Health
Having a meal activates the functioning of human brown fat
The importance of the human brown adipose tissue (BAT) has become clearer during the past ten years. Using positron emission...
New screening tool could help diagnose early cognitive decline in dementia from home
An international team of scientists have developed a new way to screen for age-related cognitive decline at home using a...
Rhesus macaque model offers route to study Zika brain pathology
Rhesus macaque monkeys infected in utero with Zika virus develop similar brain pathology to human infants, according to a report...
Why isn’t anyone talking about vaginal dryness (or doing anything about it)?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 20, 2018)--It's a common problem that only gets worse during the menopause transition; yet, no one wants...
Towards personalised medicine: One type of data is not enough
Credit: EMBL-EBI 19 June, Heidelberg, Hinxton - EMBL researchers have designed a computational method to jointly analyse multiple types of...
Study explores satisfaction, quality of life after breast reconstruction
Boston, MA -- More than 60 percent of women who undergo a mastectomy to treat breast cancer choose breast reconstruction,...
DNA barcodes that reliably work: A game-changer for biomedical research
Credit: Richard Wheeler (Zephyris). Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license. In the same way that barcodes on your...
Lion conservation research can be bolstered by input from a wide-range of professionals
The conservation of lions, while maintaining the well-being of people that live around them, is a complex problem that should...
Mayo Clinic discovers gene mutations linked to pancreatic cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Six genes contain mutations that may be passed down in families, substantially increasing a person's risk for...
Mechanism controlling multiple sclerosis risk identified
While the DNA sequence remains the same throughout a person's life, the expression of the encoded genes may change with...
Monash research provides insights into why older people respond poorly to cancer treatment
Credit: Monash University It's called the Silver Tsunami - the increased incidence of cancer with ageing, combined with the rapidly...
Combining different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91 percent
(Imperial College London) Using two experimental anti-malarial vaccines, which work in different ways, can greatly reduce the number of malaria...
HKBU scholars invent medical device for safe growth of neural stem cells
Credit: HKBU The research team of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) invented a medical device with a specific nanotechnology layer...
Tackling bullying could help reduce depression in autistic teens
Teenagers with difficulties in social communication, including autism have higher rates of depressive symptoms, especially if they are being bullied....
Children’s immune system could hold the key to preventing sepsis
(University of Sheffield) Scientists have identified the key response that children use to control infections.
Important to be open to discussing sex with young cancer survivors
Credit: Barncancerfonden Feeling unattractive and dissatisfied with their sexual ability - that is reality for many teenage and young adult...
Finding genes controlling ovarian reserve could hold key to better female fertility care
Credit: Jackson Laboratory image courtesy of Ewelina Bolcun-Filas, Ph.D. For a woman to conceive and deliver a healthy baby, thousands...
Opioid dependence in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis: More likely to occur before than after surgery
(Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group) Researchers investigated risk factors for the development of opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for...
Toothpaste and hand wash are causing antibiotic resistance
Credit: The University of Queensland A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according...
Genes associated with infantile forms of schizophrenia identified
Credit: Boris Chaumette Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and McGill University have identified novel genes...
