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Researchers discover function of olfactory receptors in human heart muscle

Researchers have for the first time identified the function of olfactory receptors in the human heart muscle, such as are also present in the nose. One of the receptors reacts to fatty acids that occur in the blood, in patients with diabetes significantly above the normal range.

8 Feb 2017

New study sheds light on how prenatal BPA exposure increases obesity risk

An expectant mother's exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) can raise her offspring's risk of obesity by reducing sensitivity to a hormone responsible for controlling appetite, according to a mouse study published in the Endocrine Society's journal Endocrinology.

8 Feb 2017

People using Facebook or surfing the web suffer impaired perception of time, research suggests

Updating your Facebook status can be a fun way to while away the hours - but now it seems it really is making us lose track of time as we do it.

8 Feb 2017

UCLA researchers identify drug combinations that may be successful in reducing growth of bacteria

A landmark report by the World Health Organization in 2014 observed that antibiotic resistance -- long thought to be a health threat of the future -- had finally become a serious threat to public health around the world.

8 Feb 2017

Study sheds light on role of Armc5 protein in foetal development and T-cell immune responses

Genetic mutations of the Armc5 gene disrupt foetal development and compromise the immune response.

8 Feb 2017

Researchers uncover reasons for differences between immune cells in males and females

Michigan State University researchers are the first to uncover reasons why a specific type of immune cell acts very differently in females compared to males while under stress, resulting in women being more susceptible to certain diseases.

8 Feb 2017

Teacher’s interaction may be cause of lower academic performance among obese female students

While obesity is often thought of as a health problem, a new study by a University of Illinois at Chicago sociologist suggests that discrimination by body weight may be the more important factor for obese white female students' lower success in school.

8 Feb 2017

Researchers launch first real-time study to measure efficacy of fertility app

In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center's Institute for Reproductive Health announced today the launch of a year-long study to measure the efficacy of a new app, Dot, for avoiding unintended pregnancy as compared to efficacy rates of other family planning methods.

8 Feb 2017

Study suggests that iPSCs do not develop more mutations than subcloned cells

It's been more than 10 years since Japanese researchers Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., and his graduate student Kazutoshi Takahashi, Ph.D., developed the breakthrough technique to return any adult cell to its earliest stage of development (a pluripotent stem cell) and change it into different types of cells in the body.

8 Feb 2017

Research provides insights about left-right differences in embryonic neural development

Our nervous systems have left-right differences that are important for correct functioning. Handedness is probably the best known asymmetry arising from the development of the nervous system.

8 Feb 2017

UNC scientists confirm and clarify key molecular details of nucleotide excision repair

Day in and day out, in our bodies, the DNA in cells is damaged for a variety of reasons, and thus intercellular DNA-repair systems are fundamental to the maintenance of life.

8 Feb 2017

Novel cell therapy may repair heart damage using modified cells from facial muscle

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have received $2.4 million in federal funding to pursue research on a novel cell therapy that would repair heart damage using modified cells taken from the patient's own facial muscle.

8 Feb 2017

Scientists secure NIH grant to test portable blood-adhesion monitor for sickle cell disease patients

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University will use a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop and test a small, portable blood-adhesion monitor for sickle cell disease patients.

8 Feb 2017

Study finds link between breast density and contralateral breast cancer

Breast cancer patients with dense breast tissue have almost a two-fold increased risk of developing disease in the contralateral breast, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer.

8 Feb 2017

MGH researchers develop novel approach to analyze brainwave activity during sleep

Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have developed a novel approach to analyze brainwaves during sleep, which promises to give a more detailed and accurate depiction of neurophysiological changes than provided by a traditional sleep study.

8 Feb 2017

Researchers receive $2.9 million grant to advance screening capabilities for suicide risk

A multidisciplinary team from Care New England's Butler Hospital, Brown University and the University of Michigan has come together to advance screening capabilities for suicide risk.

8 Feb 2017

UEA study identifies protein essential for healthy development of gut cells

Scientists have uncovered key processes in the healthy development of cells which line the human gut, furthering their understanding about the development of cancer.

8 Feb 2017

New study uncovers important links between glioblastoma and epileptic seizures

Detecting brain tumors at the earliest possible stage and eliminating them before seizures begin might be possible one day, according to research by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital.

7 Feb 2017

Exposure to heightened air pollution increases risk of Type 2 diabetes in obese Latino children

Latino children who live in areas with higher levels of air pollution have a heightened risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new USC-led study.

7 Feb 2017

Studies open new windows into understanding untreatable group of common genetic disorders

Two Princeton University studies are opening important new windows into understanding an untreatable group of common genetic disorders known as RASopathies that are characterized by distinct facial features, developmental delays, cognitive impairment and heart problems.

7 Feb 2017

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Researchers discover function of olfactory receptors in human heart muscle

New study sheds light on how prenatal BPA exposure increases obesity risk

People using Facebook or surfing the web suffer impaired perception of time, research suggests

UCLA researchers identify drug combinations that may be successful in reducing growth of bacteria

Study sheds light on role of Armc5 protein in foetal development and T-cell immune responses

Researchers uncover reasons for differences between immune cells in males and females

Teacher’s interaction may be cause of lower academic performance among obese female students

Researchers launch first real-time study to measure efficacy of fertility app

Study suggests that iPSCs do not develop more mutations than subcloned cells

Research provides insights about left-right differences in embryonic neural development

UNC scientists confirm and clarify key molecular details of nucleotide excision repair

Novel cell therapy may repair heart damage using modified cells from facial muscle

Scientists secure NIH grant to test portable blood-adhesion monitor for sickle cell disease patients

Study finds link between breast density and contralateral breast cancer

MGH researchers develop novel approach to analyze brainwave activity during sleep

Researchers receive $2.9 million grant to advance screening capabilities for suicide risk

UEA study identifies protein essential for healthy development of gut cells

New study uncovers important links between glioblastoma and epileptic seizures

Exposure to heightened air pollution increases risk of Type 2 diabetes in obese Latino children

Studies open new windows into understanding untreatable group of common genetic disorders

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