Drug combo reverses arthritis in rats
A combination of 2 previously studied osteoarthritis drugs work better than either drug alone, Salk researchers discoveredCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
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New roles found for Huntington’s disease protein
Crucial role in synapse formation could be new avenue toward treatmentCredit: Caley Burrus, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke ...
Possible Alzheimer’s breakthrough suggested
Researchers say newly found protein is bio-marker for disease; suggest suppression of 'aggregatin' could lead to future treatments to slow ...
Ultrafast camera takes 1 trillion frames per second of transparent objects and phenomena
Lihong Wang has adapted his picosecond imaging technology to take pictures and video of transparent objects like cells and phenomena ...
‘Innovative research award’ helps Colorado scientists block brain cancer escape routes
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancers used to be defined by where they grow in the body - lung ...
Determining the atomic structure of natural products more rapidly and accurately
Credit: Songhwan Hwang, FMP Many drugs are derived from natural products. But before natural products can be exploited, chemists must ...
Researcher discovers previously rejected function in the brain’s blood vessels
Credit: Lauritzen Lab, University of Copenhagen Allegedly, they should not exist in the brain, the so-called precapillary sphincters - a ...
Study provides the first data on concussion risk in youth football
Credit: Virginia Tech For decades, there's been a widespread assumption among people with an interest in sports-related injury that youth ...
UMMS scientist shows gene therapy protection of eyesight in models of multiple sclerosis
Research identifies mechanism of synaptic damage in certain neurodegenerative disordersCredit: UMass Medical School New research by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, ...
New study highlights importance of grain foods in infant diets
The first-of-its-kind analysis demonstrates infant grain consumption linked to superior diet qualityCredit: Grain Foods Foundation January 21, 2020 - Washington, ...
Statistics conference to mark eminent statistician’s 70th birthday
Credit: Lancaster University Lancaster University is to host a conference in honour of the 70th birthday of Distinguished Professor Peter ...
Mason researchers Narayanan and Veneziano receive funding to build better vaccines
Credit: George Mason University George Mason University's Aarthi Narayanan, Associate Professor, College of Science and the National Center for Biodefense ...
New species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in infected wound
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg A hitherto unknown antibiotic-resistant bacteria species, in the same family as E. coli and ...
IKBFU scientists developed capsule composition for enzyme against intellectual disability
IKBFU scientists developed the composition of the capsule shell for the enzyme needed in the treatment of a hereditary disease ...
Fat cells can sense sunlight — not getting enough increases metabolic syndrome risk
Eye-opening study from Cincinnati Children's suggests that lack of sun can lead to problems beyond seasonal affective disorderCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...
Zika inhibits the proliferation of prostate cancer cells
Experiments performed by Brazilian scientists showed that Zika virus inhibits tumor cell proliferation even when inactivated by high temperature; the ...
Cardiac and visual degeneration arrested by a food supplement
UNIGE researchers have discovered a new gene that causes blindness and cardiomyopathy; they have also managed to halt the progression ...
Maternal depression on rise in poor countries
Little attention for antenatal services, studyCredit: Courtesy AF Dadi Women in low and medium-income countries struggle with many health issues ...
Researchers solve protein structures to fight asthma
Credit: Anastasiia Gusach et al./Nature Communications Biophysicists from the MIPT Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have ...
Glutamate in the brain has unexpected qualities, researchers show with new analysis method
Credit: Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University in Sweden have achieved something long ...
