How to detect and preserve human stem cells in the lab
Human stem cells that are capable of becoming any other kind of cell in the body have previously only been acquired and cultivated with difficulty....
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Mindfulness may help mothers cope with stress when their babies have a…
Mindfulness may offer an active coping mechanism for mothers faced with the stress of having a newborn diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD). Mindfulness, which...
Surprising health changes among postmenopausal women who marry or divorce
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 6, 2017–Contrary to previous data, a new study finds that some health measures in postmenopausal...
Previous influenza virus exposures enhance susceptibility in another…
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (January 16, 2018) – While past exposure to influenza A viruses often builds immunity to similar, and sometimes different, strains...
Scientists build a better cancer drug to pass through blood-brain…
Credit: N/A In efforts to develop new treatments for brain cancer, scientists from Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and the Kimmel Cancer Center's Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for...
Canada’s aging population signals need for more inclusive,…
Credit: Council of Canadian Academies As the number of Canadians aged 65 and older continues to grow faster than any other age group, so too...
Penn researchers: An injectable gel that helps heart muscle regenerate after heart attack
Credit: University of Pennsylvania In mammals, including humans, the cells that contract the heart muscle and enable it to beat do not regenerate after injury....
Can CranioSacral therapy improve symptoms of concussion & mild TBI…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 9, 2018– This invited commentary references a preliminary study in which the integrative medicine technique...
Inactivity, excess weight linked to hard-to-treat heart failures
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – February 27, 2017 – Lack of exercise and excessive weight are strongly associated with a type of heart failure that...
Oxytocin turns up the volume of your social environment
Credit: Natalia Duque-Wilckens and Brian Trainor, UC Davis Before you shop for the “cuddle” hormone oxytocin to relieve stress and enhance your social life, read...
Study provides evidence for naturality of high-purity stevia leaf…
Credit: Global Stevia Institute OAKBROOK, IL, July 12, 2017 – New research published in the International Journal of Food Science and Technology found steviol glycosides...
Queen’s researchers make breakthrough discovery in fight against…
Credit: Queen's University Belfast New research led by Queen's University Belfast has discovered how a genomic approach to understanding bowel (colorectal) cancer could improve the...
Family history of Alzheimer’s may alter metabolic gene that increases risk for…
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa – A new Iowa State University study may have identified the link that explains years of conflicting research over...
Impact of overtraining on the heart to be discussed at cardiovascular imaging meeting
Sophia Antipolis April 26,2017. The impact of overtraining on the heart is set to be discussed at Europe's leading cardiovascular magnetic resonance meeting, to be...
TGen will lead international SU2C dream team to tackle deadly…
BOSTON — Nov. 6, 2015 — The Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) will lead an international Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Dream Team of...
