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Single drink of nutritional ketone can alter metabolism to improve performance of cyclists

A drink developed for soldiers to generate energy from ketones rather than carbs or fat allowed highly trained cyclists to add up to 400 meters of distance to their workouts, a UK-led study reports July 27 in Cell Metabolism.

27 Jul 2016

Researchers identify new mechanisms capable of suppressing propagation of HCV

Researchers at Osaka University, Japan uncovered the mechanisms that suppress the propagation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with the potential of improving pathological liver conditions.

27 Jul 2016

Groundbreaking research opens door for prevention of cardiac fibrosis

Groundbreaking research from the University of Alberta and McGill University has opened the door towards the future prevention of cardiac fibrosis—a condition leading to heart failure for which there is currently no treatment.

27 Jul 2016

Study provides key insights for effective treatment of individuals with HFpEF

The number of patients hospitalized with HFpEF is now comparable to those with traditional heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and is projected to exceed that of HFrEF within the next few years.

27 Jul 2016

Researchers discover pathway linking oxidative stress and cysteine in Huntington's disease

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have identified a biochemical pathway linking oxidative stress and the amino acid cysteine in Huntington's disease.

27 Jul 2016

Shrinkage in hippocampal volume linked to stress-induced memory loss

"My workload has shot up after my last promotion, I know that I'm stressed out," says a management executive from Delhi.

26 Jul 2016

Scientists clarify mechanism of defective immune defense in G6PD patients

Favism is a common hereditary disease, affecting around 400 million people worldwide. It is caused by a lack of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD).

26 Jul 2016

New research collaboration aims to advance clinical trials of Cell Pouch System in people with type 1 diabetes

A new research funding agreement between the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Sernova, a clinical-stage regenerative medicine biotech, aims to address people with severe type 1 diabetes (T1D) who are hypoglycemia unaware, a condition in which a person with diabetes does not experience the usual early warning symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) following an insulin injection.

26 Jul 2016

Researchers estimate total number of people who may become infected by Zika virus

New research from the University of Notre Dame places a new upper limit on the total number of people who could become infected by the Zika virus in the first wave of the current epidemic.

26 Jul 2016

OMT techniques can help decrease acute pain in postpartum women

Preliminary results demonstrate that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) helps reduce acute pain in postpartum women, regardless of whether they delivered vaginally or via cesarean.

25 Jul 2016

Scientists receive grant to examine brain mechanisms underlying social stress in males and females

The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State University has received a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to investigate the neurochemical mechanisms underlying social stress in males and females.

22 Jul 2016

P.E. teachers offer exercise tips to keep fit during summer vacation

For many students, summer vacation is a time to be lazy, but it's important for kids to keep up their physical activity year-round.

22 Jul 2016

New survey shows one-third of students experience high levels of psychological distress

More than one in three - an estimated 328,000 -- Ontario students in grades seven to 12 report moderate-to-serious psychological distress, according to new survey results from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Girls are twice as likely as boys to experience psychological distress.

21 Jul 2016

New CBIT therapy can help lessen frequency of tics

When Dr. Laura Duda goes into an elementary school classroom, she can usually spot one or two children who have a tic - a rapid, involuntary movement or sound such as sniffing, blinking their eyes or scrunching their faces.

21 Jul 2016

Scientific review cautions against unnecessary use of antioxidant supplements

The lay press and thousands of nutritional products warn of oxygen radicals or oxidative stress and suggest taking so-called antioxidants to prevent or cure disease.

21 Jul 2016

New study shows women with ADHD likely to have many mental, physical health problems

Women with ADHD are much more likely to have a wide range of mental and physical health problems in comparison to women without ADHD, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto.

21 Jul 2016

Researchers identify stress mechanism in the brain that appears to act as social switch

Meeting new people can be both stressful and rewarding. Research at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, reported today in Nature Neuroscience, suggests that a molecule involved in regulating stress in the brain may also help determine how willing we are to leave the safety of our social group and strike up new relationships.

21 Jul 2016

Stress News and Research

Single drink of nutritional ketone can alter metabolism to improve performance of cyclists

Researchers identify new mechanisms capable of suppressing propagation of HCV

Groundbreaking research opens door for prevention of cardiac fibrosis

Study provides key insights for effective treatment of individuals with HFpEF

Researchers discover pathway linking oxidative stress and cysteine in Huntington's disease

Shrinkage in hippocampal volume linked to stress-induced memory loss

Scientists clarify mechanism of defective immune defense in G6PD patients

New research collaboration aims to advance clinical trials of Cell Pouch System in people with type 1 diabetes

Researchers estimate total number of people who may become infected by Zika virus

OMT techniques can help decrease acute pain in postpartum women

Scientists receive grant to examine brain mechanisms underlying social stress in males and females

P.E. teachers offer exercise tips to keep fit during summer vacation

New survey shows one-third of students experience high levels of psychological distress

New CBIT therapy can help lessen frequency of tics

Scientific review cautions against unnecessary use of antioxidant supplements

New study shows women with ADHD likely to have many mental, physical health problems

Researchers identify stress mechanism in the brain that appears to act as social switch

UC Riverside investigators to study impact of drought on public health

NYU Langone launches Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Family Support Program for caregivers

Breakthrough research shows cellular stress could be key to variety of birth defects

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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