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A protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease may also be implicated…
Credit: University of Bergen, Norway University of Bergen, Norway, August 2, 2017 – Rare mutations in the amyloid precursor protein...
Coarse particulate matter may increase asthma risk
Credit: ATS Dec. 12, 2017–Children exposed to coarse particulate matter may be more likely to develop asthma and to be...
Kill them with cuteness: The adorable thing bats do to catch prey
Credit: Melville J. Wohlgemuth A Johns Hopkins University researcher noticed the bats he works with cocked their heads to the...
Lipid helps keep algae and brain fluid moving
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The same lipid that helps algae swim toward the light also appears to enable one type of...
UT Southwestern scientists find potential treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia
DALLAS – Feb. 16, 2016 – Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified synthetic RNA and DNA that reverses...
Cardiologist Stavros Drakos, MD, named on Forbes’…
Credit: University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, Utah — Dec. 6, 2017 — University of Utah Health cardiologist Stavros...
Novel type of cell death in Huntington’s disease may lead to…
Credit: Department of Neuropathology,Medical Research Institute Researchers centered at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify novel type of cell...
Los Alamos research fundamental to first efficacy study for mosaic HIV-1 preventive…
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Nov. 30, 2017 — Just in time for World AIDS Day (Dec....
New insights into the release of molecules involved in inflammatory…
Credit: Pedro Faísca, IGC. In a recent study published in Cell Reports, a research team led by Colin Adrain, from...
CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center advances combination immunotherapy clinical trial
IMAGE: This is Dr. Glen Weiss, Director of Clinical Research and Medical Oncologist, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at...
Blood sample new way of detecting cancer
A new RNA test of blood platelets can be used to detect, classify and pinpoint the location of cancer by...
Higher manganese levels in children correlate with lower IQ scores, UC…
CINCINNATI–A study led by environmental health researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine finds that children in...
Scale-eating fish adopt clever parasitic methods to survive
Credit: University of Washington Think of them as extra-large parasites. A small group of fishes — possibly the world's cleverest...
Scientist models Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome in adult stem cells
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Studies performed by a Sanford Research scientist using an innovative stem-cell model for a fatal developmental...
Cancer survivors less likely to receive callbacks from potential…
Job applicants who are cancer survivors are less likely to receive callbacks from potential retail employers than those who did...
Diagnostic biomarkers in saliva show promise in recognizing early…
Credit: Beaumont Your spit may hold a clue to future brain health. Investigators at the Beaumont Research Institute, part of...
Penn researcher calls on the scientific community to defend individuals with disabilities
Credit: Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania...
Diabetes drug may prevent recurring strokes
Pioglitazone, a drug used for type 2 diabetes, may prevent recurrent stroke and heart attacks in people with insulin resistance...
What will it take to protect hospital patients from UTIs? National effort shows promise
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Right now, about one in five hospital patients has a catheter collecting their urine – and...
Key barriers to quality end-of-life care for ethnic minorities
New Rochelle, NY, Nov. 18, 2015 — A new study identifies six main patient-reported barriers to receiving quality end-of-life (EOL)...
