Light up your mind: A novel light-based treatment for neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers review growing knowledge on the methods and applications of light therapy in treating neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay ...
Tag: Endocrinology
Biomarker for COVID-19 risk
Patient inflammation varies for lung, clot reactionsCredit: Flinders University Varying severity of COVID-19 symptoms in patients is reflected by levels ...
New research on good cholesterol possibly finds better marker for cardiovascular disease
Credit: Ulf Sirborn Good cholesterol, which is transported in HDLs (high-density lipoproteins), plays a key part in the prevention of ...
Balancing between build-up and break-down of bone
Researchers at Osaka University define the complex role of SLPI, a secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor, in coordinating the biphasic action ...
Testing a new way to tackle cancer
Michigan State University, Spectrum Health and Lansing-based company Niowave have teamed up to develop a new strategy to fight cancerCredit: ...
Leptin puts the brakes on eating via novel neurocircuit
Energy balance includes modulation of dopamine reward signalingCredit: Elsevier, 2021 Philadelphia, April 6, 2021 - Since the discovery of leptin ...
Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to altered information processing in infants
Credit: Photo by Steve Drake CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Exposure to phthalates, a class of chemicals widely used in packaging and ...
Lower dose of oestrogen receptor modulator seems to reduce risk of breast cancer
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. While the drug tamoxifen reduces the risk of developing breast cancer and prevents recurrence, the side-effects cause ...
Parasites may make dogs smell good to insect vector
Credit: Monica E. Staniek, 2019 The protist parasite Leishmania infantum can alter its host's odor to attract female sand flies, ...
Salk scientist Ronald Evans receives 2021 Asan Award in Basic Medicine
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 18, 2021) Salk Professor Ronald Evans, director of Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory and March of ...
Exposure to common chemical during pregnancy may reduce protection against breast cancer
UMass Amherst research suggests propylparaben is an endocrine disruptorCredit: UMass Amherst Low doses of propylparaben - a chemical preservative found ...
Breast cancer: The risks of brominated flame retardants
Brominated flame retardants may lead to early mammary gland developmentCredit: Isabelle Plante (INRS) Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are found in ...
First lab-grown mini-thyroids use patients’ own tissue
New research unlocks new clues for treating hypothyroidismCredit: Vivian ML Ogundipe Hormones produced by the thyroid gland are essential regulators ...
Therapy sneaks into hard layer of pancreatic cancer tumor and destroys it from within
In animal models, tumor-penetrating therapy allows chemotherapy drugs to be delivered deeper inside tumor tissue, increasing effectivenessCredit: UC San Diego ...