AGS guidance on diversity proves ‘seeing’ older patients…
IMAGE: New guidance from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) aims to transform approaches to healthcare for our increasingly diverse older population. Developed by a committee...
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Weight-bearing exercises promote bone formation in men
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Osteoporosis affects more than 200 million people worldwide and is a serious public health concern, according to the...
We’ve got tapeworms and scabies! And reproducible research
Two new research papers on scabies and tapeworms published today in the Open Access journal GigaScience also include a collaboration with protocols.io. This collaboration showcases...
Your viruses could reveal your travel history, and more
The genomes of two distinct strains of the virus that causes the common lip cold sore, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), have been identified...
Study shows a potential new approach to opioid crisis
Credit: ATS Jan. 25, 2018 — In a six-month study recently concluded, a research unit affiliated with two hospital institutions and a university in Ottawa...
The eye is not immune to immunity
Credit: Sue Menko, Thomas Jefferson University (PHILADELPHIA) — A person needs immune-suppressive drugs for organ transplants but not typically for transplants in the eye. How...
Gene therapy with BMP4 protects against weight gain and insulin resistance in mice
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...
Live-imaging technique for mice seen as boost to studies of brain…
EUGENE, Ore. — University of Oregon scientists have looked into the brains of living mice to see in real time the processing of sensory information...
The bright side of an infectious protein
Credit: MPI-CBG Prions are self-propagating protein aggregates that can be transmitted between cells. The aggregates are associated with human diseases. Indeed, pathological prions cause mad...
Cholesterol-fighting drugs lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: USC Schaeffer Center Common anti-cholesterol drugs show promise for reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a University of Southern California-led study of Medicare data...
UMass Amherst neuroscientist receives $2.64 million from NIH for…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Neuroscientist Rebecca Spencer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a five-year, $2.64 million grant from the National...
Hearing with your eyes — a Western style of speech perception
Credit: Dr. Kaoru Sekiyama Which parts of a person's face do you look at when you listen them speak? Lip movements affect the perception of...
Mechanism of familial Parkinson’s disease clarified in fruit fly model
Credit: Tohoku University Osaka – Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, with up to 10 million people affected worldwide. PD is...
Latest research reveals sitting in traffic jams is officially bad for…
With millions of motorists set to hit the road for the bank holiday weekend, drivers have been urged to close windows and turn off fans...
University of Maryland orthopaedic surgeons to receive international…
Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine BALTIMORE – Nov. 30, 2017. A research team led by Mohit N. Gilotra, MD, assistant professor of orthopaedics...
