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Body’s natural circadian timing gives performance advantage to West Coast NFL teams at night

A new analysis of National Football League results suggests that the body’s natural circadian timing gives a performance advantage to West Coast teams when they play East Coast teams at night.

28 Nov 2013

Research: Modification of SUMO protein plays vital role in normal brain function

Scientists are a step closer to understanding how some of the brain's 100 billion nerve cells co-ordinate their communication.

28 Nov 2013

Social activity maintains mobility and reduces mortality risk in older people

Social activity and health correlate in old age, but less is known about what explains this association. The results of a study carried out in the Gerontology Research Center showed that part of the association between social activity and mortality was mediated by mobility among older men and women.

28 Nov 2013

Diabetic patients can benefit by eating single large meal than several smaller meals

For patients with diabetes, it is better to eat a single large meal than several smaller meals throughout the day. This is the result of a current dietary study at Linköping University in Sweden.

28 Nov 2013

$Study reveals non-hip, non-vertebral fractures may also increase risk of death$

Study reveals non-hip, non-vertebral fractures may also increase risk of death

It is well known that hip and vertebral fractures increase the risk of premature death. Until now, little has been known about the clinical impact of non-hip, non-vertebral fractures - so new Australian research showing that they may also increase the risk of death will better inform treatment.

28 Nov 2013

Occludin and connexin 43 expression may reflect pathogenesis of brain injury

Understanding the pathogenesis of brain edema may allow for the prevention and treatment of edema in the field of neurosurgery, thus resulting in better treatments for intracranial diseases.

28 Nov 2013

Research shows ocean rip currents account for greater loss of human life than other natural hazards

Rip currents claim more lives in Australia on average each year than bushfires, floods, cyclones and sharks combined, UNSW research shows.

28 Nov 2013

Surgeon performs first-ever retrograde gene therapy on human heart

Ernie Lively moved to a scenic home in the mountains of Wasatch County to escape the hectic pace of Hollywood when he retired. But retirement didn't provide Lively with the active lifestyle he craved because of simple reality: His heart was failing.

28 Nov 2013

Scientists identify new approach to fight malaria parasites

Using advanced methodologies that pit drug compounds against specific types of malaria parasite cells, an international team of scientists, including researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, have identified a potential new weapon and approach for attacking the parasites that cause malaria.

28 Nov 2013

Enzyme intervenes when cancer-fighting PTEN is bound for cell's protein-destroying machinery

A protector for PTEN, a tumor-thwarting protein often missing in cancer cells, has emerged from research led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center published online at Nature Cell Biology this week.

28 Nov 2013

Compound extracted from wine-processed Fructus corni protects hippocampal neurons from damage

Studies have shown that Fructus corni has a protective effect on hepatocytes, and has anticancer, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, a compound extracted from wine-processed Fructus corni, has a protective effect on hippocampal neurons damaged by H2O2.

28 Nov 2013

Screening for genetic mutations may help identify silent carriers of adrenal Cushing's syndrome

Genetic research that will be published tomorrow in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests to Dr. André Lacroix, professor at the University of Montreal, that clinicians' understanding and treatment of a form of Cushing's syndrome affecting both adrenal glands will be fundamentally changed, and that moreover, it might be appropriate to begin screening for the genetic mutations that cause this form of the disease.

28 Nov 2013

PLOS and DNDi to launch collection of neglected tropical diseases at 10-year anniversary of DNDi

As part of a collaborative initiative, PLOS and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) are delighted to be launching a special Collection-PLOS & DNDi: a decade of Open Access and Neglected Tropical Diseases R&D (Research and Development)-to coincide with a joint event at the Institut Pasteur in Paris celebrating the 10-year anniversary of DNDi.

28 Nov 2013

Researchers identify protein in malaria that is inhibited by newly discovered anti-malarial compounds

Researchers have identified the protein in malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites that is inhibited by a newly discovered class of anti-malarial compounds known as imidazopyrazines.

28 Nov 2013

Accumulation of small protein in brain’s blood vessels can drive early cognitive impairment

A team of Stony Brook University researchers led by William Van Nostrand, PhD, Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, has discovered in a model of Alzheimer's disease that early accumulation of a small protein, known as amyloid β, in the blood vessels of the brain can drive early cognitive impairment.

28 Nov 2013

NIBIB-funded researchers explore better treatment for brain aneurysms

Thirty thousand Americans suffer severe neurological damage or death from brain aneurysms each year and the existing treatments eventually fail in nearly half of patients. Currently, these "bubbles" in the blood vessel are either clamped off, which requires invasive brain surgery, or filled with platinum coils to induce clotting in the aneurysm. Both treatments, although somewhat effective, can have subsequent problems, including inflammation, incomplete healing, and the development of secondary aneurysms adjacent to the initial site. These complications result in approximately 40 percent of patients needing additional treatment to attempt to re-repair the aneurysm.

28 Nov 2013

Drugs delivered by nanoparticles hold promise for targeted treatment of many diseases, including cancer

Drugs delivered by nanoparticles hold promise for targeted treatment of many diseases, including cancer. However, the particles have to be injected into patients, which has limited their usefulness so far.

27 Nov 2013

Cedars-Sinai researchers design new procedure to treat stem cell-related corneal blindness

Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute have designed and tested a novel, minute-long procedure to prepare human amniotic membrane for use as a scaffold for specialized stem cells that may be used to treat some corneal diseases.

27 Nov 2013

Researchers create breathalyzer that may help control blood sugar

Finger pricks may soon be a thing of the past for diabetics. Researchers at Western New England University have created a breathalyzer that may help control blood sugar by measuring the amount of acetone in the breath.

27 Nov 2013

CRI researcher receives grant from DIPG to research on pediatric brain tumors

Javad Nazarian, PhD, a researcher with Children's Research Institute (CRI) at Children's National, is the recipient of a $99,979 grant from the DIPG Collaborative for his proposal entitled, "Comparative Proteomic and RNA Sequencing of DIPGs."

27 Nov 2013

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Body’s natural circadian timing gives performance advantage to West Coast NFL teams at night

Research: Modification of SUMO protein plays vital role in normal brain function

Social activity maintains mobility and reduces mortality risk in older people

Diabetic patients can benefit by eating single large meal than several smaller meals

Study reveals non-hip, non-vertebral fractures may also increase risk of death

Occludin and connexin 43 expression may reflect pathogenesis of brain injury

Research shows ocean rip currents account for greater loss of human life than other natural hazards

Surgeon performs first-ever retrograde gene therapy on human heart

Scientists identify new approach to fight malaria parasites

Enzyme intervenes when cancer-fighting PTEN is bound for cell's protein-destroying machinery

Compound extracted from wine-processed Fructus corni protects hippocampal neurons from damage

Screening for genetic mutations may help identify silent carriers of adrenal Cushing's syndrome

PLOS and DNDi to launch collection of neglected tropical diseases at 10-year anniversary of DNDi

Researchers identify protein in malaria that is inhibited by newly discovered anti-malarial compounds

Accumulation of small protein in brain’s blood vessels can drive early cognitive impairment

NIBIB-funded researchers explore better treatment for brain aneurysms

Drugs delivered by nanoparticles hold promise for targeted treatment of many diseases, including cancer

Cedars-Sinai researchers design new procedure to treat stem cell-related corneal blindness

Researchers create breathalyzer that may help control blood sugar

CRI researcher receives grant from DIPG to research on pediatric brain tumors

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