Health
Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Courtesy: Kelvinsong On Nov. 25, 1901, a 51-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, displaying a...
Skin bacteria could protect against disease
Credit: Matthias Mörgelin, Lund University There are more and more examples of the ways in which we can benefit from...
MU researchers receives kudos for program aimed at reducing nursing…
IMAGE: Marilyn Rantz is leading the Missouri Quality Initiative for Nursing Homes which received accolades from CMS for improving care...
UA Cancer Center research team explores anti-breast cancer properties of soy
Credit: University of Arizona Cancer Center A University of Arizona Cancer Center research team is engaged in a series of...
Researchers identify gene largely accounting for 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers are closer to solving the puzzle of a complex neurological condition called 15q13.3 microdeletion...
Attractive drug candidate identified to target glioma brain tumors
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a paper published today in Cancer Research, researchers: 1) identify a biomarker enzyme associated...
Immunotherapy, gene therapy combination shows promise against…
Credit: University of Michigan "Devastating" and "dismal." That's how leading researchers describe the present outlook for malignant brain tumors. The...
Metabolic profiles distinguish early stage ovarian cancer with…
Studying blood serum compounds of different molecular weights has led scientists to a set of biomarkers that may enable development...
For some older Chinese-Americans, caring for grandkids can enhance…
This research summary was developed as a public education tool by the Health in Aging Foundation. The Foundation is a...
Late-breaking mutations may play an important role in autism
Credit: Mohammed Uddin A study of nearly 6,000 families, combining three genetic sequencing technologies, finds that mutations that occur after...
Babies born big more likely to become obese as children, study finds
Credit: UVA Health System Infants born with a high birthweight are more likely to become obese as children, a new...
Paper: Clinical signs best predictors of mortality in critically ill calves
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Clinical signs such as gastrointestinal problems or septic arthritis may be...
Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr named Dr. Mathilde Krim-amfAR Chair of Global Health
November 17, 2015 — The Trustees of Columbia University have approved a new endowed professorship in global health at the...
ECDC report: 10-fold increase of hepatitis E cases in the EU/EEA in the last 10 years
Credit: ECDC/European Centre for Disease prevention and Control The incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been steadily increasing...
NUS study: Older adults are good Samaritans to strangers
Credit: National University of Singapore People tend to become more generous as they age. This certainly holds true when it...
Reversing the HIV epidemic: Europe needs to scale-up prevention, testing and treatment
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 2017 In a two-day conference organised in collaboration between the Maltese...
Tufts University chemist, entrepreneur elected to National Academy of Medicine
Credit: Alonso Nichols, Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (Oct. 24, 2016) — David R. Walt, Ph.D., has been elected to the...
Female promiscuity in butterflies controls paternity
Credit: Thorin Jonsson The eggs of some butterfly and moth species vary to give females control over the paternity of...
UTA mechanical engineer publishes findings that show blasts cause cavitation in the brain
Credit: UT Arlington Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, and his...
Navigational view of the brain thanks to powerful X-rays
Credit: Georgia Tech / Eva Dyer If brain imaging could be compared to Google Earth, neuroscientists would already have a...
