Research shows early promise of new drug for cancers caused by viruses
Christopher Parsons, MD, Director of the HIV Malignancies Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the senior author of a paper that is the first to report that specialized fat (lipid)...
View ArticleNew breast cancer stem cell findings explain how cancer spreads
Breast cancer stem cells exist in two different states and each state plays a role in how cancer spreads, according to an international collaboration of researchers. Their finding sheds new light on...
View ArticleMerck recalls cholesterol drug Liptruzet (Update)
(HealthDay)—Packaging defects have prompted a recall of a combination cholesterol drug called Liptruzet, produced by Merck & Co., temporarily affecting the entire U.S. stock.
View ArticlePatients with mild hyperglycemia and genetic mutation have low prevalence of...
Despite having mild hyperglycemia for approximately 50 years, patients with a mutation in the gene encoding the enzyme glucokinase had a low prevalence of clinically significant vascular complications,...
View ArticleK computer is unleashed for largest neuronal network simulation ever
(Phys.org) —Wow, today's top supercomputers have formidable speed and computational power to rival humans. On the other hand, wow, the human brain is more powerful than today's supercomputers, which...
View ArticleIn dyslexia, less brain tissue not to blame for reading difficulties
In people with dyslexia, less gray matter in the brain has been linked to reading disabilities, but now new evidence suggests this is a consequence of poorer reading experiences and not the root cause...
View ArticleStudy reveals senses of sight and sound separated in children with autism
Like watching a foreign movie that was badly dubbed, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have trouble integrating simultaneous information from their eyes and their ears, according to a...
View ArticleScreening helps prevent cervical cancer in older women
New research from Queen Mary University of London reveals women over the age of 50 who don't attend cervical screening are four times more likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer in later life.
View ArticleExperimental vaccines may extend life in pancreatic cancer
(HealthDay)—Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly malignancies, may live a little longer when treated with two therapeutic vaccines, new research suggests.
View ArticleVigorous evening exercise not detrimental to sleep quality
A paper published in the European Journal of Sport Science found early evening high-intensity training had no significant impact on sleep quality and quantity in elite youth soccer players.
View ArticleEmployment may lead to improvement in autism symptoms
(Medical Xpress)—More independent work environments may lead to reductions in autism symptoms and improve daily living in adults with the disorder, according to a new study released in the Journal of...
View ArticleResearch reveals importance of early parent-child relations in emotional...
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Reading and University College London (UCL), found that the quality of the relationship in the first 18-months of...
View ArticleThe internal clock and feeding rhythm set the pace of the liver
Living organisms have adapted to the day-night cycle and, in most cases, they have evolved a "circadian clock". Its effects are not completely known yet but its functioning has been shown to have...
View ArticleWhen it comes to vision, brain can perform more than one function without...
Many studies suggest that pushing your brain to multitask—writing emails, for instance, while watching the day's latest news and eating breakfast—leads to poorer performance and lower productivity. But...
View ArticleStudy finds metabolic clues to diabetic kidney failure
About 33 percent of people with type 2 diabetes suffer kidney damage that progresses to end stage renal disease (ESRD), at which point they require either dialysis or kidney transplantation. Scientists...
View ArticleStudy: Copycats pave the way to problem-solving success
It is often better to be surrounded by copycats than innovators, according to a new Indiana University study.
View ArticleStudy shows elevated rates of inadequate pap tests in transgender men
A new study finds that female-to-male (FTM) transgender patients had over 10 times higher odds of having an inadequate Papanicolaou (Pap) test compared to female patients. The findings, by Fenway...
View ArticleDiabetes blood glucose targets are risk free, research shows
Diabetes research led by the University of Exeter Medical School has underlined the importance of people with diabetes achieving their blood sugar goals, to reduce the risk of complications.
View ArticleTake a stand and be active to reduce chronic disease, make aging easier,...
People who decrease sitting time and increase physical activity have a lower risk of chronic disease, according to Kansas State University research.
View ArticleSelf-control isn't in short supply, despite what it looks like
It might be true that people have a harder time controlling themselves when they are tired at the end of the day, but that doesn't mean that self-control is a limited resource, say authors in the Cell...
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