New peptide could improve treatment for vision-threatening disease
Credit: NIH National Eye Institute Johns Hopkins researchers report that a new peptide holds promise for improving treatment for degenerative...
TSRI team wins $1.8 million to study early events in cancer metastasis
LA JOLLA, CA – November 2, 2015 – Cancer metastasis occurs when tumor cells escape from a primary tumor, via...
AASM releases position statement on home sleep apnea testing
Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine. DARIEN, IL – Oct. 13, 2017 – A new position statement published by the...
Once a lesbian always a lesbian, right? Or not?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 11, 2017) – Are people’s sexual attractions likely to change as they age? That’s the question at...
PET/MR shows arterial CO2 as potent vasodilator for cardiac stress…
Credit: Rohan Dharmakumar. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center RESTON, Va. — More than 5 million cardiac stress tests performed annually in the...
Important new insights into RECIST criteria measuring cancer’s response to treatment
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Oncologists and researchers use a measurement known as Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors...
Protein YAP in early life influences adult spinocerebellar ataxia pathology
Credit: Department of Neuropathology, TMDU Study led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identifies crucial protein that rescues progression...
Closing the dyslexia achievement gap
A large achievement gap between dyslexic and typical readers is already present at first grade and persists throughout school; therefore,...
Research elucidates hormone ghrelin’s role in blood glucose…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – May 9, 2017 – UT Southwestern research investigating the blood glucose-regulatory actions of the hormone...
School’s in for asthma medication adherence
Credit: Children's National Health System Doctors and researchers have long known that the level of stress patients experience is inversely...
Immune molecule protects against Zika virus infection in animal models
Credit: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, NIAID A molecule naturally produced by the immune system protects mice and monkeys against Zika...
Untapped region in brain cell offers goldmine of drug targets for new…
IMAGE: UCLA scientists discovered a treasure trove of drug targets for new autism therapies in this part of the cell....
Study finds cardiac complications high after orthopedic surgery for heart disease patients
Credit: HSS A new study published today in the HSS Journal, the leading journal on musculoskeletal research, found the incidence...
Low-salt & heart-healthy dash diet as effective as drugs for some adults with high blood pressure
A study of more than 400 adults with prehypertension, or stage 1 high blood pressure, found that combining a low-salt...
New treatment shows promise for patients with rare dermatologic…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – A new treatment for a rare and often incurable condition called dermatomyositis (DM) reduced the...
UMass Amherst study suggests father’s environmental exposure affects sperm…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Early results from a larger, ongoing study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner...
An IRCM team unveils a mechanism that controls neuron production from stem cells
Montréal, January 13, 2016 – A study conducted by a research team led by Michel Cayouette, Full IRCM Research Professor...
New therapy lessens impact of mistreatment at a young age
Credit: University of Delaware/ Evan Krape Everyone has challenges of one kind or another. But research shows that mistreatment at...
Microbes evolved to colonize different parts of the human body
Credit: Jonathan Fuller, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — As the human species evolved over the last six million years, our...
Overcoming barriers to recruiting blacks/African-Americans for…
Credit: University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 6, 2017) — In a paper published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease,...
