New explanation for why airways close in asthma holds promise for future class of drugs
Credit: Scott Jones, Houston Methodist HOUSTON – (Jan. 31, 2018) – Houston Methodist researchers have a new explanation for what causes the lungs' airways to...
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High monthly vitamin D reduces respiratory infections, may increase falls for older adults
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation In people over the age of 65, acute respiratory infections–such as the common cold, influenza, or pneumonia–can...
Discovery of molecular nets inside heart muscles hold promise for new treatment
Credit: NUHS Researchers discover molecular nets inside heart muscles which hold promise for new heart failure treatment Singapore – Local researchers have discovered that a...
BA or DA? Decoding syllables to show the limits of artificial intelligence
Credit: © UNIGE For about the last ten years, researchers have been using artificial intelligence techniques called machine learning to decode human brain activity. Applied...
Newborn harbor porpoises have the fastest hearing development among…
Credit: Solvin Zankl © Fjord og Bælt- Kerteminde All mammals can hear — but it is not an ability that is fully developed at birth....
3-D protein structure offers insight into rapid communication by brain…
Credit: Zhou et al./ Nature 2017 An intricate new three-dimensional protein structure is providing a detailed look into how brain cells communicate rapidly. By visualizing...
It’s how you splice it: Scientists discover possible origin of muscle, heart defects
Credit: Giudice Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC – Muscular dystrophies, congenital heart muscle defects, and other muscle disorders often arise for reasons...
Zeroing in on the Zika virus
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio For more than a year, Tom Hobman and his research team have devoted most of their waking hours to a headlong pursuit...
Smoking cessation drug may increase risk of adverse cardiovascular…
Credit: ATS Varenicline, one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for helping people quit smoking, may put them at higher risk for a cardiovascular event,...
Complications from thyroid cancer surgery more common than believed, study finds
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — As thyroid cancer rates rise, more people are having surgery to remove all or part of their thyroid....
Scientists prevent, reverse diabetes-related kidney destruction in…
IMAGE: Dr. Ganesan Ramesh, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University. Credit: Augusta University Senior Photographer Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. – Diabetes is the...
Higher insulin is an independent prognostic factor in advanced breast cancer
Lisbon, Portugal: Patients with breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastasised) and who have higher insulin levels than normal, but...
UTSW identifies ion channel necessary for hormone and anti-obesity…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Feb. 6, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified an ion channel required for brain cells to suppress...
New study of gene mutations causing Leigh syndrome shows effects on…
IMAGE: Stem Cells and Development is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published 24 times per year in print and online. The Journal is dedicated to communication...
Previous oral contraceptive use associated with better outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who develop ovarian cancer appear to have better outcomes if they have a history of oral contraceptive use, according to a...
