$3.2M NIH award to Wayne State to improve asthma care/outcomes in…
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT – A research team led by Deborah Ellis, Ph.D., professor of family medicine and public health sciences in...
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Noninvasive eye scan could detect key signs of Alzheimer’s years before patients show symptoms
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Aug. 17, 2017) — Cedars-Sinai neuroscience investigators have found that Alzheimer's disease affects the retina — the back of the eye...
New approach to studying chromosomes’ centers may reveal link to…
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Some scientists call it the "final frontier" of our DNA — even though it lies at the...
Departure of migratory birds from stopover sites is hormone-controlled
Credit: Wolfgang Goymann Every year, billions of migratory birds make their way back to Europe from their wintering quarters. Since their energy reserves are not...
Kent research on pigment production reveals Achilles’ heel for…
Credit: Dr Mark Shepherd, University of Kent Research co-led by bioscientists at the University of Kent provides a molecular explanation for how the bacterium behind...
Chemical structure paves the way for new broad spectrum antifungals
DURHAM, N.C. — Fungal infections can be devastating to human health, killing approximately 150 people every hour, resulting in over a million deaths every year,...
E-cigarettes may trigger unique and potentially damaging immune responses
Credit: ATS Oct. 18, 2017–E-cigarettes appear to trigger unique immune responses as well as the same ones that cigarettes trigger that can lead to lung...
UAB researchers find protein that improves mobility after spinal cord…
IMAGE: Injured mouse spinal cord. Credit: UAB Spinal cord injuries cause severe functional disabilities in those who sustain them, including paraplegia or tetraplegia, depending on...
Difficult to get orthodontics to work in younger children
Credit: Flora Rissler Nagging by parents — and the ingenuity of the child. Research at the Sahlgrenska Academy shows that there are success factors when...
New report finds growing number of people in Ontario treated for…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2017–The rate at which people are being prescribed opioids to treat pain in Ontario has stabilized...
Biomarkers may provide early warning of lung problems in 9/11…
Credit: ATS Oct. 31, 2017–Blood biomarkers appear to be an early-warning signal for the accelerated loss of lung function and airway obstruction in firefighters who...
Program for parents improves ADHD behaviors in young children
Credit: Courtesy of UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. A program that focuses on strengthening parenting skills also improves symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Diso..
Scripps Florida scientist wins $2 million grant to study childhood…
Credit: Photo by James McEntee JUPITER, FL – May 31, 2017 – Assistant Professor Seth Tomchik of the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute...
Penn team characterizes the underlying cause of a form of macular degeneration
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Named for Friedrich Best, who characterized the disease in 1905, Best disease, also known as vitelliform macular dystrophy, affects children and...
Canadian study of gender-affirming surgery highlights patients’ long, frustrating…
Credit: University of British Columbia Access to gender-affirming surgery has improved in British Columbia over the past couple of years, but transgender people needing to...
