Alzheimer’s disease biomarker identified across test sites
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 12, 2017–A new study has demonstrated the potential to use a frequency distribution-based index of...
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Mass. General-led team identifies gene mutations behind lack of a nose
Credit: Natalie Shaw, MD Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) led a large, international research team that has identified gene mutations associated with a rare...
Penn study brings new understanding to how fundamental DNA sequences…
Credit: Ken Zaret, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – A team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the...
New from CSHLPress, an indispensable bench-side handbook for…
Using R at the Bench: Step-by-Step Data Analytics for Biologists, published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and available in spiral bound hardcover and e-book...
With beetroot juice before exercise, aging brains look ‘younger’
Credit: WFU/Ken Bennett Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently, mirroring the operations of a...
Alzheimer’s drug targeting soluble amyloid falls short in a large clinical trial
Credit: Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (January 24, 2015)–A paper published today in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that solanezumab, a...
New blood test for the detection of bovine TB
A new blood test to detect Mycobacteria in blood has been developed by a team at The University of Nottingham led by Dr Cath Rees,...
Johns Hopkins researchers uncover more genetic links to brain cancer…
Credit: Chris Heaphy Two recently discovered genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissue cells — an altered gene and a snippet of noncoding...
CU Anschutz: Law enforcement and gun retailers are resources for safe gun storage
Credit: University of Colorado Anschutz Law enforcement agencies and gun retailers can be resources to concerned families for storing guns to prevent suicide, according to...
After decades of clean up attempts, world’s lakes still suffer from phosphorus pollution
Leading scientists warn: Phosphorus pollution is a major concern. We need to speed up recovery treatments of lakes – or accept poor freshwater quality. In...
Finding the root cause of bronchiolitis symptoms
Credit: Children's National Health System Every winter, doctors' offices and hospital emergency rooms fill with children who have bronchiolitis, an inflammation of the small airways...
New findings on physical activity could shape treatment for mild…
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE — For older adults, physical activity is apt to shield against cognitive decline and forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's...
Noradrenaline enhances vision through β-adrenergic receptors
Credit: Osaka University Noradrenaline is a neuromodulator secreted in the brain depending on behavioral context and physiological states of animal, influencing a wide range of...
UNC researchers find new way to force stem cells to become bone cells
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Imagine you have a bone fracture or a hip replacement, and you need bone to form, but you heal slowly –...
Equality, more than dominance, defines Asian elephant society
Credit: Uda Walawe Elephant Research Project Elephants are commonly thought to live in female-led, or matriarchal, societies that rely on the strong leadership and wisdom...
