CAMH study reveals promising new avenue to explore treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
TORONTO, October 25, 2017 - In an innovative study, researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have discovered brain changes linked to...
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Skin found to play a role in controlling blood pressure
Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and the Karolinska Institute,...
Pesky pollutants that persist, courtesy of nature
In the late 1970s, the United States banned the production of an assortment of synthetic pesticides, insulators, coolants and flame retardants due to their toxicity...
Navigation system of brain cells decoded
Credit: Photo: KIT, Weth The human brain contains roughly 100 billion neurons. Information among them is transmitted via a complex network of nerve fibers. Hardwiring...
Pre-clinical study suggests path toward non-addictive painkillers
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in the search for pain relief...
Researchers developing home test kit for lupus nephritis flares
Credit: University of Houston With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of Houston engineering professors are developing...
Discovery lights path for alzheimer’s research
CORAL GABLES, FL (October 16, 2017) - A probe invented at Rice University that lights up when it binds to a misfolded amyloid beta peptide--the...
Continuing scourge of microplastics in water to be gauged by new research
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A 2015 U.S. federal law banning tiny plastic beads in some exfoliating products left many sources of microplastics unaddressed....
MIT students fortify concrete by adding recycled plastic
Discarded plastic bottles could one day be used to build stronger, more flexible concrete structures, from sidewalks and street barriers, to buildings and bridges, according...
Bacterial toxins made in the gut
You get an infection, you are given penicillin -- and then you could get hemorrhagic diarrhea. This rare but extremely unpleasant side reaction can be...
UNIST student receives AMOREPACIFIC Great Global Next Generation Research Award
Credit: Han Bin Jeong (UNIST) Han Bin Jeong, a doctoral student in the School of Life Sciences at UNIST, has been selected to receive the...
Living close to green spaces is associated with better attention in children
Credit: michael-podger/Creative commons Natural surroundings, including green spaces, may be beneficial for brain development in children, but evidence is still limited. A previous ISGlobal study...
New genes on ‘deteriorating’ Y chromosome
Credit: Markus Riedl Y chromosomes, which are only inherited paternally, evolved from "normal" chromosomes known as autosomes. As males only possess one Y chromosome, there...
Stirling leads £1.1m trial into pelvic organ prolapse
(University of Stirling) A new £1.1million trial led by the University of Stirling will assess whether a self-management programme could help to improve the lives...
Could Squirrel trade have contributed to England’s medieval leprosy outbreak?
Credit: Dr Sarah Inskip Genetic analysis of a pre-Norman skull unearthed in a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk, has added to a growing body of evidence...
