Cocaine adulterant may cause brain damage
People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal cortex. These findings from two...
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More black South Africans are donating blood
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has succeeded in increasing the proportion of donations from black South Africans fivefold, from 43 269 in 2005...
Gaining unknown insights
When bones break more easily in old age, osteoporosis is often to blame. However, the cause of the disease and how it develops is not...
A new pharmacological molecule improves the safety of canine sedation and anaesthesia
A drug discovery made at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki', Finland, will increase the safety of animal sedation and anaesthesia. Vatinoxan, the...
Understanding quality control in the cellular immune system
(Goethe University Frankfurt) Robert Tampé, Director of the Institute of Biochemistry at Goethe University, has received €1.5 million from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for...
Colectomy associated with increased risk of diabetes
People who have had a colectomy have increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospitals...
A fully human system to cultivate skin cells for grafting
SINGAPORE, 31 October 2018 - Breakthrough research to culture human skin cells called keratinocytes to produce skin grafts has been published by a team of...
Chirality of vitamin-D derivative affects the protonation states of its receptor protein
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology, in cooperation with researchers at Teijin Pharma Ltd. and...
Two-cells-in-one combo therapy could bolster leukemia treatment
Credit: Zhen Gu Research Lab/UCLA Samueli A cancer therapy based on fusing two types of cells into a single unit shows promise in strengthening existing...
LJI investigators discover how protein pair controls cellular calcium signals
Credit: Dr. Aparna Gudlur, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--All mammalian cells need a ready supply of calcium ions to execute functions as...
Babies born at home have more diverse, beneficial bacteria, study finds
Credit: Jeff Heckman Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts and feces, which may affect their developing immunity and metabolism, according...
Small association between early antibiotic exposure and weight gain in young children
BOSTON, MA -A pioneering study conducted within a nationwide network, the National Patient Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet), finds that antibiotic use at Pediatrics published...
3 percent of children hit daily activity target
Only one in 30 children does the recommended amount of daily physical activity, new research suggests. Guidelines from the Chief Medical Officer say people aged...
Rose geranium oil may ease common painful nasal symptoms linked to cancer treatment
The findings build on anecdotal evidence for the use of rose geranium oil to treat nasal vestibulitis, which affects the lining of the nostrils, causing...
Army, university study suggests brain structure could influence behavior
Credit: (Image courtesy PLOS Computational Biology) New research focusing on how brain structure may impact brain activity and ultimately human behavior could one day lead...
