Study shows how food preservatives may disrupt human hormones and…
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Aug. 9, 2017) — Can chemicals that are added to breakfast cereals and other everyday products make you obese? Growing evidence...
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New online pharmacy research journal uses open-access publishing to…
Credit: University of Huddersfield THE latest global research in pharmacy – from lab-based discoveries to an analysis of the health benefits of honey and other...
Vascular risk factors and Alzheimer’s disease: A new therapeutic opportunity?
Credit: Neurological Clinic of the University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona and Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy Ancona, Italy, August 2, 2017 – Currently, no...
PolyU designs innovative ‘Smart Scar-Care’ pad to create a…
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University An innovative "Smart Scar-Care" pad which serves the dual functions of reinforcing pressure and occlusion has been designed by...
Modified experimental vaccine protects monkeys from deadly malaria
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, modified an experimental malaria...
Culex mosquitoes do not transmit Zika virus, Kansas State University study finds
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — A Biosecurity Research Institute study has found important results in the fight against Zika virus: Culex mosquitoes do...
UNIST to track the spread of deadly Avian influenza
Credit: UNIST The official signboard-hanging ceremony of the Self-powered Mobile Tracker Research Center (SMTRC) took place at UNIST on September 12, 2017. The center, which...
Cytokine plays dual role in regulating inflammatory bowel disease,…
ATLANTA–Small proteins that affect communication between cells play an important role in regulating inflammation that occurs during inflammatory bowel disease, according to researchers at Georgia...
Brainstem changes underlie sound sensitivity in fragile X mouse model
Credit: Rotschafer & Cramer, eNeuro (2017) Developmental changes in the brainstem driven by fragile X syndrome (FXS) — a condition that often co-occurs with autism...
Risky bingeing: Women in Appalachian Ohio report higher rates of…
Credit: Michigan Medicine Appalachia — stretching from the southern tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia — has long experienced deep...
Study puts Weight Watchers to the test for type 2 diabetes
Credit: Helen Adams A study coordinated by the MUSC Health Weight Management Center shows the scales tipping in Weight Watchers' favor instead of standard care...
Researchers identify a new chromatin regulatory mechanism linked to…
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers from the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Àlex Vaquero, have proposed a...
Breakthrough study reveals new diagnosis for Alzheimer’s
Credit: Lancaster University In the largest and most conclusive study of its kind, researchers have analysed blood samples to create a novel and non-invasive way...
Choose Omega-3s from fish over flax for cancer prevention, study finds
Credit: University of Guelph Omega-3s from fish pack a stronger punch than flaxseed and other oils when it comes to cancer prevention, according to a...
Pyridostigmine treatment reverses pediatric complications of botulinum toxin therapy
Credit: Photography by Alison Padlan-Gillette, Medical University of South Carolina Physicians at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report the first pediatric use of...
