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February 12, 2026

Beneficial gut bacteria metabolize fiber to improve heart health in mice

MADISON - Diets rich in fiber have long been associated with an array of positive outcomes, chief among them healthy...

Researchers identify risk factors of advanced liver disease in cystic fibrosis patients

Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, Colo. (Nov. 12, 2018) - Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) pediatric gastroenterologist, Michael Narkewicz, MD,...

Key takeaways from three landmark heart studies

NOV. 11, 2018 - Today, at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, the research group led by Sumeet Chugh, MD,...

Patients with common heart failure more likely to have lethal heart rhythms

NOV. 10, 2018 - Researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai discovered that a non-treatable form of lethal heart...

COPD patients rarely receive pulmonary rehabilitation despite its health benefits

Nov 12, 2018--Only a tiny fraction of patients hospitalized for COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, participate in a pulmonary...

New insights into the aging brain

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--November 12, 2018--The protein klotho has been shown to promote longevity and counteract aging-related impairments. Having more klotho...

New concussion recommendations for kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its concussion recommendations to support children and teens engaging in light physical...

How mitochondria deploy a powerful punch against life-threatening bacteria

The constant battle for dominance between disease-causing bacteria and our immune systems has led to the evolution of some crafty...

Those using psychotropic drugs in suicide attempts more likely to have had prescriptions

AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 12, 2018) - As prescriptions for psychotropic drugs increase, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical...

Dynamic audiovisuals increase spectator attention, but inhibits conscious processing

Credit: Neuro-Com (UAB) and Neuroscience Unit (UPO). According to a study conducted by the UAB and the UPO, scene changes...

More than 80 percent of Americans are concerned with antibiotic resistance health threat

ARLINGTON, Va.-November 12, 2018-Nearly two thirds of Americans (65%) say antibiotic resistance is a public health problem and a strong...

New clues to the origin and progression of multiple sclerosis

Mapping of a certain group of cells, known as oligodendrocytes, in the central nervous system of a mouse model of...

Amazon forests failing to keep up with climate change

Credit: Adriane Esquivel Muelbert, University of Leeds A team of more than 100 scientists has assessed the impact of global...

Novel strategy appears to protect retina when disease reduces oxygen

Credit: Phil Jones, AU Campus Photographer An enzyme known to help our liver get rid of ammonia also appears to...

New integrated analytical approach reveals molecules involved in disease

Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Technological advances have enabled scientists to obtain massive amounts of data on different information-carrying...

One in 5 homicides of children 2 to 14 years of age is related to intimate partner violence

Ann Arbor, November 8, 2018 - Approximately 20 percent of homicides of children 2 to 14 years of age in...

Dry conditions may have helped a new type of plant gain a foothold on Earth

Credit: Eric Sucar/University of Pennsylvania In the dramatically changing conditions of ancient Earth, organisms had to evolve new strategies to...

Scientists shuffle the deck to create materials with new quantum behaviors

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides or TMDCs--materials composed of metal nanolayers sandwiched between two other layers of chalcogens-- have become extremely...

Tumor immune cells could aid cancer therapies, study shows

A pioneering technique designed to spot differences between immune cells in tumours could speed the development of cancer treatments, research...

Announcing Glenn /AFAR 2018 Research Grants for Junior Faculty