A molecular switch links a Scottish mouse, a Finnish patient and Parkinson’s disease
An international team of scientists led by the University of Dundee, UK have verified that a molecular pathway that has been studied for years under...
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Bullying ‘follows’ LGB people from school to work
Around one in three lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals who are bullied at school will have similar experiences in the workplace later in life, according...
Discovery: Rare three-species hybrid warbler
Credit: Cornell Lab of Ornithology ITHACA, N.Y. - Scientists have shown that a bird found in Pennsylvania is the offspring of a hybrid warbler mother...
Mount Sinai and AllerGenis, LLC announce partnership to bring novel, precision diagnostics to food allergy patients
AllerGenis, LLC, a data-driven diagnostic company, announced a partnership agreement with Mount Sinai Health System to develop and commercialize technology for improved food allergy detection...
Genetic study clarifies the causes of the most severe heart muscle diseases of children
Credit: C Vasilescu/University of Helsinki Cardiac muscle degeneration (cardiomyopathy) is the most common cause of severe cardiac dysfunction and life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in children. ..
Investigator at CHLA awarded $1.3 million to study stem cell therapy for liver failure
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Currently, the only therapy for metabolic liver disease is an organ transplant. Tracy Grikscheit, MD, an attending physician and regenerative...
Keystone Symposia and Vienna BioCenter launch scientific research conferences in Vienna
SILVERTHORNE, COLORADO, USA - November 7, 2018 - Keystone Symposia, in partnership with Vienna BioCenter Research Institutes GMI, IMBA, IMP and MFPL, is pleased to...
Ben-Gurion University research leads to first nationwide sunscreen chemicals ban in Palau
NEW YORK...November 7, 2018 -- The Republic of Palau, a South Pacific island nation, became the world's first country to ban sunscreen products containing environmentally...
Selective amnesia: How rats and humans are able to forget distracting memories
Our ability to selectively forget distracting memories is shared with other mammals, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The discovery that rats and...
Home cleanliness, residents’ tolerance predict where cockroaches take up residence
Credit: Changlu Wang/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Poor home sanitation and residents' tolerance regarding German cockroaches were a good predictor of the pest's presence in their apar..
Health services must address multiple conditions in dementia care
Most people living with dementia also have at least one other health condition, and health services need to adapt to optimise their health and quality...
Many older adults do not take prescribed statins properly
In a British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study of older adults prescribed statins, first-year nonadherence and discontinuation rates were high. Among 22,340 Australians aged ?65...
Antihormone therapy linked with higher heart failure risk in prostate cancer patients
Androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a 72 percent higher risk of heart failure in a study of patients with prostate cancer. In the Journal...
Pilates provides a range of benefits for patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions
A Musculoskeletal Care study is the first to investigate individual perceptions of the impact of a Pilates exercise programme on the daily lives of people...
Compound derived from marijuana may benefit children with epilepsy
In recent years, cannabinoids--the active chemicals in medical marijuana-- have been increasingly touted as a potential treatment for a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders....
