TGen-led study shows DNA methylation related to liver disease among obese patients
Credit: TGen PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 18, 2018 -- DNA methylation is a molecular process that helps enable our bodies to repair themselves, fight infection,...
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Prolonged opioid use before knee or hip replacement surgery increases risk of poor outcomes
July 18, 2018 - Patients who take prescription opioids for more than 60 days before total knee or hip replacement surgery are at significantly higher...
UCI-led study finds therapy dogs effective in reducing symptoms of ADHD
Irvine, Calif., July 17, 2018 - In a first of its kind randomized trial, researchers from the UCI School of Medicine found therapy dogs to...
Researchers identify characteristics of over the counter skin lightening users
(Boston)--The desire for unblemished, clear skin permeates all cultures and societies, making the practice of skin lightening to minimize spots and even a skin tone...
UA clinical trial to repurpose ketamine for Parkinson’s patients
Credit: Photo by Nadia Whitehead / UA College of Medicine - Tucson. The best-known treatment for Parkinson's disease isn't perfect. Named levodopa, the drug can...
UM professor studies complexities of biodiversity, disease transmission
Credit: Angela Luis MISSOULA - Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate as infectious diseases increasingly spill over from wildlife to humans. Disease ecologists fervently...
In rats, perinatal exposure to phthalates impairs brain structure and function
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Male and female rats exposed in the womb and during lactation to plasticizing chemicals known as...
Study first to confirm where baby white sharks ‘hang out’ in the North Atlantic
Credit: R. Snow, OCEARCH Using cutting-edge satellite and acoustic technology, a researcher from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is among a team of...
Asian-Americans face barriers to healthy aging
Credit: XinQi Dong Older Asian-American immigrants are healthier and happier if they are socially active, connected to their families and communities and are able to...
PCI patients discharged against medical advice twice as likely to be readmitted
In a new study, researchers found discharge against medical advice as the strongest predictor of 30-day unplanned readmissions in heart attack patients. While only a...
FEFU scientists reported on toxicity of carbon and silicon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers
Credit: FEFU press office Nanoparticles with a wide range of applying, including medicine, damage cells of microalgae Heterosigma akashivo badly. This algae species is widely...
Water may be key to understanding sweetness
A cranberry, honey or a candy bar - which tastes the sweetest? These foods contain sugars that humans can perceive differently. A cranberry seems tart,...
Autism risk determined by health of mom’s gut, UVA research reveals
Credit: Alexandra N. Angelich | University of Virginia Communications The mother's microbiome, the collection of microscopic organisms that live inside us, determines the risk of...
146 Scientists identify five key research fields for transforming US agriculture and food production
WASHINGTON, DC (July 18, 2018)--A new blueprint produced by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), "Science Breakthroughs 2030," lays out how research...
Proteomics studies on the basic biology of Alzheimer’s, cancer and listeriosis
Alzheimer's protease curates neuron surfaces The brains of people with Alzheimer's disease contain many protein aggregates outside of cells, known as plaques. These are mainly...
