Electroconvulsive therapy for depression in older patients may not…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 15, 2017) – Older people receiving electroconvulsive therapy for their depression likely will need an additional treatment if insomnia...
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Study shows association between gut microbes and brain structure in people with IBS
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS A new study by researchers at UCLA has revealed two key findings for people with irritable bowel syndrome about the relationship...
Drug resistance in an intestinal parasite of piglets confirmed for the…
Credit: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni Vienna The parasite Cystoisospora suis causes diarrhea in pigs, especially in newborn piglets, and is capable of quickly spreading across farms. For...
An IRCM team unveils a mechanism that controls neuron production from…
Montréal, January 13, 2016 – A study conducted by a research team led by Michel Cayouette, Full IRCM Research Professor and Director of the Cellular...
Naturally occurring mechanism of cancer drug-resistance may itself be…
Figure on the left: Analyzing the relative sensitivity of hundreds of cancer cell lines to commonly used anti-cancer drugs (each dot) reveals that cells with...
Heart attack and stroke patients prescribed statin medication upon…
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. Patients with a prior history of heart attacks or stroke have better outcomes when cholesterol-lowering medications are used after...
Newly identified rare Alzheimer’s disease gene mutation more common in Icelandic…
Credit: Shinya Yamamoto, Baylor College of Medicine People with Icelandic heritage are more likely to carry a novel rare mutation in the TM2D3 gene, which...
Increased meat consumption, especially when cooked at high…
Diets high in meat may lead to an increased risk of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC) through intake of carcinogenic compounds created by certain cooking...
UTHealth receives $3.3 million grant to reduce re-arrest rates among homeless adults
Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON – (Oct. 6, 2017) – Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) hope to put a dent...
U-M becomes training site for NIH career development program in…
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan was recently awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health to...
Harvard’s Christopher Walsh wins Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize
IMAGE: This is Christopher Walsh, M.D., Ph.D. Credit: Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC School of Medicine has...
On Target Laboratories secures $40 million financing led by Johnson…
Credit: On Target Laboratories image On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that is developing tumor-targeted fluorescent dyes to improve cancer surgery, has...
Intimate and social relationships important for older adults in…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–Intimate and social relationships remain important for older adults residing in assisted-living facilities, according to a recent study. In a study...
Of dogs, foxes, cows, camels, and men — the fight against rabies in Northern China
China has the second highest number of reported rabies cases in the world, but numbers of human deaths have been decreasing. According to WHO, the...
Study expands understanding of how the brain encodes fear memory
Credit: Cho lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Research published by scientists at the University of California, Riverside on "fear memory" could lead to the...
