Clock stars: Astrocytes keep time for brain, behavior
Credit: Herzog Lab. Until recently, work on biological clocks that dictate daily fluctuations in most body functions, including core body temperature and alertness, focused on...
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UA College of Medicine — Tucson part of new NIH emergency…
Credit: BioCommunications The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is one of a team of six national institutions selected for the Strategies to...
Blood test that detects changes in tumor DNA predicts survival of women with advanced…
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Results of a multicenter study of 129 women with advanced breast cancer show that a blood test that spots...
UMass Amherst epidemiologist will seek hormone biomarkers of breast cancer risk
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Epidemiologist Susan Hankinson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the National...
Why does so much of nature rely on sex for reproduction?
Credit: Evolution Letters Why is sex so popular among plants and animals, and why isn't asexual reproduction, or cloning, a more common reproductive strategy? Researchers...
Neurotrophic factor GDNF is an important regulator of dopamine neurons…
Credit: 123rf New research results are expanding our understanding of the physiological role of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor GDNF in the function of...
Studies link nutrient, academic achievement in pre-adolescent children
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers can look into your eyes to determine whether you're getting your lutein, a pigment found...
Researchers find testosterone treatment improves sexual activity,…
PHILADELPHIA — As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now,...
Clinical trial eligibility criteria a growing obstacle
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Aug. 14, 2017 – Despite a decade-long call for simplification of clinical trials, the number of criteria excluding patients from...
Flash glucose monitoring offers accuracy, ease of use, and clinical benefit for type 1…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017–Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) sensors are now so accurate that two CGM devices, including...
UMass Amherst environmental scientist Laura Vandenberg honored as Pioneer in Public Health
Credit: Pablo Robles, Media Compass Photography AMHERST, Mass. – Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to educating people on...
UMass Amherst researchers find ‘switch’ that turns on…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Molecular biologists led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator Elena Pobezinskaya at the University of Massachusetts...
Minority colorectal cancer patients report higher burden of poor quality-of-life
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON – A study of racial disparities in health-related quality of life of colorectal cancer patients revealed among several findings,...
New IU collaborative care model focuses on full recovery of those injured after age 50
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – An estimated 1.4 million Americans over age 50 are hospitalized for severe injuries annually — most often due to motor...
Whole genome sequencing identifies new genetic signature for autism
Credit: Turner et al./Cell 2017 Autism has genetic roots, but most cases can't be explained by current genetic tests. Now, patterns found in autistic children's...
