Key regulatory role for mysterious olfaction molecule OMP
PHILADELPHIA (March 31, 2016) – New research from the Monell Center reveals that olfactory marker protein (OMP), a molecule found in the cells that detect...
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Chronic childhood illness linked with later life mental health…
Credit: University of Sussex A new study into the effects of chronic physical illness in children on their life-long mental health has found that such...
New guidelines issued for diagnosis and care of LAM, a rare lung disease
Credit: ATS Nov. 15, 2017 — The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) have published additional clinical practice guidelines regarding four...
Marshall University School of Medicine launches medical journal
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has launched its first scholarly medical journal. The Marshall Journal of Medicine is...
Study tests whether exercise, lowering cholesterol helps prevent…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Oct.24, 2016 – Carol White can't help but worry when she misplaces keys or can't recall a name ever since...
Tiny bubbles offer sound solution for drug delivery
Credit: Miles M. Aron, courtesy of BUBBL, University of Oxford, England WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2017 — Your brain is armored. It lives in a...
Study: Brain activity is inherited, may inform treatment for ADHD, autism
Credit: OHSU Every person has a distinct pattern of functional brain connectivity known as a connectotype, or brain fingerprint. A new study conducted at OHSU...
Tennessee program becomes first accredited wildlife and fisheries management concentration
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Society of American Foresters has granted accreditation to the wildlife and fisheries management concentration of study within...
Scientists identify spark plug that ignites nerve cell demise in ALS
Scientists from Harvard Medical School have identified a key instigator of nerve cell damage in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a progressive and...
Report reveals why millions of people with osteoporosis remain undiagnosed and untreated
Credit: © International Osteoporosis Foundation October 10, 2016 – Nyon, Switzerland – Approximately 80% of those who have already suffered a broken bone due to...
Autism-linked protein lays groundwork for healthy brain
IMAGE: The autism-linked protein MDGA1 (red) is found in the zones of the brain that give rise to new neurons (green). Credit: Salk Institute LA...
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...
Dinosaurs: Juvenile, adult or senior?
Credit: © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn How old were the oldest dinosaurs? This question remains largely unanswered. The natural life span of these long-extinct giants...
Clustering for health
Credit: CNIC When functioning appropriately, the immune system protects us from multiple threats such as pathogens, disease-causing microbes, and tumors. However, when the immune system...
Newly discovered disease mechanism for type 2 diabetes
Credit: Johan Wingborg A newly discovered mechanism behind reduced insulin production in type 2 diabetes is now being presented. In an article in Nature Communications,...
