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First-of-its-kind study on injury recovery takes the trauma patient’s point of view
Credit: Penn Nurisng & City, University of London (PHILADELPHIA) Dec. 12, 2016 – In one of the first studies to...
Clock stars: Astrocytes keep time for brain, behavior
Credit: Herzog Lab. Until recently, work on biological clocks that dictate daily fluctuations in most body functions, including core body...
UA College of Medicine — Tucson part of new NIH emergency…
Credit: BioCommunications The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is one of a team of six national institutions...
Blood test that detects changes in tumor DNA predicts survival of women with advanced…
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Results of a multicenter study of 129 women with advanced breast cancer show that...
UMass Amherst epidemiologist will seek hormone biomarkers of breast cancer risk
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Epidemiologist Susan Hankinson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a five-year, $4.2...
Why does so much of nature rely on sex for reproduction?
Credit: Evolution Letters Why is sex so popular among plants and animals, and why isn't asexual reproduction, or cloning, a...
Neurotrophic factor GDNF is an important regulator of dopamine neurons…
Credit: 123rf New research results are expanding our understanding of the physiological role of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor...
Studies link nutrient, academic achievement in pre-adolescent children
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers can look into your eyes to determine whether you're getting...
Researchers find testosterone treatment improves sexual activity,…
PHILADELPHIA — As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older...
Clinical trial eligibility criteria a growing obstacle
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Aug. 14, 2017 – Despite a decade-long call for simplification of clinical trials, the number...
Flash glucose monitoring offers accuracy, ease of use, and clinical benefit for type 1…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017–Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) sensors are now so accurate...
UMass Amherst environmental scientist Laura Vandenberg honored as Pioneer in Public Health
Credit: Pablo Robles, Media Compass Photography AMHERST, Mass. – Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), a San Francisco-based nonprofit...
UMass Amherst researchers find ‘switch’ that turns on…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Molecular biologists led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator Elena Pobezinskaya...
Minority colorectal cancer patients report higher burden of poor quality-of-life
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON – A study of racial disparities in health-related quality of life of colorectal cancer...
New IU collaborative care model focuses on full recovery of those injured after age 50
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – An estimated 1.4 million Americans over age 50 are hospitalized for severe injuries annually —...
Whole genome sequencing identifies new genetic signature for autism
Credit: Turner et al./Cell 2017 Autism has genetic roots, but most cases can't be explained by current genetic tests. Now,...
New grant supports comprehensive research on traumatic brain injury
Credit: Nick Dentamaro / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With a new $4.75 million grant from the Office of Naval...
Sex poses little risk of triggering sudden cardiac arrest
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES – Nov. 12, 2017 — Worried whether your heart health is strong enough for sex? A...
Untapped region in brain cell offers goldmine of drug targets for new autism treatments
IMAGE: UCLA scientists discovered a treasure trove of drug targets for new autism therapies in this part of the cell....
University of Alberta research may provide solutions for the future…
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio (Edmonton, AB.) Jason Dyck has long believed in the beneficial properties of resveratrol–a powerful antioxidant produced by...
