Anti-obesity Drug Discovery and Development
Atta-ur-Rahman; published on Dec 14, 2018, Volume 4 Obesity is a complex health problem, caused by a number of factors such as excessive food intake,...
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Familial hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents: diagnosis and treatment
This article by Dr. Stella Stabouli et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24 , Issue 31 , 2018 Familial hypercholesterolemia is a...
Surrey AI predicts cancer patients' symptoms
Doctors could get a head start treating cancer thanks to new AI developed at the University of Surrey that is able to predict symptoms and...
Quantum chemistry on quantum computers
A quantum algorithm for tracking complex chemical reactions with neither performing demanding post-Hartree-Fock calculations nor exponential time explosion Quantum computing and quantum information processing technology...
Canagliflozin not associated with increased risk for fracture
1. Canagliflozin not associated with increased risk for fracture Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-0567 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-3550 URLs go live when the embargo lifts Compared with a glucagon-line peptide-1...
Editorial: A proposal to correct minority underrepresentation in clinical trials
Credit: Mark Mahan for the University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 3, 2019) -- In an editorial published in CNS Spectrums, Jay Avasarala, MD, PhD,...
Smelling in tiny houses: how ciliary electric currents keep olfaction reliable
Model provides new insight into the biological design and function of cilia, dendrites, and other small spaces within the nervous systemCredit: Paola Nogueras/Monell Center PHILADELPHIA...
Community-based HIV testing effective in reaching undiagnosed populations, new study finds
Lay provider HIV testing in Vietnam offers new model to connect at-risk populations with antiretroviral therapy, PATH-led study showsCredit: PATH Hanoi, Vietnam, December 31, 2018--One...
NYUAD study suggests that 'Actin' is critical in genome regulation during nerve cell formation
Research holds potential for the development of personalized medicines (December 31, 2018--Abu Dhabi) -- A new NYU Abu Dhabi study suggests for the first time...
Scientists: 'Time is ripe' to use big data for planet-sized plant questions
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A group of Florida Museum of Natural History scientists has issued a "call to action"...
Unmuting large silent genes lets bacteria produce new molecules, potential drug candidates
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By enticing away the repressors dampening unexpressed, silent genes in Streptomyces bacteria, researchers at the University...
Don't go breaking my heart
Engineers create delicate sensor to monitor heart cells with minimal disruptionCredit: © 2018 Someya Group. For the first time, engineers have demonstrated an electronic device...
Some tensions are good for life
It's not love, but the tension in your cells that governs lifeCredit: Joseph Jose Thottacherry Like every animal has its characteristic size and shape, each...
The immune system's fountain of youth
Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristicsCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science If only we could keep our...
Scientists produce 'designer triacylglycerols' in industrial microalgae
Credit: QIBEBT Molecules of triacylglycerol (TAG), formed by attaching three molecules of fatty acid (FA) to a glycerol backbone, are the main constituents of vegetable...
