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New information on the pathological mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Henri Huttunen Alzheimer's disease is associated with two neuropathologies: amyloid plaques and tau aggregates, or tau protein accumulated in...
In heart failure, a stronger heart could spell worse symptoms
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 20 -- Heart failure patients fall into two general categories: those with weaker hearts, and those with stronger,...
Misconceptions about opioids affect pain control among cancer patients: a Malaysian survey
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Singapore, 21 November 2018 - Misconceptions about the use of strong opioids showed...
Moms matter, dads don’t… when it comes to children’s weight
Overweight and obesity often continue for generations in families. The links can be genetic but are also related to family...
Strengthening the digital future of Berlin’s cancer research
The doctoral program 'CompCancer - Computational Methods in Oncology: Towards Personalized Medicine in Cancer Therapies' has received approval from the...
Does Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ influence teen suicide? Survey asks at-risk youths
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A significant proportion of suicidal teens treated in a psychiatric emergency department said that watching the...
Scientists develop potential new treatment for common soft-tissue childhood cancer
Scientists have developed a potential new therapeutic approach for synovial sarcoma, one of the most common soft-tissue cancers in teenagers...
Impaired cellular force transmission a cause for valvular heart disease
Credit: Postdoctoral Researcher Tatu Haataja and Academy Research Fellow Ulla Pentikäinen About three per cent of the world's population is...
PCORI board approves $54 million to support comparative effectiveness research
WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $54 million to...
Scientists identify new genetic causes linked to abnormal pregnancies and miscarriages
Credit: Rima Rozen's laboratory, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre A team of scientists at the Research Institute...
NUS researcher inducted into prestigious EMBO Young Investigator Program
Credit: National University of Singapore Assistant Professor Polly Leilei Chen, who is from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Yong...
Study: Self-management program for patients with COPD boosts quality of life, cuts rehospitalization
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a program designed to enhance self-care and lead to more seamless management of chronic...
Strong but uneven spending in medical and health R&D across sectors over five-year period
Total U.S. investment in medical and health research and development (R&D) in the U.S. grew by 27% over the five-year...
NTU Singapore scientists develop ‘contact lens’ patch to treat eye diseases
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have developed a 'contact lens' patch with microneedles that could...
How your moving brain sees the world
What we see is not only determined by what is really there, but also depends on whether we are paying...
Revisiting the hub of protein synthesis
Credit: Michelle Ninochka D'Souza Proteins are not only necessary for making strong muscles, they are also required for building a...
A toxic bullet involved in bacterial competition found by researchers
Credit: Imperial College London A bacterial toxin that allows an infectious strain of bacteria to defeat its competitors has been...
Personality and mood affect brain response to personal choice
Philadelphia, November 20, 2018 Personality traits and mental health affect how people value personal control in decision making, according to...
Mapping dietary data to better understand the relationship between diet and disease
Dublin, Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 - Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have developed a new data mapping method which improves...
A study suggests that epigenetic treatments could trigger the development of aggressive tumours
Credit: Alexandra Avgustinova, IRB Barcelona. Cancer develops as a result of the accumulation of mutations in our cells. These mutations...
