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What happens when your brain’s support cells aren’t so…
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — (Jan. 10, 2018) Potentially explaining why even healthy brains don't function well with age,...
Link found between estrogens and changes in heart physiology
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Estrogens are powerful hormones important for the formation and function of the nervous, reproductive and...
Parental diet affects offspring immunity: Meta-analysis
Credit: Sourced from University of Sydney A review of studies about parents' diet and the immunity of animal offspring has...
Search for novel biomarkers indicating early cardiovascular disease…
Credit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (Nov. 15, 2017) – Texas Biomedical Research Institute scientists have been granted funding from...
Max Planck Neuroscience launches research and news site for scientific…
Credit: Max Planck Neuroscience From the world's most progressive researchers on the cusp of scientific discovery, the Max Planck Neuroscience...
Biogerontology Research Foundation and Juvenescence Staff to Present…
Credit: The World Congress on Targeting Metabesity October 30, 2017, London, UK: Biogerontology Research Foundation (bg-rf.org.uk) Chief Science Officer, Dr....
UGA research links inorganic mercury exposure to damaged cell…
IMAGE: Stephen LaVoie at the University of Georgia studies inorganic mercury, which is known to cause neurological, kidney and autoimmune...
Smokers with depression try to quit more often but find it harder
People diagnosed with depression are about twice as likely to smoke as the general population. A survey of 6811 participants...
Detailed view of immune proteins could lead to new pathogen-defense…
Credit: Nicole Haloupek/UC Berkeley Biologists have resolved the structure of a ring of proteins used by the immune system to...
Study investigates effects of domestic violence on workplaces —…
Credit: (Shutterstock) Researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and Western University...
Scientists reveal source of human heartbeat in 3-D
Credit: The University of Manchester A pioneering new study is set to help surgeons repair hearts without damaging precious tissue....
Study shows how food preservatives may disrupt human hormones and…
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Aug. 9, 2017) — Can chemicals that are added to breakfast cereals and other everyday products...
New online pharmacy research journal uses open-access publishing to…
Credit: University of Huddersfield THE latest global research in pharmacy – from lab-based discoveries to an analysis of the health...
Vascular risk factors and Alzheimer’s disease: A new therapeutic opportunity?
Credit: Neurological Clinic of the University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona and Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy Ancona, Italy, August...
PolyU designs innovative ‘Smart Scar-Care’ pad to create a…
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University An innovative "Smart Scar-Care" pad which serves the dual functions of reinforcing pressure and...
Modified experimental vaccine protects monkeys from deadly malaria
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of...
Culex mosquitoes do not transmit Zika virus, Kansas State University study finds
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — A Biosecurity Research Institute study has found important results in the fight against...
UNIST to track the spread of deadly Avian influenza
Credit: UNIST The official signboard-hanging ceremony of the Self-powered Mobile Tracker Research Center (SMTRC) took place at UNIST on September...
Cytokine plays dual role in regulating inflammatory bowel disease,…
ATLANTA–Small proteins that affect communication between cells play an important role in regulating inflammation that occurs during inflammatory bowel disease,...
Brainstem changes underlie sound sensitivity in fragile X mouse model
Credit: Rotschafer & Cramer, eNeuro (2017) Developmental changes in the brainstem driven by fragile X syndrome (FXS) — a condition...
