Newly discovered biomarkers may lead to promising diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s
Credit: Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio - Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and determining a patient's prognosis is an inexact business, and that stands in the way of...
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Researchers developing new tool to distinguish between viral, bacterial infections
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs, but overuse is leading to one of the world's most pressing health threats: antibiotic resistance....
Dr. Boukrina of Kessler Foundation awarded major American Heart Association grant
Credit: Kessler Foundation Olga Boukrina, PhD, research scientist in Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation, has received a three-year award from the American Heart Association...
Type 1 diabetes trial at halfway point
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -The Sanford Project: T-Rex Study, a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted collaboratively by Sanford Health and Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., (Caladrius)(Nasdaq: CLBS), has...
On-chip pumps achieve high-speed sorting of large cells
Credit: Shinya Sakuma, Yusuke Kasai, Takeshi Hayakawa, and Fumihito Arai Nagoya, Japan - The sorting of individual cells is necessary for many biological applications, including...
A molecule for proper neural wiring in the cerebellum
Credit: Miyazaki T. et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, June 27, 2017. A molecule produced by...
Estrogen regulates pathological changes of bones via bone lining cells
The most important female sex hormone, oestrogen, plays a crucial role in the regulation of bone mass. Oestrogen deficiency is known to be a major...
Dementia: New substance improves brain function
Credit: Kurt Bauer / Technical University of Munich The protein amyloid beta is believed to be the major cause of Alzheimer's disease. Substances that reduce...
Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity
A study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, suggests that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the most abundant catechin and biologically active component in green tea,...
Researchers uncover how to boost learning efficiency in neurofeedback paradigm
Researchers from the HSE Centre for Cognition & Decision Making and the Control of Complex Systems Laboratory (Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering, Russian Academy...
Rice U. scientists reel in structure of salmon virus
Credit: Tao Laboratory/Rice University The structure of a protein key to the survival and spread of a virus that affects salmon could inform strategies to...
Third edition of the Growing Young symposium: ‘FOOD HEALTH TECH’
Fostering relations between agents from the food and biotechnological industry, the scientific community and the medical sector is one of the objectives of the "Growing...
New surgical strategy offers hope for repairing spinal injuries
Credit: Thomas Carlstedt and Mårten Risling Scientists in the UK and Sweden previously developed a new surgical technique to reconnect sensory neurons to the spinal...
Using science to combat illegal wildlife trade
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Leading scientists from around the world convened this week at the International Congress for Conservation Biology in...
LSUHealthNO research finds walnuts may promote health by changing gut bacteria
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Lauri Byerley, PhD, RD, Research Associate Professor of Physiology at LSU Health New...
