People with schizophrenia account for more than one in 10 suicide cases
TORONTO, June 22, 2018 - A new CAMH and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) study shows that people with schizophrenia account for more than...
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Blood test predicts spastic cerebral palsy
Credit: Cynthia Brodoway, Nemours Wilmington, DE -- A Delaware team including Erin Crowgey, PhD, associate director of Bioinformatics with Nemours Biomedical Research, has published a...
Challenging our understanding of how platelets are made
Platelets are uniquely mammalian cells, and are the small cells of the blood that are critical for us to stop bleeding when we cut ourselves....
Scientists discover how antiviral gene works
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine BRONX, NY--(June 20, 2018)--It's been known for years that humans and other mammals possess an antiviral gene called RSAD2...
£2.9 million awarded to tackling antibacterial resistance in Thailand
(University of Bristol) Correlative light-electron microscopy is being used to increase our knowledge of how platelets are made in the body and the results are...
Sex, drugs, and heart failure
Heart failure is almost as common in women as men, but its characteristics vary by sex. A new review summarizes the current state of sex-sensitive...
UMBC researchers report novel method to quickly make therapeutic proteins from human blood
UMBC researchers report novel method to quickly make therapeutic proteins from human blood Personalized medicine has incredible potential, but current approaches are still too expensive...
Russian scientists develop a ‘predictor’ of Parkinson’s disease forms
Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Scientists from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), partic Scientists from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polyt..
Physical exercise improves the life quality of those living in care homes for the elderly
Credit: Egoi Markaida. UPV/EHU If the number of people over 65 currently accounts for 22% of the total population in the Basque Autonomous Community (region),...
LSTM led consortium awarded £3 million to study the impact of human behavior on AMR
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) An LSTM led consortium called DRUM (Drivers of Resistance in Uganda and Malawi) has been awarded £3 million to investigate...
Research team discovers drug compound that stops cancer cells from spreading
Credit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff. PORTLAND, Oregon - Fighting cancer means killing cancer cells. However, oncologists know that it's also important to halt the movement of cancer...
Broken shuttle may interfere with learning in major brain disorders
Unable to carry signals based on sights and sounds to the genes that record memories, a broken shuttle protein may hinder learning in patients with...
Normalisation of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity, study finds
New research warns that the normalisation of 'plus-size' body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating their weight - undermining efforts...
Inhaled nitric oxide may reduce kidney complications from heart surgery
Credit: ATS June 22, 2018-- Administration of nitric oxide gas during and for 24 hours following heart surgery decreased the risk of patients developing acute...
UC Davis to lead national cow genomics effort
Credit: Greg Urquiaga/UC Davis The cattle industry is the largest agricultural commodity in the United States, generating more than $100 billion in farm cash receipts...
