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How ‘sleeper cell’ cancer stem cells are maintained in chronic myelogenous leukemia
This knowledge offers a strategy to target and eliminate these persistent leukemic stem cellsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Most patients...
Developing a diverse scientific workforce to end the Alzheimer’s epidemic
Credit: UAHS BioCommunications TUCSON, Ariz. - Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, an internationally recognized expert on Alzheimer's disease and inaugural director...
NIH to test experimental drug to curb drug cravings
Early-stage trial opens at clinical centerCredit: NIAID A clinical trial of an experimental drug designed to treat cravings associated with...
African-Americans more likely to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, Rutgers study finds
The study suggests a bias in misdiagnosing blacks with major depression and schizophrenia African-Americans with severe depression are more likely...
Blue Brain solves a century-old neuroscience problem
Neuroscientists can now start building a formal catalogue for all the types of cells in the brain, with their role...
C-sections are seen as breastfeeding barrier in US, but not in other global communities
Indigenous Mexican mothers practice prolonged breastfeeding even after C-sections and their babies benefitCredit: Photo provided by Rosy Garibay WEST LAFAYETTE,...
New brain research challenges our understanding of sleep
An international study headed by researchers from Aarhus University has for the first time uncovered the large-scale brain patterns and...
Prenatal allergies prompt sexual changes in offspring
Female rats born to exposed moms act like males, study findsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - A single...
New mechanism identified for influenza-induced bacterial superinfections
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2019--Researchers have described a new mechanism by which influenza...
Delusions may stem from sticky beliefs, study finds
New York, NY (March 21, 2019)--Delusions are one of the most common symptoms of psychosis, but little is known about...
Heroines of the periodic table (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 21, 2019 -- In 1871, Dimitri Mendeleev presented his periodic table to the...
Magnetoresistive sensors for near future innovative development
Credit: Louis Reed@_louisreed, Unsplash Excluding the information recording and reading technology, in the next 15-20 years, the hypersensitive sensors operating...
Research implicates causative genes in osteoporosis, suggesting new targets for future therapy
CHOP researchers: Innovative functional genomics tools likely to aid discovery in other genetic diseasesCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Scientists have...
Involving companies in the planning of flexible exploitation of health data
In Finland, the health data collected in national registries already serves fairly well the needs of clinical care and academic...
Sports involvement linked to fewer depressive symptoms in children
A study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging investigates the relationship between involvement in sports, brain development, and depression...
Girls need more positive experiences of ball skills
Children's positive perception of moving is an important supporter for natural physical activity and developing motor skills. A study at...
Protecting homes with netting window screens can reduce malaria parasite infection
Credit: IHI In an article published in Lancet Planetary Health(link is external), a team from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine...
Lung cancer patient channels diagnosis into lifetime activism
Maryland lung cancer patient to address IASLC Small Cell Lung Cancer Meeting on Wednesday, April 3, in New York Denver--March...
Small vessel disease MRI marker linked to worse cognitive health in older adults
Seemingly harmless fluid-filled spaces around the cerebral small vessels, commonly seen on brain MRIs in older adults, are now thought...
The Lancet Psychiatry: Childhood trauma may affect brain structure, predisposing adults to recurring major depressive disorder
Brain imaging identifies links between childhood maltreatment, brain structure and vulnerability to depression Early life trauma may affect the structure...
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