Diagnostic biomarkers in saliva show promise in recognizing early Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Beaumont Your spit may hold a clue to future brain health. Investigators at the Beaumont Research Institute, part of...
Temple researchers: Small molecule inhibitor shows promise in precision cancer targeting
(Philadelphia, PA) – Cancer cells with mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, which serve a vital role in preserving the...
Does Chagas disease present a health risk to Canadians?
Credit: Dr. Momar Ndao, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Montreal/Winnipeg, December 13, 2017 – Believe it or...
DNA methylation affects superiority of hybrid plants
Credit: Kobe University Hybrid vigor refers to when a crossbreed plant or animal shows superior traits compared to its parents....
Richard E. Grant, M.D., receives American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Diversity Award
Credit: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 16, 2017) –The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today...
Disease resistance successfully spread from modified to wild mosquitoes
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Using genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to reduce or prevent the spread of infectious diseases is a new...
Man with quadriplegia employs injury bridging technologies to move again — just by thinking
Credit: Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland FES Center CLEVELAND–Bill Kochevar grabbed a mug of water, drew it to his lips and...
Dying patients who received palliative care visited the ER less
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — Community-based palliative care — care delivered at home, not the hospital —...
When push comes to injury: What pushing a wheelchair does to your back
Credit: Photo courtesy of Eric Weston, The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio–When you push someone in a wheelchair, you may...
UCLA neuroscientists improve human memory by electrically stimulating brain
Neuroscientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have discovered precisely where and how to electrically stimulate the...
Study finds access to specialists in Affordable Care Act plans may be inadequate
While 12 million Americans are enrolled in health care networks through the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) insurance marketplace, a recent...
Salk’s Reuben Shaw receives National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — (Aug. 1, 2017) Salk Professor Reuben Shaw has received the National Cancer Institute (NCI)...
Baycrest creates first Canadian Brain Health Food Guide for adults
Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences Baycrest scientists have led the development of the first Canadian Brain Health Food Guide to help...
The critical importance of pace in long-distance races
Credit: Jordan Santos-Concejero. UPV/EHU The European Journal of Applied Physiology has published an article by the lecturer Jordan Santos-Concejero of...
The main switch
Credit: Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology During differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to cardiomyocytes, the three-dimensional folding...
Scientists block the siren call of two aggressive cancers
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 23, 2018) – Aggressive cancers like glioblastoma and metastatic breast...
Can patients record doctor’s visits? What does the law say?
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Traffic stops, office conversations, and even doctor's visits–more and more people today are choosing to record...
How enzymes communicate
Credit: Source: Bernd Fakler The enzymes nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS1) and protein kinase C (PKC) play an important role...
NIH-led effort uses implementation science to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
An emerging field, known as implementation science, may help reduce the nearly 150,000 instances of mother-to-child HIV transmissions that occur...
Old World monkeys could be key to a new, powerful rheumatoid arthritis therapy
Credit: Keck School of Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES – In the quest for a new and more effective treatment...
