Helping older adults discontinue using sedatives
Older adults, especially those who are admitted to hospitals, are at risk for potentially dangerous side effects if they are taking multiple medicines. Taking several...
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Searching for long-term success in weight management? Forget dieting and eat regularly
Early adulthood is particularly critical for putting on weight. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Helsinki, common factors among young women...
Diagnosing breast cancer using red light
Credit: Edoardo Ferocino HOLLYWOOD, FL -- Optical Mammography, or OM, which uses harmless red or infrared light, has been developed for use in conjunction with...
More people miss NHS appointments when the clocks go forward
Credit: Lancaster University More people miss NHS appointments when the clocks go forward in the UK The number of missed hospital outpatient appointments increases following...
Brain’s tiniest blood vessels trigger spinal motor neurons to develop
Credit: Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute LOS ANGELES (March 23, 2018) -- A new study has revealed that the human brain's tiniest blood...
Non-psychoactive cannabis ingredient could help addicts stay clean
A preclinical study in rats has shown that there might be value in using a non-psychoactive and non-addictive ingredient of the Cannabis sativa plant to...
Radiologist uses virtual reality as powerful training tool
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System Physicians, trainees and even laypeople can now stand right beside an expert radiologist as he performs one of...
IPBES: Biodiversity and nature’s contributions continue dangerous decline, scientists warn
Credit: Galyna Andrushko/Shutterstock.com Biodiversity -- the essential variety of life forms on Earth -- continues to decline in every region of the world, significantly reducing...
Tony Hunter receives Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (March 23, 2018) Professor Tony Hunter, who holds an American Cancer Society Professorship at the Salk Institute, has received...
Staphylococcus aureus: A new mechanism involved in virulence and antibiotic resistance
Credit: © Institut Pasteur/Mélanie Falord and Tarek Msadek -- Colorization by Jean-Marc Panaud An Institut Pasteur-CNRS research team has characterized a Staphylococcus aureus gene involved...
Breakthrough antimalarial drug delivery system using mesoporous silica nanoparticles
Credit: Shinya Hayami Drug delivery systems (DDSs) control when and how much drugs are delivered to the body. Numerous DDS studies have been conducted but...
Growing and surviving: How proteins regulate the cell cycle
Cell division is the basis of all life. Even the smallest errors in this complex process can lead to grave diseases like cancer. Certain proteins...
Metastatic cancer cells modify bone remodeling with small RNA secretion in bone metastasis
Credit: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find a secreted microRNA molecule that alters bone structure in...
How a genetic mutation can interfere with the powerhouses of cells
Dr. Nora Vögtle, head of an Emmy Noether junior research group at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine of the University of Freiburg, together...
A scientific study characterizes two new Galician olive varieties for the first time
Credit: Carmen González-Barrerio, Beatriz Cancho-Grande. Olive oil is a key element and one of the main sources of fat in the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil...