Gene therapy with BMP4 protects against weight gain and insulin…
Credit: Photo: Michael Frietsch "By increasing BMP4, we can increase the metabolic rate, but we only see this in initially lean mice. Overweight mice proved...
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NEJM Group launches NEJM Resident 360 to best serve the needs of medical residents
BOSTON — NEJM Group announces the launch of NEJM Resident 360, a website and discussion platform that supports medical residents with the essential information they...
Medical gamma-ray camera is now palm-sized
Credit: Waseda University As represented by conventional radiograph, radiological images provide only black and white figures in 2D space. The situation is basically the same...
Scientists come up with light-driven motors to power nanorobots of the…
Credit: Image courtesy of the MIPT press office. Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics of the...
Staying socially active can slow decline in older adults’ ability to function
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation The ability to perform the simple activities of daily living–dressing, bathing, toileting, preparing simple meals, and doing...
Genes that increase children’s risk of blood infection identified
A team led by Oxford University has identified genes that make certain children more susceptible to invasive bacterial infections by performing a large genome-wide association...
BMC addiction expert receives award from American Association of Nurse…
Credit: Boston Medical Center Colleen T. Labelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN, director of Boston Medical Center's Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) program, has been awarded the 2017...
WSU researchers see gene influencing performance of sleep-deprived…
Credit: WSU Washington State University researchers have discovered a genetic variation that predicts how well people perform certain mental tasks when they are sleep deprived....
Rival sperm and choosy eggs
Credit: Keeha Levitan The delicately mannered dance between discerning eggs and vying sperm is more complicated than scientists once believed, and it may hold secrets...
Stopping children getting unnecessary antibiotics for colds and sore throats
Credit: University of Leeds A collaboration between UK, Canadian and Chinese scientists has helped to reduce the over-prescription of unneeded antibiotics to children in rural...
Birds to help unravel the inner working of nature’s most complex…
Credit: Alex Thornton It is one of the most spectacular sights in nature – the magnificent aerial ballet of 'murmurations' taking place as a flock...
Experts cite multiple contacts for hepatitis C virus exposure in Ghana
IMAGE: Jennifer Layden, M.D, Ph.D., from the Loyola University Health System conducts ongoing hepatitis C virus research in Ghana. Credit: Loyola University Health System West...
Mature heart muscle cells created in the laboratory from stem cells
Credit: Kwon lab Generating mature and viable heart muscle cells from human or other animal stem cells has proven difficult for biologists. Now, Johns Hopkins...
IU awarded $7.6 million to establish study of early-onset…
Credit: Indiana University Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a one-year, $7.6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to establish...
Teen girls at higher risk OK with emergency department offering…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Adolescent girls receiving a wide range of medical care in the Emergency Department (ED) are receptive to receiving...
