Alterations detected in brain connectivity in patients with type 1 diabetes
A study carried out by the UB shows the patients' brain adapts to cognitive changes caused by the diseaseCredit: UB ...
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Diabetes drug could be used to treat common heart failure syndrome, study suggests
Credit: iStock.com/theasis Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 ...
The role of calcium handling mechanisms in reperfusion injury
This article by Dr. Dimitrios A. Vrachatiets al. is published in Current Drug Delivery, Volume 24, 46 Issues, 2018 Stroke ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine & Kennedy Krieger named certified Mitochondrial Medicine Center
Baltimore, MD , December 19, 2018 -- The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute have jointly ...
E-bandage generates electricity, speeds wound healing in rats
Credit: American Chemical Society Skin has a remarkable ability to heal itself. But in some cases, wounds heal very slowly ...
The chemistry year in review
Many of us view the year's end as a time for reflection, and chemists are no different. As we say ...
Prospect. & struct. insight, binding plant-deriv. molecule of leea indica; inhibitor bace-1
This article by Dr. S. M. Zahid Hosen et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24, 46 Issues, ...
Plastic waste disintegrates into nanoparticles, study finds
There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a ...
DFG funding for innovative eye research
FAU research group develops procedure for monitoring treatment of neuroretinal degeneration A diagnosis of inherited retinal dystrophy can be rather ...
Hepatitis: Liver failure attributable to compromised blood supply
Credit: Andreas Heddergotte / Technical University of Munich In severe cases, a viral hepatitis infection can result in liver failure. ...
The potential of nanomaterials to activate the body's antitumor immune response investigated
Lobachevsky University scientists together with their Belgian colleagues are studying the mechanisms of cell death in photodynamic therapy of neuro-oncological ...
Sleeping in contact lenses puts you at risk of dangerous infection
Credit: CDC (Deborah S. Jacobs, Jia Yin) WASHINGTON, DC -- Contact lenses are worn by an estimated 45 million Americans. ...
Machine learning methods in precision medicine targeting epigenetics diseases
This article by Dr. Fanwang Meng et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24, 46 Issues, 2018 Machine ...
Researchers zero in on potential therapeutic target for diabetes, associated diseases
Texas A&M-led study: 'Novel regulatory mechanism' may be key to interventionCredit: Texas A&M AgriLife Research COLLEGE STATION - A recent ...
Game over for Zika? KU Leuven researchers develop promising vaccine
Scientists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute in Belgium have developed a new vaccine against the Zika virus. This vaccine ...
Map of neuronal pathways of the mammalian cerebral cortex and their evolution
Upper left panel. A cross-sectional image of the ferret brain. Some neurons of the cerebral cortex (blue) are dyed green ...
How the brain reacts to loss of vision
Going blind affects all senses, and disrupts memory ability If mice lose their vision immediately after birth due to a ...
Anticancer vaccines gain new lease of life with personalisation techniques
ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress, 13-16 December, Geneva, Switzerland Lugano, Switzerland, 19 December 2018 - Anticancer vaccines have gained a new lease ...
Study suggests universal meningitis vaccination is not cost-effective for college students
Vaccine is highly effective, but prevents only a small number of cases A computer-generated model developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
DNA 'webs' aid ovarian cancer metastasis, study reveals
Credit: Lee et al., 2018 Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that ovarian cancer ...