NIH scientists try to crack the brain’s memory codes
Credit: Courtesy of Zaghloul lab, NIH/NINDS. In a pair of studies, scientists at the National Institutes of Health explored how the human brain stores and...
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Applying research advances to improve cardiovascular health in women
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 26, 2017–Cardiovascular disease remains the main cause of death among women, but evidence-based advances are...
Heat-loving Australian ants believe in diversity, hint 74 species new to science
Credit: Dr. Brian Heterick The 'furnace ants' or 'honeypot ants' present a very large genus of ants, Melophorus, confined to Australia. Long believed to be...
Sunflower seeds traced as source of toxic mold, potent liver…
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University researchers have shown that sunflower seeds are frequently contaminated with a toxin produced by...
Uncovering the secrets of white cell power
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science One of the mysteries of the living body is the movement of cells – not just in the blood, but...
New study shows that Americans are not eating much bread
Credit: The Ginger Network Aug. 31, 2017 — Washington, D.C. — A new study published this month in the journal, Nutrients, shows that – contrary...
Smoke-free policies help decrease smoking rates for LGBT population
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disability in the United States. According to the...
Unsynching the heartbeat a bit each day halts worsening heart failure
IMAGE: After PITA therapy, the damage to the heart's force-generating elements, myofilaments, are repaired. Credit: Jonathan Kirk Johns Hopkins has demonstrated in animals that applying...
Recurrence of prostate cancer could be reduced thanks to exciting new discovery
Thomas Helleday Ground breaking research could reduce the recurrence of prostate cancer in males, a new study in the journal Nature Communications reports. During this...
Understanding essential tremor
Credit: Simon Girard You probably know someone who has it. It is the most common movement disorder, yet most people don't even know its name....
New model for collecting high quality biospecimens for genomic…
New Rochelle, NY, November 9, 2015–A successful pilot study demonstrated the feasibility of a novel approach for collecting healthy post-mortem blood and tissue samples from...
UNM professor receives funding to fight pervasive African parasite
Credit: Eric Loker/UNM UNM Distinguished Professor of Biology Eric S. Loker began studying the parasite that causes this disease more than three decades ago and...
Immigrants in your lungs? Study showing how bacteria get there could help disease research
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. – They traveled a huge distance, evaded a protective barrier, and found themselves in a strange and unwelcoming...
BMJ provides Zika virus resources to support healthcare workers
BMJ is offering free online resources to support researchers, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to understand and respond to the global health emergency linked...
New targeted alpha therapy protocol for advanced prostate cancer
Credit: C Kratochwil et al., University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany RESTON, Va. – Therapy options are limited for men with advanced-stage, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer..
