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Researchers identify key protein involved in triggering inflammation
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a protein that is crucial for activating inflammation -- both...
Can older, frail patients benefit from ‘prehabilitation’ before heart surgery?
Credit: Canadian Journal of Cardiology Philadelphia, June 27, 2018 - High risk, frail heart patients might derive benefits from "prehabilitation,"...
Reproducibility matters
A plant's health is affected not only by conditions such as water and temperature, but by the microorganisms that live...
Teens with concussion may benefit from earlier physical therapy
June 27, 2018 - For adolescents with symptoms following a concussion, starting physical therapy (PT) earlier - within less than...
Beer. Soup. Barley’s next great use? A medical imaging drink
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Before launching their latest science experiment, University at Buffalo researchers bought more than...
War, lack of democracy and urbanisation contribute to double burden of malnutrition in adolescents in developing countries
Influences include war, lack of democracy, food insecurity, urbanisation & economic growth Effects on health include stunting, obesity and thinness...
CU Anschutz researchers find little association between suicide and hypoxia
AURORA, Colo. (June 27, 2018) - Following an extensive analysis of published studies, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz...
LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center approved for $4.5M childhood obesity treatment study
A research team at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center has been approved for a five-year, $4.5 million funding award by...
New mechanism involved in memory loss associated with aging discovered
Credit: Mariana Temido, iMM. A study led by Luísa Lopes, Group Leader at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes...
Student-run mental health education efforts may improve college mental health climate
Getting college students to engage with peer-run organizations that focus on mental health awareness can improve college students' knowledge about...
Appealing finding suggests why refrigeration dampens banana aromas
(American Chemical Society) Bananas are one of the world's most popular fruits. But how they're stored prior to reaching grocery...
Why bacteria survive in space — UH biologists discover clues
Credit: University of Houston In professor George Fox's lab at the University of Houston, scientists are studying Earth germs that...
New findings on bacteria in female bladders
MAYWOOD, IL - Scientists and physicians at Loyola University Chicago and Loyola Medicine were the first to publish groundbreaking research...
Breastfeeding mothers stop nursing sooner when living with smokers
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 27, 2018 -- Nursing mothers who live with two or...
Boston College team reports technology to enable precision antibiotics
Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society Chestnut Hill, Mass. (6/27/2018) - Scientists are searching for ways to develop antibiotics...
Latest advances in cognitive rehabilitation for cognitive effects of Multiple sclerosis
Credit: APA Books East Hanover, NJ. June 27, 2018. Multiple sclerosis, the most common neurological disease among people of working...
Bioanalysis publishes special focus issue on ‘Biomarker Assay Validation’
The Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Bioanalysis, which is a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, today announced the...
Your brain with a migraine
Credit: Steven Schiff, Penn State When migraine sufferers see the tell-tale squiggly lines, light flashes and blind spots of a...
Scientist awarded $2 million grant from the NIH to study the body’s immune memory response
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes...
Structure of major brain receptor that is treatment target for epilepsy, anxiety solved
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 27, 2018 - UT Southwestern researchers today published the first atomic structure of a...
