URI drug study produces ‘promising therapy’ for alcohol abuse
KINGSTON, JUNE 28, 2018 -- Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 88,000 people a...
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Perceptions on Zika
In a summer outbreak that posed significant risks to pregnant women and their fetuses, 29 people in Miami-Dade County were infected with the Zika virus...
Study provides promise in search for simple, early test for Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Hui-Chen Lu, Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Researchers at Indiana University have found early evidence that tiny snippets of genetic material called microRNA may...
Computational models provide novel genetic insights into atherosclerosis
Researchers have identified a new gene-activation pathway caused by lipids associated with coronary artery disease, a finding that could help identify new directions in research...
Smoking associated with delayed shinbone healing
In adults, tibia (shinbone) fractures are usually fixed through the surgical implantation of a slender metal rod called an intramedullary nail in the hollow space...
Obesity + aging linked to Alzheimer’s markers in the brain
Rockville, Md. (June 28, 2018)--A new study suggests that when a high-fat, high-sugar diet that leads to obesity is paired with normal aging, it may...
Rapid Zika detection test uses smartphone technology
Boston, MA -- The Zika virus, which continues to cause microcephaly and other neurological complications in infants whose mothers were infected during pregnancy, remains a...
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