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Promiscuous salamander found to use genes from 3 partners equally
Credit: Robert Denton, Ohio State University A promiscuous salamander has found a simple genetic formula for success: Mate with multiple...
Deep brain stimulation linked to longer survival for Parkinson’s…
Credit: Tommy Leonardi A treatment called deep brain stimulation (DBS) could extend the life of people with Parkinson's disease. Researchers...
Does brain tissue regeneration depend on maturity of stem cells used…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 13, 2017–New research has shown that the success of transplanting...
Early signs of anxiety, depression may be evident in newborns
Credit: Robert Boston Early predictors of anxiety and depression may be evident in the brain even at birth, suggests a...
An integrated approach to HIV prevention
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina The success of HIV treatment programs depends upon the identification, enrollment, and retention of...
Why social isolation can bring a greater risk of illness
Credit: Michael Paolini & Sarah Ly. Adpated from Colwell (2007) Nature Neuroscience PHILADELPHIA — Social isolation has been linked to...
Katherine High talks gene therapy progress for hemophilia & inherited retinopathies
Credit: ©2017 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 4, 2017–Gene therapy has shown some of its most...
In letters to Trump & Congress, AGS highlights programs essential…
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society In letters to President-elect Donald Trump and Congress, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has...
Disturbance wanted
Credit: Image: Anup Arumughan, MDC. Some anticancer agents intend to disturb the function of the p97 protein complex, which is...
Boosting communication is key in managing menopause
Credit: University of Delaware/ Kathy F. Atkinson A review of previous studies about how women manage menopause symptoms has found...
The need to reinvent primary care
Credit: Society of General Internal Medicine Primary care is "first-contact, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated care provided to populations undifferentiated by...
Solving a 48 year old mystery: Scientists grow noroviruses in human intestinal cell…
Human noroviruses – the leading viral cause of acute diarrhea around the world – have been difficult to study because...
A new immunologic and endocrine syndrome
Credit: Jiangping Wu Laboratory, CRCHUM Montreal, February 7, 2017 – The name of the gene is Armc5, for Armadillo repeat...
MSU lands $1 million USAID grant to fight Zika
Credit: Photo by Jim Peck Michigan State University has landed a highly competitive grant from USAID to fight the Zika...
FDA-approved drug protects mice from Ebola
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives and starkly revealed the lack of effective...
Sepsis trumps CMS’s 4 medical conditions tracked for readmission rates
Credit: Nicole Davison/UPMC PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2017 – Sepsis accounts for considerably more hospital readmissions and associated costs than any...
Will the doctor see your child now?
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Parents often want medical advice when their child gets sick but...
UTMB scientists genetically engineered world’s first Zika virus…
A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is the first in the world to genetically...
Stem cell treatment mediates immune response to spinal cord injury in…
When a blunt-force blow injures the spinal cord, the body's immune system can be both friend and foe. Sensing the...
Culturally tailored obesity intervention a success for hispanic students
Credit: University of Houston An obesity intervention for Hispanic middle school students led by researchers at the University of Houston...
