Nitisinone increases melanin in people with albinism
NIH clinical study results suggest the drug could help protect skin and prevent vision problemsCredit: Brian Brooks, M.D., Ph.D., National Eye Institute A small pilot...
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Ben-Gurion U. develops new AI platform for ALS care
Technology will also improve drug development and clinical trials for neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Dani Machlis/BGU BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 20, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)...
Fossil fuel combustion is the main contributor to black carbon around Arctic
An international team conducted study at sites in Russia, Canada, Sweden and Norway, with Baylor University researchers contributing measurements for AlaskaCredit: Robert Rogers of Baylor...
The ‘blue’ in blueberries can help lower blood pressure
A new study published in the Journal of Gerontology Series A has found that eating 200g of blueberries every day for a month can lead...
NIST physicists ‘flash-freeze’ crystal of 150 ions
Credit: Jordan/NIST Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have "flash-frozen" a flat crystal of 150 beryllium ions (electrically charged atoms), opening...
Researchers discover a flipping crab feeding on methane seeps
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers have documented a group of tanner crabs vigorously feeding at a methane seep on the seafloor off...
EEG helps scientists predict epileptic seizures minutes in advance
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Feb. 20, 2019 - Elizabeth Delacruz can't crawl or toddle around like most youngsters nearing their second birthday. A rare...
Genetic blueprint for extraordinary wood-munching fungus
A relatively unknown fungus, accidentally found growing on an Acacia tree in the Northern Cape, has emerged as a voracious wood-munching organism with enormous potential...
Vigorous exercise, fasting, hormones improve elimination of toxic, misfolded, unnecessary proteins in mouse and human cells
The body's ability to adapt to changing conditions and shifting physiologic demands is essential to survival. To do so, each cell must be able to...
Advances in naturopathy research reported in new special issue of JACM
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 20, 2019--Naturopathy, or "naturopathic medicine" as the profession is branded in the United States, is...
Scientists identify genetic mechanism involved in how females inherit traits
Research could help reduce females' susceptibility to several diseases, such as Fragile X and Rett syndromesCredit: Zheng lab, UC Riverside. As many know, females have...
Salt could be a key factor in allergic immune reactions
Atopic dermatitis: Elevated salt concentrations in affected skin Salt apparently affects allergic immune reactions. A team working with Prof. Christina Zielinski at the Technical University...
For patients with schizophrenia, some drug combinations may be more effective than others
New York, NY (February 20, 2019)--Patients with schizophrenia are often treated with more than one type of psychiatric medication, but a new study suggests that...
New method identifies which asthma patients respond to systemic corticosteroids
Computational tool could help relieve suffering for patients not helped by mainline therapy PITTSBURGH-- Physicians will be able to predict which of their patients with...
Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences awarded for pioneering studies in paleogenomics
Hoboken, N.J--February 20, 2019--The Wiley Foundation today announced the 18th annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences will be awarded to Svante Pääbo and David Reich...
