MD Anderson, Houston Methodist scientists detect new ovarian cancer target
Researchers at Houston Methodist Research Institute and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a prescription drug, Calcitriol, approved by the Food...
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Fat cell filling, ketogenic diet, and the history of biochemistry:
Brown tissue whitening causes cell death, inflammation There's more than one type of fat cell. Besides the white fat that stores triglycerides in lipid droplets...
Diabetes added to high risks for people with severe mental illness
People with severe mental illness are more than twice as likely to have Type 2 diabetes, with even higher risks among patients who are African...
Possible marker found to predict long-term learning
(Boston)--For the first time, researchers have discovered a possible biomarker for long term learning. Could this new discovery help reshape how students learn and how...
Indoors positioning using wireless network: accurate and affordable option
Credit: KTU The group of scientists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania has invented the innovative method for indoor positioning of people and things...
Flipping the switch on itch
Researchers from North Carolina State University have pinpointed a particular neuropeptide associated with transmitting itch signals in mice with atopic dermatitis. The work sheds further...
Lentils significantly reduce blood glucose levels, U of G study reveals
Credit: University of Guelph Replacing potatoes or rice with pulses can lower your blood glucose levels by more than 20 per cent, according to a...
Cannabis does not increase suicidal behavior in psychiatric patients: McMaster
Hamilton, ON (June 13, 2018) - McMaster University researchers have found there is no significant association between cannabis use and suicidal behavior in people with...
CVIA special issue on adult congenital heart disease
The new journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) has just published the first issue of Volume 3. This is a Special Issue on Adult Congenital...
Big data identifies lipids as signatures of health and disease
Biology is swaddled in lipids: fats, oils, and even waxes envelop cells and their organelles, mediate the flow of vast biological information networks, protect fragile...
New mechanism by which Alzheimer’s disease spreads through the brain discovered
(Linköping University) The waste-disposal system in a cell can spread harmful protein aggregates between neurons in the brain in Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at...
UTSA researcher studies the impact religion has on sleep quality
Can a person's religious practices impact their sleep quality? That's the focus of a new study by Christopher Ellison in The University of Texas at...
American College of Rheumatology issues position statement on pharmacovigilance
ATLANTA - The American College of Rheumatology has released a position statement (https://www.rheumatology.org/Portals/0/Files/Pharmacovigilance-Position-Statement.pdf) on pharmacovigilance emphasizin..
New opportunities for studying the activity of neural networks in real time
Credit: Lobachevsky University During the last decade, neurobiologists's attention has been focused on the study of the functioning of neural networks rather than single nerve...
Mediterranean-style eating with lean, unprocessed red meat improves heart disease risk
Credit: Purdue University Photo Adopting a Mediterranean-style eating pattern improves heart health, with or without reducing red meat intake, if the red meat consumed is...
