Is ‘ovarian tissue freezing’ superior to egg freezing?
Credit: Fernanda Pacheco, MD, MBA and Kutluk Oktay, MD, PhD Los Angeles, CA (July 13, 2017) Many women are turning to egg freezing to promote...
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Researchers explore how Zika infection causes microcephaly
Credit: Courtesy Dr. Zhang BETHESDA, MD – Infection with Zika virus disrupts fetal brain development by interfering with the proliferation of human neural progenitor cells...
CNIC researchers discover a new target for the treatment of fatty liver disease
IMAGE: This is an image of fatty liver. Credit: CNIC Two proteins, p38 gamma and p38 delta, control the accumulation of fat in the liver,...
New neuron-like cells allow investigation into synthesis of vital cellular components
Credit: Colleen Mangold, Penn State Neuron-like cells created from a readily available cell line have allowed researchers to investigate how the human brain makes a...
Study reveals genetic explanation for cancer’s higher incidence in males than…
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON — In a new study, a group of Boston scientists, including researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, offer a genetic explanation...
Fighting cancer with the power of immunity
Credit: Courtesy of the researchers CAMBRIDGE, MA — Harnessing the body's own immune system to destroy tumors is a tantalizing prospect that has yet to...
Environmental policy center to convene Great Lakes mayors
Credit: UIC The Freshwater Lab, a University of Illinois at Chicago-based environmental research and policy center, has been awarded two grants to support its work...
Lifelong physical activity increases bone density in men
IMAGE: Pam Hinton found that exercise-associated bone loading during adolescence and young adulthood benefited bone density in adulthood. Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. –...
Farming, cheese, chewing changed human skull shape
Credit: David Katz and Tim Weaver, UC Davis The advent of farming, especially dairy products, had a small but significant effect on the shape of...
Illinois-Mayo Clinic team develop method to identify seizure-causing regions in the brain
Credit: Mayo Clinic Epilepsy–a condition that affects an estimated 65 million people worldwide–can be a difficult condition to treat. A team at the University of...
New treatment on the horizon for type 1 diabetes sufferers
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research Patients suffering from type 1 diabetes may soon have access to improved approaches to treat the disease, courtesy of...
Fever in early pregnancy linked to birth defects, animal study shows
Credit: Liu, et al. Fevers in a mother's first trimester of pregnancy increase the baby's risk for some heart defects and facial deformities such as...
Adrenaline rush: Delaying epinephrine shots after cardiac arrest cuts survival rates
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Dec. 1, 2016 -Hospitals in which the administration of epinephrine to patients whose hearts have stopped is delayed...
Amputees can learn to control a robotic arm with their minds
Credit: Nicho Hatsopoulos, Karthikeyan Balasubramanian A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm...
Cellular quality control process could be Huntington’s disease drug target
Credit: Alisa Weigandt for Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. — The loss of motor function and mental acuity associated with Huntington's disease might be treatable by...
