Caregiving needs increase as older adults approach the end of life
Dying adults in the United States have 2.5 people assisting them, on average, according to a new study. Yet those caring for adults at the...
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Contaminants in food: Identifying and assessing risks as early as possible
Dioxins, mineral oils, perfluorinated substances - people do not only obtain important nutrients with their food. They also ingest undesirable substances which can affect health...
Study of premature babies has implications for future treatment
Research carried out by the University of Kent with doctors on the neonatal unit at the William Harvey Hospital and Brunel University have provided further...
Women and men may have different bipolar disorder biomarkers
Men and women react differently to compounds associated with immune system response to bipolar disorder, according to an international team of medical researchers. The findings...
ECDC report: 10-fold increase of hepatitis E cases in the EU/EEA in the last 10 years
Credit: ECDC/European Centre for Disease prevention and Control The incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been steadily increasing across the countries of the...
Insect ‘anti-antiaphrodisiac’ tells males when females are ready to mate
Credit: Brent et al., 2017 Researchers have identified a pheromone released by female insects after mating that tells males exactly when they are ready to...
Collagen controlling the thickness and juvenile state of skin
Credit: Watanabe M., et al. eLIFE, July 11, 2017. Type XVII collagen (COL17) is found to regulate the proliferation of epidermal cells and therefore the...
Cannibal cells may limit cancer growth
Credit: Dr Jo Durgan, Babraham Institute Cell cannibalism in tumour samples has been observed for over a century, yet this unusual behaviour is not well...
Accessing DNA in the cell’s powerhouse to treat disease
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS For the first time, a synthetic compound has been made that can bind to DNA in the cells' energy powerhouses, suppressing...
Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life, scientist says
Credit: University of Southern California Here's another reason to start the day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found that people who drink coffee...
July/August 2017 Annals of Family Medicine
Medical Expenditures Rise in Most Categories Except Primary Care Physicians and Home Health Care In recent years, US medical expenditures have outpaced inflation and are...
Study identifies new gene mutation associated with defective DNA repair and Fanconi anemia
Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic disease characterized by hematologic symptoms that include low platelet count and unusually large red blood cells. Mutations in nearly...
Glioblastoma ‘ecosystem’ redefined for more effective immunotherapy trials
A research team has revealed the intrinsic gene expression patterns of glioblastoma (GBM) tumors, insights that could drive more effective treatments for GBM, the most...
Portland State NASA grant furthers satellite ocean research
(Portland, Ore.) July 10, 2017 - NASA has awarded a four-year, $283,000 grant to Portland State University engineering professor Ed Zaron to continue his research...
Structural insights into the modulation of synaptic adhesion by MDGA for synaptogenesis
Credit: KAIST Synapses connected by various synaptic adhesion molecules are communication spaces between neurons for transmitting information. Among various synaptic adhesion molecules, neuroligins..
