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Men who lack resilience have greater risk for depression

Men who lack resilience are exponentially more vulnerable to becoming severely depressed after their spouse dies, according to a new study from Florida State University researchers.

24 Oct 2018

Silver nanoparticles coated with anti-seizure drugs can kill brain-eating amoebae

Halloween is just around the corner, and some people will celebrate by watching scary movies about brain-eating zombies.

24 Oct 2018

Exposure to transportation noise and air pollution raises heart attack risk

Where air pollution is high, the level of transportation noise is usually also elevated. Not only air pollution negatively impacts on health, but also car, train and aircraft noise increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, as previous research has demonstrated.

24 Oct 2018

Stress-induced mental disturbances are directly linked to abnormal glucose metabolism

Chronic stress is a well-known risk factor for the development of psychiatric illnesses including depression disorders. The brain requires a great deal of glucose, and stress is known to alter glucose metabolism.

24 Oct 2018

Lead accumulation in shin bone linked to treatment-resistant hypertension

A study has found that treatment-resistant hypertension may be associated with low-level accumulation of lead in the shin bone of men.

24 Oct 2018

Study maps incidence of pediatric deaths from motor vehicle collisions

A child seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision (MVC) may not have the same chance of survival as one injured in a different state, or even a neighboring county, where there is a closer proximity to available trauma centers and quicker emergency response times, according to new research findings.

24 Oct 2018

Biomarkers can predict treatment response in women with endometriosis

Biomarkers can predict whether women will respond to the first-line treatment for endometriosis, an extremely painful condition in which the tissue usually found inside the uterus grows in places it shouldn't, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

24 Oct 2018

High-dose influenza vaccine associated fewer hospitalizations in dialysis patients

Results from a new study suggest that high-dose influenza vaccine is associated with lower risk for hospitalizations in kidney failure patients on dialysis. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

24 Oct 2018

Trauma researchers develop profile of commonalities among communities where mass shootings occur

A trauma research team has developed a profile of commonalities among communities where mass shootings have occurred.

24 Oct 2018

Targeting specific signaling pathway could provide new avenue for treating fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are an array of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome, the most severe of these conditions, often results in physical abnormalities, behavioral development issues and intellectual disabilities.

24 Oct 2018

Insulin discovery could improve treatments for diabetes

An international collaboration co-led by researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has made a discovery that could make therapeutic insulins more effective by better mimicking the way insulin works in the body.

24 Oct 2018

MIT neuroscientists discover how the brain overcomes its difficulties

Imagine trying to write your name so that it can be read in a mirror. Your brain has all of the visual information you need, and you're a pro at writing your own name.

24 Oct 2018

Scientists identify new target for battling deadly form of leukemia

UT Southwestern scientists, working with colleagues at a sister institution in Houston, have identified a new target for battling a deadly form of leukemia.

24 Oct 2018

HPTN 075 study shows high risk of HIV infection among MSM and TGW in sub-Saharan Africa

Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network today presented results from the HPTN 075 Study at the HIV Research for Prevention conference in Madrid, Spain.

24 Oct 2018

Study compares programming strategies used in implanted cardiac defibrillators

Sudden cardiac death is a common cause of death in patients with congenital or acquired heart disease. An implanted cardiac defibrillator can effectively put a stop to any underlying cardiac arrhythmia.

24 Oct 2018

MIT researchers devise way to help blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Patients with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma are often treated by irradiating their bone marrow to destroy the diseased cells. After the treatment, patients are vulnerable to infection and fatigue until new blood cells grow back.

24 Oct 2018

Emergex completes toxicology testing on gold nanoparticle carrier system for vaccine platform

Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited, a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to synthetic vaccine development in the field of infectious diseases, today announces the successful completion of preclinical toxicology testing on the gold nanoparticle carrier system that forms the fundamental basis for Emergex's entire infectious disease vaccine platform.

24 Oct 2018

Children have positive feelings when they lose their first baby tooth

Scared, ashamed, happy or proud - how do children feel when they lose their first baby tooth? An interdisciplinary research group at the University of Zurich has now found that children's feelings are predominantly positive.

24 Oct 2018

Research suggests new approach to protect from common cold

As temperatures drop and the sniffles start, take hope; research published this summer suggests a new approach to protect ourselves from the common cold.

24 Oct 2018

New tool may shed light on how to grow replacement tissues and organs for implants

From "Fantastic Voyage" to "Despicable Me," shrink rays have been a science-fiction staple on screen. Now chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a real shrink ray that can change the size and shape of a block of gel-like material while human or bacterial cells grow on it.

24 Oct 2018

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Men who lack resilience have greater risk for depression

Silver nanoparticles coated with anti-seizure drugs can kill brain-eating amoebae

Exposure to transportation noise and air pollution raises heart attack risk

Stress-induced mental disturbances are directly linked to abnormal glucose metabolism

Lead accumulation in shin bone linked to treatment-resistant hypertension

Study maps incidence of pediatric deaths from motor vehicle collisions

Biomarkers can predict treatment response in women with endometriosis

High-dose influenza vaccine associated fewer hospitalizations in dialysis patients

Trauma researchers develop profile of commonalities among communities where mass shootings occur

Targeting specific signaling pathway could provide new avenue for treating fetal alcohol syndrome

Insulin discovery could improve treatments for diabetes

MIT neuroscientists discover how the brain overcomes its difficulties

Scientists identify new target for battling deadly form of leukemia

HPTN 075 study shows high risk of HIV infection among MSM and TGW in sub-Saharan Africa

Study compares programming strategies used in implanted cardiac defibrillators

MIT researchers devise way to help blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Emergex completes toxicology testing on gold nanoparticle carrier system for vaccine platform

Children have positive feelings when they lose their first baby tooth

Research suggests new approach to protect from common cold

New tool may shed light on how to grow replacement tissues and organs for implants

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