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Dr. Dobryakova of Kessler Foundation researches effect of feedback on cognitive fatigue
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – January 18, 2018 – Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD, research scientist in Traumatic Brain Injury...
From mother to child, passing on disease
IMAGE: UI researchers are reminding US doctors to watch for two vector-borne and potentially life-threatening diseases — Chagas disease and...
Nixing the cells that nix immune response against cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Some cells excite the immune system. Others soothe it. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are...
Physical activity could combat fatigue, cognitive decline in cancer survivors
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study indicates that cancer patients and survivors have a...
Researchers find the genes responsible for motor and vocal tics in children
Credit: MIPT's Press Office An international research team including Vasiliy Ramensky, a member of the MIPT Life Sciences Center, has...
Forging new defenses against Diabetic Kidney Disease
Credit: John Soares/Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON – (April 24, 2017) – More than 660,000 people in the United States suffer...
Inflammatory disease trigger revealed
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Institute scientists have revealed a potent inflammatory molecule released by dying...
On Target Laboratories secures $40 million financing led by Johnson & Johnson…
Credit: On Target Laboratories image On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that is developing tumor-targeted fluorescent dyes...
Can DXA be used to predict fracture risk in people with diabetes?
Credit: © International Osteoporosis Foundation Increased risk of fracture has been shown to be one of the complications arising from...
Penn State researchers receive grant to develop new contraception…
Credit: Francisco Diaz lab Two Penn State researchers have received a grant through the Grand Challenges Explorations program — an...
New ASTRO template helps radiation oncologists guide cancer survivors…
Fairfax, Va., November 23, 2015 – A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and...
How Gata4 helps mend a broken heart
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine During a heart attack, blood stops flowing into the heart; starved for oxygen, part of...
Adaptive management of soil conservation is essential to improving water quality
Credit: Helen Jarvie The quality of our rivers and lakes could be placed under pressure from harmful levels of soluble...
Can mice really mirror humans when it comes to cancer?
Credit: G.L. Kohuth EAST LANSING, Mich. — A new Michigan State University study is helping to answer a pressing question...