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Insight into health risks of tattoo inks

"Color pigments from tattoos do not remain locally restricted to the skin, they migrate in the body," explains BfR President, Professor Dr. Andreas Hensel.

3 Jul 2018

Preventive treatment for recurrent pregnancy loss proved ineffective in large study

An immune response to pregnancy (in which the uterus rejects the embryo or fetus) is said to explain a large number of otherwise "unexplained" miscarriages.

3 Jul 2018

Body implant provides new habitat for bacteria and fungi, study reveals

A body implant provides a new habitat for bacteria and fungi, a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen reveals.

3 Jul 2018

Anticipating a stressful day may affect cognition throughout the day

There may be some truth to the saying "getting up on the wrong side of the bed," according to Penn State researchers who say starting your morning by focusing on how stressful your day will be may be harmful to your mindset throughout the day.

3 Jul 2018

Simple, accurate and reproducible assay to measure antibodies against malaria

Antibodies against multiple Plasmodium falciparum proteins (or antigens) can be measured using a simple, accurate and reproducible assay that requires very small amounts of blood.

3 Jul 2018

Testosterone has measurable effect on a man's preference for brands

Some men, it seems, can't get enough of luxury goods like European sports cars or designer jeans. Now, scientists have figured out why: testosterone.

3 Jul 2018

LLNL employs high-performance computing for better understanding of TBI

Since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began in 2001, more than 350,000 cases of traumatic brain injury in servicemen and women have been reported to the Department of Defense.

3 Jul 2018

Zika virus-related pregnancy loss in humans may be more common than thought

Fetal death in utero occurred in more than one-fourth of monkeys infected in the laboratory with Zika virus in early pregnancy, according to new research published in Nature Medicine.

3 Jul 2018

Researchers find elevated biomarkers of brain injury after high-acceleration head impacts

Researchers from the University of Michigan found that serum levels of two biomarkers of traumatic brain injury, tau and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1, are elevated following high-acceleration head impacts, even when there is no clinical diagnosis of concussion.

3 Jul 2018

Unique childhood-obesity prevention program focuses on teaching parenting skills

Researchers in Arizona State University's Department of Psychology received a five-year grant for just under $2.5 million from the USDA to implement an intervention program that targets childhood obesity in a novel way: by teaching parenting skills.

3 Jul 2018

Compounds found in green tea and red wine offer hope to treat inborn congenital metabolic diseases

A new Tel Aviv University study suggests there is hope of treating certain inborn congenital metabolic diseases -- a hope found in green tea and in red wine.

2 Jul 2018

New blood test can help determine the state of a person's internal clock

With a new blood test, researchers at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin can determine the state of the internal clock of a person. Once the internal rhythm of patient is known, drugs could be administered at particular times of day making them more effective and with fewer side effects than standard therapy.

2 Jul 2018

PMDA approves use of LYNPARZA in patients with BRCA-mutated breast cancer

AstraZeneca and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency has approved LYNPARZA tablets for use in patients with unresectable or recurrent BRCA-mutated, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 -negative breast cancer who have received prior chemotherapy.

2 Jul 2018

New Rekovelle analysis shows AMH is robust predictor of ovarian response to fertility treatment

Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today a new analysis of data from the Phase 3 ESTHER-1 trial showing that natural variations in anti-Müllerian hormone levels during and between a woman's menstrual cycle have no clinically relevant impact on ovarian response when using AMH to dose Rekovelle for ovarian stimulation.

2 Jul 2018

Streamlining and translating basic science discoveries into the clinic

To make sure that good ideas to enhance healthcare are not lost due to a lack of resources, a growing number of centers at Penn Medicine organize forums to pitch ideas to improve medical devices and technology, hold annual competitions to fund studies to improve patient care while keeping costs down, and sponsor seed grants for programs focused on patients who need individualized tailoring of their treatment.

2 Jul 2018

Artificial ovaries could soon be a reality

Ovaries are female reproductive organs that are responsible for the production of ova or eggs. These are necessary for normal fertilization and development of the fetus. Fertility of a woman can be jeopardized when the ovaries do not function normally. Danish researchers have now successfully engineered artificial ovaries that could help millions of women with infertility related to ovarian disease and cancer therapy.

2 Jul 2018

Study reports greater psychosocial well-being in amputees using sensory-enabled prostheses

In the first known study of how amputees use advanced sensory-enabled prostheses outside the lab, subjects used a mechanical hand more regularly and for longer periods of time compared to traditional prostheses--and also reported a greater sense of psychosocial well-being.

30 Jun 2018

First state-of-the-art biofabrication hub opens at University of Illinois

Enabled by a generous gift from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, the BioMaker Lab at the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Lab will be the first state-of-the-art interdisciplinary biofabrication hub in the world.

30 Jun 2018

Researchers discover inhibitory peptides to target central components in autophagy pathway

Autophagy, meaning "self-eating" in Greek, is a general metabolic mechanism adopted by nearly all the eukaryotic species, from the single cell yeast to humans.

30 Jun 2018

Hormone lab tests not necessary for most teens with gynecomastia

Routine assessment by an endocrinologist and laboratory tests to measure hormone levels aren't necessary in most adolescent boys with gynecomastia, concludes a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

30 Jun 2018