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Huntington’s disease affects muscle as well as neurons, study reveals
Credit: Miranda et al., 2017 Researchers have discovered that mice with Huntington's disease (HD) suffer defects in muscle maturation that...
Study offers potential diagnostic and prognostic tools for HIV-associated neurocognitiv
Credit: University of Alberta UAlberta researchers believe they now have a clearer picture of why people living with HIV so...
MMV malaria box phenotyped against plasmodium and toxoplasma
Credit: SUTD A Singapore-India collaborative research project between the Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratories...
Inflammation of the placenta interferes with fetal development
Preeclampsia is one of the most common complications to occur during pregnancy, yet its causes are still unknown. A new...
Hiking, hunting has minor effects on mammals in protected eastern…
A North Carolina State University study of mammals in protected Eastern forests found that hiking and hunting caused minor effects...
Cancer cells send signals boosting survival and drug resistance in…
Credit: Image courtesy of Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that cancer cells appear to...
RNs can play key role in identifying medication issues to improve…
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Medication reconciliation is a safety practice to identify medication order discrepancies when patients...
Laser, sound waves provide live views of organs in action
Credit: Junjie Yao & Kara Manke, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Biomedical engineers are now able to take a live,...
Infectious outbreaks must be combatted strategically, Dartmouth-HHS…
HANOVER, N.H. – New funding is not enough to guarantee success against emerging infectious diseases around the world. Rather, good...
New MutChromSeq technique makes valuable genes easier to find
Credit: The John Innes Centre Identifying the gene for an interesting trait that might help you breed better crops isn't...
New study refutes how fruit flies developed their tolerance for alcohol
Credit: Craig Chandler/University Communication/University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 13, 2017 – The common fruit fly, the tiny insect drawn...
Harvard & UT researchers propose systems connection in acupuncture…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 28, 2017 – Harvard University's renown fascia researcher Helene Langevin,...
PNNL moves cybersecurity software and a novel disinfecting system beyond the lab
IMAGE: Cybersecurity software developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory called CHAMPION can reason like an analyst to determine if network...
New peptide could improve treatment for vision-threatening disease
Credit: NIH National Eye Institute Johns Hopkins researchers report that a new peptide holds promise for improving treatment for degenerative...
Slow stem cell division may cause small brains
IMAGE: Duke researchers show that slowly dividing neural stem cells generate aberrant stem cells and neurons, which may have implications...
Reduced ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations
Credit: Claudia Dislich, UFZ So far, research on the environmental impact of oil palm cultivation has been scattered and patchy....
What makes a man-eater? Check the teeth
Credit: The Field Museum In 1898, Lieutenant Colonel John Patterson shot two man-eating lions that killed dozens of workers building...
TSRI team wins $1.8 million to study early events in cancer metastasis
LA JOLLA, CA – November 2, 2015 – Cancer metastasis occurs when tumor cells escape from a primary tumor, via...
AASM releases position statement on home sleep apnea testing
Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine. DARIEN, IL – Oct. 13, 2017 – A new position statement published by the...
Rare disease patients share info on MyGene2 web tool to assist with…
A new web tool, MyGene2, will enable patients and their families to join clinicians and scientists in the search for...
