PATH and WRAIR announce largest-ever controlled malaria infection
Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, Md., September 8, 2017–PATH’s Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) and the US Department of Defense’s Walter Reed Army Institute of Research...
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Excess transcription factor Heat Shock Factor 1 can delay embryonic neural migration
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Transcription factor Heat Shock Factor 1 (Hsf1), which the developing brain releases to shield the vital organ from...
New, ultra-rare gene mutations implicated in eating disorders
Credit: CC PLOS ONE By combining whole exome sequencing, machine learning, and network analysis, researchers have identified new, ultra-rare gene mutations within specific biological pathways...
Long-term opioid use associated with increased risk of depression
IMAGE: Jeffrey Scherrer, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Family and Community Medicine at Saint Louis University. Credit: Saint Louis University. ST. LOUIS – Opioids...
How well do we understand the relation between incorrect chromosome number & cancer?
Credit: CSHL Public Affairs Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Over a century ago, a German-born scientist experimenting with impregnated sea urchin eggs had an insight...
Moderate exercise may be beneficial for HCM patients
Credit: Michigan Medicine As one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac death in young people, a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can push patients...
Kessler Foundation researchers awarded grants by NJ Commission on…
Credit: Kessler Foundation Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, Peii Chen, PhD, Ekaterina Dobyrakova, PhD, and Soha Saleh, PhD, all of Kessler Foundation, have won the majority of...
Readmission penalties don’t correlate to heart attack outcomes
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – April 26, 2017 – A program that penalizes hospitals for high early readmission rates of heart attack patients may be...
NIH awards $2.4 million to MPFI scientist to study neural circuits in the visual cortex
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Dr. David Fitzpatrick, Scientific Director and CEO at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), has been...
How low should LDL cholesterol go?
New analysis shows that in a high-risk population, achieving ultra-low LDL cholesterol levels, down to The Lancet. Using data from the FOURIER trial (Further Cardiovascular...
Study reveals workings of immune response to deadly fungal infections
Credit: Reichner et. al. ROVIDENCE, R.I. — Every year, fungal infections threaten thousands of patients — from those with depressed immune systems to others who...
Is the mental health-care system meeting the needs of sexual and…
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan.24, 2017–A study of mental health care and untreated depression among participants in Ontario, Canada, showed...
Computer model showed an optimal anti-amyloid treatment
Credit: (C) InSysBio Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2017 – One must activate amyloid degradation as soon as possible to prevent the appearance of the protein...
Lung cell found to act as sensor, regulator of immune response
IMAGE: Pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (red) are rare cells found in clusters along the mammalian airway, where they act as sensors, sending information to the central...
Both the aggressor and the victim: alarming number of teens cyberbully…
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Adolescents harming themselves with cuts, scratches or burns has gained a lot of attention over the years not just because of...
