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New study links binge-watching in young adults with poor sleep, increased insomnia

A new study is the first to link binge-watching in young adults with poorer sleep quality, more fatigue, and increased insomnia.

14 Aug 2017

Physicians trained at lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions, study finds

Physicians trained at the United States' lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions than physicians trained at the highest-ranked schools, according to a study by Princeton University.

14 Aug 2017

SBIR Fast-Track grant to fund study on new drug that targets cardiovascular diseases

The Exscien Corporation of Louisville, KY, in conjunction with LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, has been awarded an SBIR Fast-Track grant in the amount of $3.7 million over three years by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

14 Aug 2017

BYU researchers 3D-print first viable microfluidic device

Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less than 100 micrometers.

14 Aug 2017

Researchers develop and validate new assay that detects gene fusions in solid tumors

An assay that identifies a peculiar but important abnormality in cancer cells has been developed and validated by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

14 Aug 2017

Study shows how breast cancer cells spread late in disease development

Breast cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body break off and leave the primary tumor at late stages of disease development, scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators have found.

14 Aug 2017

Scientists develop new way of hacking plastics with silver and electricity to prevent bacterial growth

Researchers at the Swedish Medical Nanoscience Center at Karolinska Institutet have developed an innovative way of hacking conducting plastics so as to prevent bacterial growth using silver nanoparticles and a small electrical current.

14 Aug 2017

Study provides promising framework to anticipate drug resistance in cancer

Being able to predict the resistance or sensitivity of a tumor cell to a drug is a key success-factor of cancer precision therapy.

14 Aug 2017

Researchers create anti-cancer drugs that can effectively kill 58 types of tumors

Boise State University researchers have created anti-cancer drugs that are effective at killing 58 of the 60 types of tumors found in the National Cancer Institutes NCI-60 panel of cancer cells, which affect nine organ systems in the human body.

14 Aug 2017

Traumatic brain injuries in kids could be risk-factor for alcohol abuse in later life

Researchers at Ohio State University have surveyed previous studies to investigate the relationship between traumatic brain injuries and alcohol abuse.

14 Aug 2017

Researchers develop injectable tissue patch to repair damaged heart

A team of U of T Engineering researchers is mending broken hearts with an expanding tissue bandage a little smaller than a postage stamp.

14 Aug 2017

Cardiac stem cell infusions could help reverse aging process in the heart, study shows

Cardiac stem cell infusions could someday help reverse the aging process in the human heart, making older ones behave younger, according to a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.

14 Aug 2017

Study: Liver inflammation increases cholesterol levels in people with diabetes

Inflammatory processes in the liver lead to elevated cholesterol levels in people with diabetes, thus promoting subsequent vascular diseases. This is the result of a study by scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technische Universität München and the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1118 at Heidelberg University Hospital.

14 Aug 2017

FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization for multiplex Zika test

The Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the CII-ArboViroPlex rRT-PCR Test, the first multiplex assay that simultaneously tests for the presence of Zika virus, all serotypes of dengue virus, chikungunya virus, and West Nile virus, as well as a host gene that ensures the accuracy of results.

14 Aug 2017

Complex sugar molecules could help in early detection of tumors

Scientists from the University of Würzburg have synthesized a complex sugar molecule which specifically binds to the tumor protein Galectin-1. This could help to recognize tumors at an early stage and to combat them in a targeted manner.

14 Aug 2017

GM pigs one step closer to providing organs for human transplant

US scientists are the closest yet to creating genetically modified pigs with organs that can be safely transplanted into humans.

14 Aug 2017

Brain scans reveal lower serotonin transporters in people with mild cognitive impairment

In a study looking at brain scans of people with mild loss of thought and memory ability, Johns Hopkins researchers report evidence of lower levels of the serotonin transporter -- a natural brain chemical that regulates mood, sleep and appetite.

14 Aug 2017

Counteracting premature aging

Aging is the continuing process of such stress exposures, and with advancing age (normal aging), we must carry lots of senescent cells within our bodies. Senescent cells also often provide some ‘bad influences’ to surrounding healthy cells; such as chronic inflammation and tumorigenesis

14 Aug 2017

Researchers reveal stark increase in opioid-related ICU admissions and deaths

Since 2009, hospital intensive care units have witnessed a stark increase in opioid-related admissions and deaths, according to new study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Center for Healthcare Delivery Science.

14 Aug 2017

Highly sensitive blood test holds potential for quickly tracking cancer growth and spread

Stanford University scientists have described a new type of test that can detect genetic mutations in minute amounts of DNA released from cancer cells into the blood.

14 Aug 2017

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New study links binge-watching in young adults with poor sleep, increased insomnia

Physicians trained at lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions, study finds

SBIR Fast-Track grant to fund study on new drug that targets cardiovascular diseases

BYU researchers 3D-print first viable microfluidic device

Researchers develop and validate new assay that detects gene fusions in solid tumors

Study shows how breast cancer cells spread late in disease development

Scientists develop new way of hacking plastics with silver and electricity to prevent bacterial growth

Study provides promising framework to anticipate drug resistance in cancer

Researchers create anti-cancer drugs that can effectively kill 58 types of tumors

Traumatic brain injuries in kids could be risk-factor for alcohol abuse in later life

Researchers develop injectable tissue patch to repair damaged heart

Cardiac stem cell infusions could help reverse aging process in the heart, study shows

Study: Liver inflammation increases cholesterol levels in people with diabetes

FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization for multiplex Zika test

Complex sugar molecules could help in early detection of tumors

GM pigs one step closer to providing organs for human transplant

Brain scans reveal lower serotonin transporters in people with mild cognitive impairment

Counteracting premature aging

Researchers reveal stark increase in opioid-related ICU admissions and deaths

Highly sensitive blood test holds potential for quickly tracking cancer growth and spread

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