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Irreversible damage to color vision linked to popular erectile dysfunction drug
In a first-of-its-kind study, Mount Sinai researchers have shown that color vision problems caused by retinal damage on a cellular...
Specific protein identified as regulator of glioblastoma tumor migration
A specific protein called TEAD1 is an important regulator of tumor migration in glioblastoma, the most common brain tumor in...
Different cues help us identify who’s speaking and what they’re saying
Familiar voices are easier to understand and this advantage holds even if when we aren't able to identify who those...
Penn discovers new, rare mechanism for ALL to relapse after CAR T cell therapy
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A single leukemia cell, unknowingly engineered with the leukemia-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) lentivirus and...
CWRU scientists develop new method to more efficiently generate brain stem cells
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine In two newly published papers, a scientific team at Case Western Reserve...
Yo-yoing weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar readings may raise heart attack and stroke risk
DALLAS, Oct. 1, 2018 -- Fluctuations in weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and/or blood sugar levels in otherwise healthy people may...
Ciprofloxacin has dramatic effects on the mitochondrial genome
Credit: UEF / Raija Törrönen Antibiotics have saved many lives by rescuing patients with bacterial or fungal infections, but these...
Drug cocktail may treat postmenopausal PCOS complications
Knoxville, Tenn. (October 1, 2018)--A combination of a diabetes drug and a high blood pressure medication may effectively treat all...
Study finds that DFMO increases survival for children with high risk neuroblastoma
Credit: Chris Clark, Spectrum Health A paper published September 27 in Scientific Reports shows the positive results of a phase...
What’s in your DNA? Poll of older adults shows high interest, with a dose of skepticism
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Only a small percentage of people in their 50s and early 60s...
Virtual reality can reduce pain and increase performance during exercise
Credit: Maria Matsangidou The research, led by PhD candidate Maria Matsangidou from EDA, set out to determine how using VR...
Anxious and forgetful after menopause? Low estrogen may be to blame
Knoxville, Tenn. (October 1, 2018)--Lack of estrogen may play a role in the development of anxiety and memory problems, according...
New best practices recommended for feeding tube location verification in pediatric patients
Credit: Copyright 2014 Ed Cunicelli Photo PHILADELPHIA (October 1, 2018) - Placement of nasogastric (NG) tubes (feeding tubes) in pediatric...
Every day spent in the hospital, readmission likelihood increases by 2.9 percent in rural cities
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 1, 2018)-Hospital readmissions, cost hospitals about $26 billion annually. Systems like the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program...
TRIPODS+X meets Machine Learning+X
(Lehigh University) Lehigh University has racked up another win with the innovative TRIPODS+X program of the National Science Foundation (NSF.)...
George Washington University report outlines opportunities, challenges for kidney health workforce
Washington, DC (October 1, 2018) -- The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) released a new analysis of the kidney health...
Psychotropic polypharmacy is common in Alzheimer’s disease
Up to half of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) use a psychotropic drug, and one in five uses two or...
European Psychiatric Association (EPA) comprehensive review demonstrates that exercise is an effective treatment for major mental health conditions and should form a core part of treatment
Philadelphia, October 1, 2018 - Based on compelling evidence from a meta-review of existing research, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA)...
BU: Stress reduces fertility in women
In North America, 20 to 25 percent of women and 18 to 21 percent of men of reproductive age report...
Don’t treat e-cigarettes like cigarettes
CHICAGO --- "Cigarette" might appear in the term "e-cigarette" but that is as far as their similarities extend, reports a...
