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New protein may help scientists understand role of Abeta in Alzheimer's disease

A new protein which will help scientists to understand why nerve cells die in people with Alzheimer's disease has been designed in a University of Sussex laboratory.

22 Jul 2016

Predictive power of computational toxicology demonstrated with crowd-sources scientific challenge

Results of the Systems Toxicology Computational Challenge have demonstrated how transcriptomics information present in the blood can be used to predict whether people have been exposed or not exposed to specific toxicants.

22 Jul 2016

Blood cancer is associated with considerably higher healthcare costs than other cancers

Health economics studies, published today in The Lancet Haematology, report that the cost of treating blood cancers is twice that for treating other cancers. This is largely because they require more complex treatment regimens that necessitate longer hospital stays.

22 Jul 2016

Scientists design and construct 10 large protein icosahedra to improve drug delivery

Using novel computational and biochemical approaches, scientists have accurately designed and built from scratch 10 large protein icosahedra--polyhedra with 20 faces--similar to viral capsids that carry viral DNA.

22 Jul 2016

Retained metabolites may contribute to impaired cognitive function in kidney failure patients

Retention of certain metabolites in the blood may contribute to cognitive impairment in patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

22 Jul 2016

Neuroimaging study identifies four mental stages during math problem solving

A new Carnegie Mellon University neuroimaging study reveals the mental stages people go through as they are solving challenging math problems.

22 Jul 2016

New study identifies alternative route for tuberculosis infection

Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a new way that tuberculosis bacteria get into the body, revealing a potential therapeutic angle to explore.

22 Jul 2016

Scientists receive grant to examine brain mechanisms underlying social stress in males and females

The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State University has received a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to investigate the neurochemical mechanisms underlying social stress in males and females.

22 Jul 2016

Disordered eating trends may not be improving among sexual minority teens, new research finds

Sexual minority boys and girls are more likely to purge or take laxatives, use diet pills, or fast to lose weight than their straight peers, and those disordered eating trends may not be improving, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.

22 Jul 2016

Researchers unveil engineered protein to suppress cancer-promoting message within cells

Over a century of research has shined light on the once-murky innards of our cells, from the genes that serve as our "blueprints" to the proteins and other molecules that are our cellular taskmasters.

22 Jul 2016

Scientists measure eye pressure of sleeping patients to find link between OSAS and glaucoma

Scientists at Hokkaido University have successfully measured the eye pressure of sleeping patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome for the first time, finding an unexpected correlation with glaucoma.

22 Jul 2016

Football players sustain more serious head impacts when hitting another player, study shows

In football, player-vs.-player hits will likely cause more severe head impacts than other impacts, according to a new study by a University of Georgia researcher.

22 Jul 2016

Choroid plexus signals in the brain control stem cell behavior

Prof. Fiona Doetsch's research team at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has discovered that the choroid plexus, a largely ignored structure in the brain that produces the cerebrospinal fluid, is an important regulator of adult neural stem cells.

22 Jul 2016

UTMB scientists find link between Aedes aegypti mosquito and Zika virus transmission

In collaboration with colleagues from Mexico, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers were the first to directly connect the Aedes aegypti mosquito with Zika transmission in the Americas, during an outbreak in southern Mexico.

22 Jul 2016

Cinnamon treatment turns poor-learning mice into good ones, research shows

If Dr. Kalipada Pahan's research pans out, the standard advice for failing students might one day be: Study harder and eat your cinnamon!

22 Jul 2016

New study reports strains of chimpanzee-carried SIVs can infect human cells

No one knows exactly how it happened. It may have entered through a cut or bite wound, the blood of a chimpanzee seeping into an exposed fingertip or forearm or foot.

22 Jul 2016

Adults with pain could be at higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders

What do we really know about the relationship between the experience of pain and risk of developing opioid use disorder? Results from a recent study - the first to directly address this question -- show that people with moderate or more severe pain had a 41 percent higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders than those without, independent of other demographic and clinical factors.

22 Jul 2016

Scientists receive $2.4 million grant to advance stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and Scripps Clinic have received a grant of nearly $2.4 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to support safety and quality tests of a potential stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease.

22 Jul 2016

Study shows physicians accept shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma as valid diagnoses

Survey data reveals a high degree of medical consensus that shaking a young child is capable of producing subdural hematoma (a life-threatening pooling of blood outside the brain), severe retinal hemorrhage, coma or death, according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

22 Jul 2016

Duke Health study shows physical declines start earlier than detected

Physical declines begin sooner in life than typically detected, often when people are still in their 50s, according to a Duke Health study that focused on a large group of U.S. adults across a variety of age groups.

22 Jul 2016

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New protein may help scientists understand role of Abeta in Alzheimer's disease

Predictive power of computational toxicology demonstrated with crowd-sources scientific challenge

Blood cancer is associated with considerably higher healthcare costs than other cancers

Scientists design and construct 10 large protein icosahedra to improve drug delivery

Retained metabolites may contribute to impaired cognitive function in kidney failure patients

Neuroimaging study identifies four mental stages during math problem solving

New study identifies alternative route for tuberculosis infection

Scientists receive grant to examine brain mechanisms underlying social stress in males and females

Disordered eating trends may not be improving among sexual minority teens, new research finds

Researchers unveil engineered protein to suppress cancer-promoting message within cells

Scientists measure eye pressure of sleeping patients to find link between OSAS and glaucoma

Football players sustain more serious head impacts when hitting another player, study shows

Choroid plexus signals in the brain control stem cell behavior

UTMB scientists find link between Aedes aegypti mosquito and Zika virus transmission

Cinnamon treatment turns poor-learning mice into good ones, research shows

New study reports strains of chimpanzee-carried SIVs can infect human cells

Adults with pain could be at higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders

Scientists receive $2.4 million grant to advance stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease

Study shows physicians accept shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma as valid diagnoses

Duke Health study shows physical declines start earlier than detected

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