NASA grant enables scientist to explore ways to keep astronauts’ bones strong in space
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb.18, 2021) - Extended time in space weakens astronauts' bones, so scientists are ...
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Sweet coating for sour bones
Credit: Dr. Zhenzhen Wang, University of Macau Osteoporosis is a leading global health challenge. Besides its own adverse effects, it ...
Lemurs show there’s no single formula for lasting love
Brain imaging reveals that not all monogamous mammals are 'wired for love' in the same wayCredit: David Haring, Duke Lemur ...
Long-term stress linked to increased risk of heart attack
Credit: Emma Busk Winquist/Linköping University Can long-term stress lead to heart attacks? Most people would probably answer in the affirmative, ...
New Capture the Fracture®; online platform for post-fracture care coordination programs
Designed to support Post-Fracture Care Coordination Program implementation, the website includes new features such as an extensive Resource Center, updated ...
Today’s stem cell special: Small intestine on a plate!
Credit: Tokyo Tech Enterocytes, which line the epithelium of the small intestine, are the sites of absorption and metabolism of ...
Body and mind: hormones in the brain may explain how exercise improves metabolism
During moderate exercise, the brain's hypothalamus - the region controlling metabolism - releases a hormone linked to obesity resistance, according ...
New policy guidance highlights urgent global need for post-fracture care programs
'Capture the Fracture® (CTF) Partnership - Guidance for Policy Shaping' sets out a step-by-step approach to building secondary fracture prevention ...
New benchmark set to deliver optimal osteoporosis care throughout Asia Pacific
Launch of first pan-Asia Pacific minimum clinical standards for the screening, diagnosis & management of osteoporosisCredit: The Asia Pacific Consortium ...
Concordia researchers find melatonin is effective against polycystic kidney disease
Hormone treatment can help reduce cysts in fruit fly renal tubules, according to Cassandra Millet-Boureima and Chiara GamberiCredit: Concordia University ...
A stem cell based cell culture model for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Recent publication in Biology OpenCredit: Dr. Nina Graffmann, University Hospital Duesseldorf Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a widespread condition ...
Addressing the impact of structural racism on disparities in children with Type 1 diabetes
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 22, 2021) - Advancements in diabetes technology have improved quality of life and glycemic ...
Scientists developed a decision support system for clinicians
Researchers developed an artificial intelligence system for analyzing endoscopic imagesCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers of Peter the ...
FGF23 hormone from red blood cell precursors promotes hematopoietic stem cell mobilization
Discovery expected to contribute towards more effective methods of harvesting stem cells from bone marrow donors.Credit: Yoshio Katayama A Kobe ...
Uncovering basic mechanisms of intestinal stem cell self-renewal and differentiation
Promises new approaches to treat diseasesCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München The gut plays a central role in the regulation of the ...
Routine eye scans may give clues to cognitive decline in diabetes
In older people with type 1 diabetes, damage to the retina may be linked to memory problems and other cognitive ...
New clues to prostate cancer
Why aggressive subtype can resist treatmentCredit: The Hospital Research Foundation Australian research has identified a new mechanism in which prostate ...
In-utero exposures associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer
Maternal health, in-utero, and perinatal exposures and risk of thyroid cancer in offspringCredit: University of Bergen A recent study by ...
UC-MSC transfusion helps repair COVID-19 damage in severe cases
'Like smart bomb technology to the lung,' randomized trial showsCredit: © Dr. Camillo Ricordi Dr. Camilo Ricordi, director of the ...
University of Miami leads groundbreaking trial for COVID-19 treatment
Study looks at treating severe COVID-19 with umbilical-cord derived mesenchymal stem cellsCredit: University of Miami Health System University of Miami ...
