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Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-Young parents who have less education and care for more than one child are more likely to have...

Which targeted nutritional approaches can bolster micro-preemies’ brain development?

Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-The volume of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and calories consumed by very vulnerable preemies significantly contributes to incr..

COstatus monitor provides direct measure of neonates’ cardiac output

Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-Clinicians caring for vulnerable babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) need to closely monitor their vital...

EPO protects preemies’ brains by modifying genes essential for generating new brain cells

Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018) - Erythropoietin (EPO) helps to protect and repair vulnerable brains though it remains a mystery how the...

Placental ALLO levels rise during pregnancy and peak as fetuses approach full term

Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-Just as a runner steadily builds up endurance in order to peak at just the right time, the...

Structural variation in key brain receptor enables it to cope with hostile condition

Credit: Furukawa Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - During a stroke or an epileptic seizure, neurons in affected parts of the brain fire at...

Kessler Foundation partners with Virtualware Group to develop innovative stroke treatment

Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation, a leader in rehabilitation research, has partnered with Virtualware Group, an international leader in immersive and interactive technologies, to creat..

Computerized test may help improve ADHD diagnoses

The prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses in children and young people has increased, but diagnostic practice among clinicians remains variable, with significant...

Cancer cells thrive in stiff tissue, according to new study

Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame Stiffer breast tissue creates an environment more prone to cancer by enabling the disease to interfere with the surrounding...

Insilico to present the advances in AI for development of aging biomarkers

Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, May 4, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of artificial intelligence for drug discovery,...

UHealth ENT department receives NIH research training grant

Credit: University of Miami Department of Otolaryngology The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is one of eight...

A gut bacterium’s guide to building a microbiome

Credit: Courtesy of the Mazmanian laboratory The mammalian gut is warm, moist, and incredibly nutrient-rich--an environment that is perfect for bacterial growth. The communities of...

Expert disease detective unravels mysterious illness that killed famed 12th century sultan

Saladin may not be well known in the West, but even 800 years after his death, he remains famous in the Middle East. Born in...

Insight into potential new strategy to target skin diseases like psorias

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - May 4, 2018 - Research at UT Southwestern has shown that targeting metabolism in growing cells holds promise...

UM researcher finds link between crystal methamphetamine and immune changes in HIV