, camping under the...
First proton imaging system to be installed in NHS high energy proton beam therapy center
One of the most complex medical imaging systems ever developed which uses proton beams to create 3D images of the...
A new mechanism for neurodegeneration in a form of dementia
Philadelphia, May 8, 2018 A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that dementia-related and psychiatric-related proteins cluster together to form...
Troubling stats for kids with intellectual disabilities
COLUMBUS, Ohio - By federal law passed in 1975, children with intellectual disabilities are supposed to spend as much time...
Heartbeat out of sync
(University of Bonn) Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias often occur after a heart attack, as the scar tissue can interfere with the...
£53 million for research to probe genetic links to health and disease
(University of Edinburgh) Research into human genetics has received a £53 million boost from the Medical Research Council (MRC). Funds...
