Vigorous exercise may preserve cognition in high-risk patients with hypertension
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 6, 2024 – People with high blood pressure have a higher risk of cognitive impairment, including dementia, but a new study from...
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Sanders-Brown study: Long-read RNA sequencing reveals key gene expressions in Alzheimer’s disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are working to develop a pre-symptomatic disease diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: Photo...
Ohio State develops searchable database for Alzheimer’s research
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A searchable database is now ready to help study Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio – A...
Drug used to treat eczema may provide relief for patients with intensely itchy skin diseases
A drug approved to treat eczema provided significant improvement in the symptoms of patients with severe itching diseases that currently have no targeted treatments, according...
Antidepressants: new data on prevalence of discontinuation symptoms
Joint press release from Charité & University Hospital CologneCredit: © Charité | Romy Greiner Joint press release from Charité & University Hospital Cologne How hard...
Virginia Tech researcher helps reach nutrition security goals
Food is many things.Credit: Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia Tech. Food is many things. It nourishes our bodies, delights our senses, and gives us...
The importance of the paradise fish in evolutionary and behavioural genetics research
In Hungary, ethological research is most often identified with tests on dogs, but novel methodological advances could bring another species, the paradise fish, into the spotlight....
William T. Grant Foundation announces funding for UT, Cherokee Health Systems for research-practice partnership
Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation and the Bezos Family Foundation have approved funding for the winners...
Researchers led by UMass Amherst solve 2,000-year-old mystery of the shipworm
June 5, 2024Credit: Barry Goodell June 5, 2024 Researchers Led by UMass Amherst Solve 2,000-Year-Old Mystery of the Shipworm Secret of the world’s most...
UBC-developed oral insulin drops offer relief for diabetes patients
Diabetes rates continue to rise, with 11.7 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At UBC, scientists have created a pain-free drug delivery method to...
Flapping frequency of birds, insects, bats and whales described by universal equation
A single universal equation can closely approximate the frequency of wingbeats and fin strokes made by birds, insects, bats and whales, despite their different body...
Normal ageing might be associated with increased blood-brain barrier permeability in regions also vulnerable in Alzheimer’s Disease, in small study comparing healthy brains of the young and old
Normal ageing might be associated with increased blood-brain barrier permeability in regions also vulnerable in Alzheimer's Disease, in small study comparing healthy brains of the...
Father’s diet before conception influences children’s health
Dr. Raffaele Teperino, head of the "Environmental Epigenetics" research group at Helmholtz Munich, along with his research team, has examined the impact of paternal diet...
Toward testing the quantum behavior of gravity: A photonic quantum simulation
In a groundbreaking development at the intersection of quantum mechanics and general relativity, researchers have made significant strides toward unraveling the mysteries of quantum gravity. This...
Six UTA faculty receive prestigious CAREER grants
Six faculty members from The University of Texas at Arlington received more than $3.23 million in awards as part of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty...
