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Researchers uncover how vitamins A and C act to modify epigenetic cell memory

Vitamins A and C aren't just good for your health, they affect your DNA too. Researchers at the Babraham Institute and their international collaborators have discovered how vitamins A and C act to modify the epigenetic 'memory' held by cells; insight which is significant for regenerative medicine and our ability to reprogramme cells from one identity to another.

12 Oct 2016

High-protein diet eliminates metabolic benefits of weight loss in obese women

Dieters sometimes consume extra protein to stave off hunger and prevent loss of muscle tissue that often comes with weight loss.

12 Oct 2016

Calcium supplements may raise risk of plaque buildup in arteries and heart damage

After analyzing 10 years of medical tests on more than 2,700 people in a federally funded heart disease study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and elsewhere conclude that taking calcium in the form of supplements may raise the risk of plaque buildup in arteries and heart damage, although a diet high in calcium-rich foods appears be protective.

12 Oct 2016

Six innovations win $250,000 grants at Pediatric Surgical Innovation Symposium

Six pediatric medical device innovations that address a significant unmet need were awarded a total of $250,000 in grant money at the 4th annual Pediatric Surgical Innovation Symposium organized by the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Health System.

12 Oct 2016

Research findings provide new avenues to target virus infection

Viral infection is one of the leading medical challenges of the 21st Century, ranging from the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) epidemic affecting 3% of the global population, to recent outbreaks of West Nile, Zika, and Ebola viruses.

12 Oct 2016

New T cell subset may play vital role in development of type 1 diabetes

A study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland revealed that a recently described T cell subset may have a central role in the development of type 1 diabetes.

12 Oct 2016

Study shows simple and convenient oral spray supplementation can help correct vitamin D deficiency

Optimal levels of vitamin D are just a spray away, according to a study by health pioneers BetterYou in conjunction with the NHS.

From BetterYou Ltd 12 Oct 2016

TSRI scientists identify new therapeutic target to combat obesity and type 2 diabetes

In a series of studies led by Assistant Professor Anutosh Chakraborty of The Scripps Research Institute Florida campus, scientists have identified a key protein that promotes fat accumulation in animal models by slowing the breakdown and expenditure of fat and encouraging weight gain.

12 Oct 2016

Type 2 diabetes epidemic worse than previously thought, reveals new research

EXASOL, provider of the world’s fastest in-memory analytic database, today releases the most in-depth analysis ever carried out into type 2 diabetes medication prescribing in England.

12 Oct 2016

Symptoms linked to Alzheimer's disease manifest differently in Hispanics, study finds

Certain symptoms associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease, including agitation and depression, affect Hispanics more frequently and severely than other ethnicities.

12 Oct 2016

Novel biomarkers enhance power to predict therapeutic efficacy in LN prognostic models

Results of preclinical studies by investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina reported in the August 2016 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatology demonstrate for the first time that including novel biomarkers in lupus nephritis (LN) prognostic models significantly increases their power to predict therapeutic efficacy.

12 Oct 2016

Novel microwave-induced photodynamic therapy could target deeply situated tumors

Physicists at The University of Texas at Arlington have shown that using microwaves to activate photosensitive nanoparticles produces tissue-heating effects that ultimately lead to cell death within solid tumors.

12 Oct 2016

New image analysis technique helps better identify and distinguish between two cancer cell types

Brown University researchers have developed a new image analysis technique to distinguish two key cancer cell types associated with tumor progression.

12 Oct 2016

Hospital choice for heart attack care may determine long-term survival of patients

Where you go for heart attack care may matter for both your short- and long-term risk of death, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine.

12 Oct 2016

Research on naked mole-rats could pave way for new human pain therapies

In injuries and inflammation, naked mole-rats do not develop normal hypersensitivity to temperature stimuli.

12 Oct 2016

Financial difficulties may impact treatment outcomes for cancer patients

Financial difficulties can significantly impact a cancer patient's quality of life during treatment and may even increase their risk of death, according to the results of a pooled analysis presented at the ESMO 2016 Congress in Copenhagen.

12 Oct 2016

Females respond differently when isolated from social group, study finds

While male and female mice have similar responses to physical stress, research from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary, Canada, suggests females, not males, feel stressed when alone.

12 Oct 2016

Aerobic exercise provides benefits to T1D patients on insulin pump therapy

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients on insulin pumps stand to benefit by engaging in aerobic exercise, said a team researchers who conducted a three-month observational study on two groups of diabetes patients.

12 Oct 2016

$New casting technique could help avoid surgery in elderly patients with unstable ankle fractures$

New casting technique could help avoid surgery in elderly patients with unstable ankle fractures

Elderly patients with unstable ankle fractures could avoid surgery, according to research by a UK team led by Oxford University.

12 Oct 2016

DHA supplementation enhances cognitive function in older adults with MCI

Results from a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease support the cognitive benefits of DHA, which have been consistently demonstrated with doses of 900 mg/day or greater.

12 Oct 2016

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Researchers uncover how vitamins A and C act to modify epigenetic cell memory

High-protein diet eliminates metabolic benefits of weight loss in obese women

Calcium supplements may raise risk of plaque buildup in arteries and heart damage

Six innovations win $250,000 grants at Pediatric Surgical Innovation Symposium

Research findings provide new avenues to target virus infection

New T cell subset may play vital role in development of type 1 diabetes

Study shows simple and convenient oral spray supplementation can help correct vitamin D deficiency

TSRI scientists identify new therapeutic target to combat obesity and type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes epidemic worse than previously thought, reveals new research

Symptoms linked to Alzheimer's disease manifest differently in Hispanics, study finds

Novel biomarkers enhance power to predict therapeutic efficacy in LN prognostic models

Novel microwave-induced photodynamic therapy could target deeply situated tumors

New image analysis technique helps better identify and distinguish between two cancer cell types

Hospital choice for heart attack care may determine long-term survival of patients

Research on naked mole-rats could pave way for new human pain therapies

Financial difficulties may impact treatment outcomes for cancer patients

Females respond differently when isolated from social group, study finds

Aerobic exercise provides benefits to T1D patients on insulin pump therapy

New casting technique could help avoid surgery in elderly patients with unstable ankle fractures

DHA supplementation enhances cognitive function in older adults with MCI

Microphysiological systems in drug discovery

Considerations for taking ASO discovery programs into animal models

Neurofilament light as a translational biomarker

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