Gene disruption signals cerebral palsy and autism link
University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered a genetic signal common to both cerebral palsy and autism. The finding comes from the first large-scale study of...
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TGen develops quality-control test for detecting cancer in blood
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- May 9, 2018 -- Imagine how much patients could benefit if you could discover the presence of cancer, and even how that...
Genetic counseling and testing proposed for patients with the brain tumor medulloblastoma
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers have identified six genes that predispose carriers to develop the brain tumor medulloblastoma and have used the discovery...
Neuroinflammation seen in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica - back pain that...
Spectrum Health’s Tina Freese Decker named one of top 25 COOs in Healthcare 2018
Credit: Courtesy of Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The editors of Modern Healthcare have named Tina Freese Decker, Spectrum Health's executive vice president and...
Gene study spots clues to heart risk for statin patients
A Vanderbilt-led research team has discovered genetic variations that increase the risk of heart attack even when patients are receiving a statin drug like Lipitor...
Lesbian, bisexual women may be more likely to develop diabetes due to stress
In a newly published study involving 94,250 women across the United States, researchers found that lesbian and bisexual (LB) women were more likely than heterosexual...
Progress in posttraumatic stress disorder –Increased understanding points to new approaches for PTSD prevention and treatment
May 9, 2018 - Recent advances in scientific understanding of how posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops and persists may lead to more effective treatment and...
Global Health Center at Georgetown announces new program focused on biosafety, biosecurity
Credit: Georgetown University Medical Center WASHINGTON (May 9, 2018) -- The Center for Global Health Science and Security (CGHSS) at Georgetown University Medical Center announces...
Facebook app offers opportunity to help unpaid Alzheimer’s caregivers via friendsourcing
Credit: IU School of Social Work INDIANAPOLIS -- Researchers at IUPUI have developed a Facebook app that, a study shows, offers a way to provide...
For stroke victims, brain magnetic stimulation leads to improved walking speed
May 9, 2018 - A technique of magnetic stimulation of the brain can increase walking speed in patients who are undergoing rehabilitation after a stroke,...
University of Michigan professor, graduate work together to empower Sudanese women
ANN ARBOR--South Sudanese women have among the highest fertility rates and maternal death rates in the world, yet cultural norms still frown upon contraceptives--even to...
Idle talk or fierce competition? Research finds women use gossip as a weapon in rivalries
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research from Florida State University, investigating how women use gossip to compete in the realm of romance,...
Operating on brain gliomas by detecting the ‘glow’
PHOENIX (May 2, 2018) -Research by Barrow Neurological Institute physicians and University of Washington scientists on novel imaging technology for malignant brain tumors was published...
The joy of neurons: A simplified ‘cookbook’ for engineering brain cells to study disease
Credit: Credit: Baldwin / The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - May 9, 2018 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have devised what...
