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Retired pro football and hockey players learn that CTE isn’t inevitable
Aug. 7, 2018 - An in-depth study of retired football and hockey players--including cognitive, psychological, and brain imaging techniques--finds no...
Researchers look to worms for a new model of a peripheral nervous system disease
Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - Aug. 7, 2018 - Studying transthyretin amyloidoses-a group of progressive nerve and cardiac...
Solid tumors targeted in new CAR T-Cell immunotherapy trial
Credit: Seattle Children's SEATTLE - August 7, 2018 - Seattle Children's has opened a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy...
Study of 21 retired NFL and NHL players doesn’t find evidence of early onset dementia
Credit: (Source: UB's Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center) BUFFALO, N.Y. --New University at Buffalo research is adding important information to the...
Scientists design new MRI coil for preclinical studies
Credit: M. Zubkov et al. Researchers from ITMO University developed and tested an MRI coil providing high-resolution imaging of the...
Naltrexone helps HIV positive individuals reduce heavy alcohol use
New Haven, Conn. - Extended-release naltrexone -- an injection that decreases heavy drinking in the general population when taken in...
Organic makeup of ancient meteorites sheds light on early solar system
Credit: K.H. Joy The origin of organic matter found in meteorites that formed during the birth of the Solar System...
Scientists create atomic glue gun to build better nucleic
When it comes to certain molecules, shape makes all the difference. The shape of limonene, for instance, a compound produced...
Rapid diagnostic coupled with local therapy developed for brain tumors
In the race to deliver therapeutics to treat brain cancer and prevent recurrence, the blood-brain barrier represents a tremendous hurdle....
A targeted approach to treating glioma
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Glioma, a type of brain cancer, is normally treated by removing as much of the tumor as...
Study: Prioritize cardiac monitoring for high-risk breast cancer patients
Overall, heart failure is an uncommon complication of breast cancer treatment; however, the risk is higher in patients treated with...
Low-protein diet during pregnancy increases prostate cancer risk in offspring
The offspring of females fed a low-protein diet during pregnancy and lactation are significantly more likely to develop prostate cancer...
Neural signature of balance
Credit: Peterson & Ferris, eNeuro (2018) A study of young adults published in eNeuro demonstrates how the brain responds to...
Oxford University: Better sleep linked with family tree strength
The question of why we sleep has been a longstanding subject of debate, with some theories suggesting that slumber provides...
Striking a balance between immunity and inflammation
Credit: Nair lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in...
Combining on and off switches, one protein can control flowering in plants
MADISON, Wis. -- As plants stretch toward the summer sun, they are marching toward one of the most important decisions...
Potential new class of drugs may reduce cardiovascular risk by targeting gut microbes
Credit: Cleveland Clinic EMBARGOED UNTIL 11:00 a.m. ET, August 6, 2018, CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic researchers have designed a potential new...
Sequenced fox genome hints at genetic basis of behavior
Credit: Photo courtesy of Darya Shepeleva, scientist at the Russian Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk. URBANA, Ill. -...
Small birds fly at high altitudes towards Africa
A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that small birds migrating from Scandinavia to Africa in the autumn...
Diabetes in bay area Chinese population linked to fat fibrosis
A new UC San Francisco study has discovered a key biological difference in how people of European and Chinese descent...
