Study finds major health benefits linked to indoor temperature variation
Credit: Taylor & Francis Exposure to environments outside a comfortable temperature could help tackle major metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and obesity, and should be...
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Decreased glucose metabolism in medial prefrontal areas is associated with nutritional status in patients with prodromal and early Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Research Funding of Longevity Sciences Obu, Japan, September 15, 2017 – A new study from the Multimodal Neuroimaging for AD Diagnosis (MULNIAD) study, which...
Anemia discovery offers new targets to treat fatigue in millions
Credit: Courtesy Goldfarb lab, University of Virginia School of Medicine A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed an unknown...
Caution urged in using PRP or stem cells to treat young athletes’ injuries
Credit: UHealth Sports Medicine Institute Physicians, parents and coaches should be cautious when considering treating injured young athletes with platelet rich plasma (PRP), stem cells...
Structure of primary optogenetic tool revealed
Credit: MIPT Press Office An international team of researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, the...
First line combination therapy improves progression-free survival in…
Credit: ©ESMO LUGANO-GENEVA, Dec. 7, 2017 – A new combination therapy for the first line treatment of advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) improves progression-free...
New book on Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance from CSHLPress
One of the greatest medical accomplishments of the past century was the introduction of antibiotics into the clinic. However, the use of these lifesaving drugs...
Newly identified rare Alzheimer’s disease gene mutation more common in Icelandic people
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...
No sex without a kiss! Researchers discover how the brain controls sex
Credit: privat A research team led by Professor Julie Bakker at Liège University (Belgium) and Professor Ulrich Boehm at Saarland University (Germany) has made a...
Max Planck Florida study reveals cortical circuits that encode black…
While some things may be 'as simple as black and white,' this has not been the case for the circuits in the brain that make...
UofL, Harvard, USF provide model for medical schools to teach signs of human trafficking
Credit: University of Louisville As many as 88 percent of human trafficking victims in the United States interact with a health care professional while they...
Circulating tumor cells associated with relapse in late-stage melanoma…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A study revealing a connection between circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and relapse in stage IV melanoma patients points to liquid...
Blood flow altered in brains of preterm newborns vs. full-term infants
Credit: Credit: M. Bouyssi-Kobar, et al., The Journal of Pediatrics. WASHINGTON – (Dec. 4, 2017) – Cerebral blood flow (CBF) of key regions of newborns'...
Data analysis finds lower risk of infection with LASIK than with contacts over time
Credit: University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, Tenn. – Which causes fewer eye infections – contact lens wear or LASIK surgery? While traditionally contacts...
Researchers use video gamelike test to study learning and recovery in…
Credit: Johns Hopkins Media A robotic arm and a virtual game were essential tools in a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine. The...
