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Study: Low socioeconomic status linked to higher risk of second heart attack or stroke

Low socioeconomic status is associated with a higher risk of a second heart attack or stroke, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today. The study in nearly 30 000 patients with a prior heart attack found that the risk of a second event was 36% lower for those in the highest income quintile compared to the lowest and increased by 14% in divorced compared to married patients.

27 Aug 2016

NanoScope awarded AGI Grant to re-sensitize photo-degenerated retinal areas with MCO

Millions of individuals affected by Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) are visually impaired due to photo-degeneration of retina. The visual loss starts with the peripheral region progressing towards the center leading to tunnel vision. Currently, there is no cure to restore vision in these patients. The disease leads not only to physical impairment, but has a significant emotional and psychological impact on quality of life of patients as well as their family members.

27 Aug 2016

Newly-developed epigenetic test can be used to identify tumors responsible for metastasis in cancer patient

In patients with cancer, initial diagnosis most often includes the detection of the primary or original tumor and the presence or absence of metastases, ie cells from the original tumor that have escaped from their original location and are growing into other tissues of the patient.

27 Aug 2016

Spotlight Innovation, FSU collaborate to support development of novel therapies for Zika virus infection

Spotlight Innovation Inc. has entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement with Florida State University to support research directed by FSU Prof. Hengli Tang aimed at developing safe and effective drugs to treat patients infected with Zika virus (ZIKV).

27 Aug 2016

Common practice of storing patient's used respiratory devices in plastic bags results in infections

Infection Prevention Products Inc. releases lab results and test studies that prove the common practice of storing a patient's used respiratory devices in plastic bags is spreading pathogens and resulting in respiratory infections throughout thousands of nursing homes in the U.S.

27 Aug 2016

UT Southwestern researchers identify protein that can kick-start more efficient, healthful breakdown of fat

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a protein often located on the surface of fat droplets within cells - and especially abundant in the muscles of endurance athletes - can kick-start the more efficient and healthful breakdown of fat.

27 Aug 2016

Basic cell biology research into neurodegeneration may fuel understanding of neurodegenerative diseases

Clinical trials and translational medicine have certainly given people hope and rapid pathways to cures for some of mankind's most troublesome diseases, but now is not the time to overlook the power of basic research, says UC Santa Barbara neuroscientist Kenneth S. Kosik.

27 Aug 2016

Scientists grow noroviruses in laboratory cultures of human intestinal epithelial cells

Human noroviruses - the leading viral cause of acute diarrhea around the world - have been difficult to study because scientists had not found a way to grow them in the lab.

27 Aug 2016

Engineers use light to print 3-D shape-memory materials

Engineers from MIT and Singapore University of Technology and Design are using light to print three-dimensional structures that "remember" their original shapes.

26 Aug 2016

UW-Madison joins with Madison Police Department to study impact of mindfulness practices on officers' well-being

The Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Madison Police Department are launching a pilot study to better understand the impact of mindfulness-based practices on police officers' physical and mental well-being.

26 Aug 2016

Scientists report new neurological complication from Zika virus infection

Dr. John England, Professor and Chair of Neurology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and colleagues in Honduras and Venezuela have reported a new neurological complication of infection with the Zika virus.

26 Aug 2016

Study suggests microRNAs may connect inflammation with heart disease risk in obese people

Inflammation likely plays a role in the increased risk of heart disease that comes with obesity, but scientists don't fully understand how obesity leads to heart disease.

26 Aug 2016

$New study finds contamination events near fracking gas drilling sites result of operational inefficiencies$

New study finds contamination events near fracking gas drilling sites result of operational inefficiencies

Chemists at the University of Texas at Arlington have published a new study that indicates that highly variable contamination events registered in and around unconventional oil and gas developments are the result of operational inefficiencies and not inherent to the extraction process itself.

26 Aug 2016

Scientists devise new route to synthesize insecticide in 15 steps

For chemists like Sarah Reisman, professor of chemistry at Caltech, synthesizing molecules is like designing your own jigsaw puzzle. You know what the solved puzzle looks like--the molecule--and your job is to figure out the best pieces to use to put it together.

26 Aug 2016

Bacteria in smokeless tobacco products linked to opportunistic infections

Several species of bacteria found in smokeless tobacco products have been associated with opportunistic infections, according to a paper published August 26 in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

26 Aug 2016

Researchers explore molecular mechanisms through which lead exposure may affect neural stem cells

Researchers have identified a potential molecular mechanism through which lead, a pervasive environmental toxin, may harm neural stem cells and neurodevelopment in children.

26 Aug 2016

Researchers find new way for early prediction of leukemic relapse

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have identified RNA-based biomarkers that distinguish between normal, aging hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia stem cells associated with secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML), a particularly problematic disease that typically afflicts older patients who have often already experienced a bout with cancer.

26 Aug 2016

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Study: Low socioeconomic status linked to higher risk of second heart attack or stroke

NanoScope awarded AGI Grant to re-sensitize photo-degenerated retinal areas with MCO

Newly-developed epigenetic test can be used to identify tumors responsible for metastasis in cancer patient

Spotlight Innovation, FSU collaborate to support development of novel therapies for Zika virus infection

Common practice of storing patient's used respiratory devices in plastic bags results in infections

UT Southwestern researchers identify protein that can kick-start more efficient, healthful breakdown of fat

Basic cell biology research into neurodegeneration may fuel understanding of neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists grow noroviruses in laboratory cultures of human intestinal epithelial cells

Engineers use light to print 3-D shape-memory materials

UW-Madison joins with Madison Police Department to study impact of mindfulness practices on officers' well-being

Scientists report new neurological complication from Zika virus infection

Study suggests microRNAs may connect inflammation with heart disease risk in obese people

New study finds contamination events near fracking gas drilling sites result of operational inefficiencies

Scientists devise new route to synthesize insecticide in 15 steps

Bacteria in smokeless tobacco products linked to opportunistic infections

Researchers explore molecular mechanisms through which lead exposure may affect neural stem cells

Researchers find new way for early prediction of leukemic relapse

Non-wearable sensor system measures walking patterns of senior citizens to predict risk of falling

Paleo diet may be beneficial for heart health

Researchers engineer protein-shelled nanostructures useful for ultrasound imaging

Microphysiological systems in drug discovery

Considerations for taking ASO discovery programs into animal models

Neurofilament light as a translational biomarker

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