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Heart failure is a common endpoint for many cardiovascular diseases. This syndrome is characterized by reduced cardiac output that leads to dyspnea, exercise intolerance and...

Blood stem cell self-renewal dependent on surroundings

This news release is available in German. Stem cells have two important capabilities: they can develop into a wide range of cell types and simultaneously...

Positive outcomes after obesity surgery in adolescents

Credit: The University of Gothenburg Obesity surgery has proven to be just as effective for teenagers as for adults. Five years on, those who underwent...

For geriatric falls, ‘brain speed’ may matter more than lower limb strength

Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. – "Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and...

Biodiversity project in Azores delivers detailed abundance data for…

Credit: Pedro Cardoso In 1999, a long-term biodiversity project started at the Azores Islands (Portugal, Atlantic Ocean), the Biodiversity of Arthropods from the Laurisilva of...

The benefits & dangers when genetic testing companies partner with orphan drug…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 27, 2017-Pharmaceutical companies developing Orphan Drugs are increasingly partnering with direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic test..

Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts at middle-age

From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new...

Gene/cell connection provides new insight into how our gut microbiome…

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 10, 2018) – Paneth cells are like an internal antibiotic that eliminates unwanted microbes that...

International study reveals genetic associations that influence adult…

IMAGE: Graph shows the location of the genetic effect for the gene FOXC1. Credit: NEIGHBORHOOD Consortium Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School and...

Understanding smartphone separation anxiety and what smartphones mean to people

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 14, 2017–What factors determine nomophobia, otherwise known as smartphone separation anxiety, and what behaviors and...

Lab-reared maggots may save Darwin’s famous finches

Raising maggots may not sound glamorous, but that doesn't mean it's not important. In the latest issue of the Journal of Insect Science, Paola Lahuatte,...

Crop advances grow with protection

Credit: Photo credit 2015 CSSA photo contest submission. Most people are aware of open-source computer programs. These free programs, accessible by anyone, spread technology to...

Computer-assisted approaches as decision support systems serving to combat the Zika virus

Global climate change, international travel, and ineffective vector control programs are aiding the emergence of infectious diseases globally. The currently expanding Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic...

‘Triggers’: A new tool to assess cancer patients’…

Dr Jayne Wood from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust LUGANO-MADRID, 9 September, 2017 – A new tool to identify patients who would benefit from...

Have a dental emergency? Your smartphone may soon be able to help you…