Alzheimer's Association funds two-year extension of the sprint mind study
SPRINT MIND 2.0 Will clarify the role of intensive blood pressure lowering in reducing dementia risk The Alzheimer's Association has ...
Bad cholesterol: 'Slim down' fat-carrying particles to reduce its spread
The enzyme that 'loads up' fat-carrying particles in the liver before they are transported around the body has been identified ...
Big data provides clues for characterizing immunity in Japanese
An Osaka University-centered research team has performed fine-mapping of the key immunity-related part of the genome, revealing associations between gene ...
Magnesium batteries: Dawn of the post-lithium era
Within the European Research Project E-MAGIC, KIT and Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Develop a Magnesium-based Energy Storage Technology together with ...
How to create health care centaurs, half doctors and half managers
Organizational support, more than professionals' attitude, is the fundamental element for the success of the process of managerialization of hospital ...
How ion adsorption affects biological membranes' functions
A new study presents new models describing how the adsorption of calcium, barium and strontium ions onto biological membranes may ...
NTU and SUTD researchers discover asymmetric chemical reaction with intriguing reaction pathways
Credit: SUTD/NTU Catalysis is common in many industries such as pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals, agriculture, polymer and over 90% of chemicals ...
Do chemicals make you fat?
The EU research project EDCMET is investigating the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism "The identification of these kinds of ...
San Antonio regenerative medicine conference to showcase future of stem cells
(San Antonio, Jan 28, 2019) - Doctors regularly perform stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants, to replace ...
The growing role of precision and personalized medicine for cancer treatment
Credit: Authors In a paper published in the September/December 2018 issue of TECHNOLOGY, a group of researchers from Rutgers University ...
Manipulating cell networks with light — New frontiers in optical microscopy
Credit: Kobe University A new optical microscope system called SIFOM (Stimulation and Imaging-based Functional Optical Microscopy) can stimulate multiple cells ...
Birds-of-paradise genomes target sexual selection
New genomic data from 5 birds-of-paradise reveal genes that are shaped by selection and help explain the origin of their ...
Injection of opioids linked to significant increase in bacterial heart infections
Credit: ICES LONDON, ON - People who inject drugs are at a high risk for a number of health issues. ...
Mimicking nature for programmable and adaptive synthetic materials
JNCASR and inStem research teams imparted 'lifelike' nature into the chemical amphiphiles to achieve living supramolecular self-assemblyCredit: Subi George ([email protected]) ...
Addressing dietary inequities in Canada
To address the root causes of poor diets, improve nutrition and reduce dietary inequities in Canada requires a broad approach, ...
NIAID-sponsored clinical trial of Ebola vaccines begins at Cincinnati Children's
Study in healthy adults tests body's immune responseCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--A Phase 1 clinical trial of investigational vaccines intended to ...
Study examines long-term opioid use in patients with severe osteoarthritis
New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology, reveals that prescription opioids ...
Rutgers researchers highlight need for more smoking cessation programs in state prisons
Many inmates in state prison facilities want to quit smoking but lack resources and tobacco dependence education programs to help ...
A 'compelling call' for pediatricians to discuss firearm safety
Credit: Children's National Health System Paradoxically, as overall firearm ownership decreased in U.S. households with young children from 1976 to ...
Experimental Zika test under development with Texas Biomed and national collaborators
Technology would help clinicians tailor therapies depending on progression of diseaseCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (January 28, 2019) - ...
