Oral devices reduce sleep apnea but may not affect heart disease risk factors
Credit: ATS Jan. 27, 2017–In patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), oral appliances that treat the condition by moving the lower jaw forward appear...
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Stepping up the hunt for genetic diseases
Credit: ©UNIGE When a child is conceived, he or she receives DNA from both parents. The child's own genome thus consists of a maternal and...
Uncovering origins of developmental brain disorders could eventually…
Credit: University of Alberta Recent research discoveries in the development of brain disorders could pave the way to new therapies for treating seizures, and even...
Roadblocks to research: UNC bioethicist addresses lack of HIV studies in pregnant women
CHAPEL HILL, NC -UNC School of Medicine's Anne Lyerly is addressing the urgent need for effective HIV prevention and treatment for the estimated 1.5 million...
Cows may offer clues to improving fertility in women
Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – A Michigan State University researcher has received a $1.65 million grant that looks to bring...
The secret to safe DNA repair
(Edmonton) Michael Hendzel knows all too well that there is little that people can do to control the stability of their genetic code. But he...
Just in time for open enrollment, free educational resources on health…
Credit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY–November 2, 2017–Open enrollment season brings many questions about health insurance, and a newly relaunched website, fairhealthconsumer.org, can answer them....
Skin vaccination with microneedle patch, influenza fusion protein improves efficacy of flu…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA — A boosting skin vaccination with a biodegradable microneedle patch and protein constructed from sequences of influenza virus subtypes could...
Medication that treats parasite infection also has anti-cancer effect
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) Osaka Researchers, in partnership with other Japanese and U.S. scientists, report a new gene target, KPNB1, for treatment against epithelial...
Double whammy for triple negative breast cancer
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science A promising new combination therapy for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer has been identified by Weizmann Institute scientists,...
Defects in cell’s ‘waste disposal system’ linked to…
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international study has shed new light on the genetic factors associated with Parkinson's disease, pointing at a group of...
In crafting new treatments for hemophilia, a ‘less is more’ approach
Credit: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Hematology researchers have found that blocking the role of a common protein may offer unexpected benefits for patients with...
Can omega-3 help prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Brain SPECT imaging shows possible link
Credit: William S. Harris, PHD Amsterdam, NL, May 19, 2017 – The incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is expected to triple in the coming decades...
New research opens door to understanding human tonsil cancer
Researchers at Simon Fraser University and the BC Cancer Agency have developed a groundbreaking method to identify and separate stem cells that reside in the...
Researchers: Too much information can be a good thing
Credit: University of Illinois In the world of health care, the phrase "too much information" — or TMI — can be a serious problem. If...
