New approach prevents thrombosis without increasing the risk of bleeding
In collaboration with an international team, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed an antibody, 3F7, which blocks a protein that is active in the coagulation system factor XII....
View ArticleAmputee feels in real-time with bionic hand wired to nerves (w/ video)
Nine years after an accident caused the loss of his left hand, Dennis Aabo Sørensen from Denmark became the first amputee in the world to feel – in real-time – with a sensory-enhanced prosthetic hand...
View ArticleDoes a looser mind lead to faster learning?
You wouldn't think that dissolving part of the brain, particularly one that helps hold the organ together, would help a gerbil rethink a problem. But that's exactly what a team of German scientists has...
View ArticleStudy of fruit fly microRNA unravels clues to aging process
Diseases like Alzheimer's and Huntington's are often associated with aging, but the biological link between the two is less certain. Researchers at Rutgers University–Camden are seeking insight into...
View ArticleNew evidence shows increase in obesity may be slowing, but not by much
In his 2014 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama referred to an August 2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that showed a decline in the obesity rate among low-income...
View ArticleMonkeys that eat omega-3 rich diet show more developed brain networks
Monkeys that ate a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids had brains with highly connected and well organized neural networks—in some ways akin to the neural networks in healthy humans—while monkeys that ate...
View ArticleWill your child be a slim adult?
Will your child be a slim adult? A novel new study published in PLOS ONE asked 532 international English speaking adults to submit or "crowd-source" predictors of whether a child is going to be an...
View ArticleIntravenous vitamin C may boost chemo's cancer-fighting power
(HealthDay)—Large doses of intravenous vitamin C have the potential to boost chemotherapy's ability to kill cancer cells, according to new laboratory research involving human cells and mice.
View ArticleNew weight-loss surgery may not ease chronic heartburn
(HealthDay)—Obese people who are considering weight-loss surgery should choose their procedure carefully if they hope to be free of chronic heartburn, a new study suggests.
View ArticleStudy shows yogurt consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that higher consumption of yoghurt, compared with no consumption, can reduce the risk of...
View ArticleEarly treatment with AED reduces duration of febrile seizures
New research shows that children with febrile status epilepticus (FSE) who receive earlier treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) experience a reduction in the duration of the seizure. The study...
View ArticleNon-traditional risk factors illuminate racial disparities in type 2 diabetes
(Medical Xpress)—Two surprising risk factors – diminished lung function and low serum potassium levels - appear to have nearly the same impact as obesity in explaining why African-Americans are...
View ArticleNew control target for cancer metabolism: Acetylation
(Medical Xpress)—Cancer cells are not interested in sustainability. They gobble up sugar inefficiently, brushing aside their mitochondria, the efficient miniature power plants that supply energy to...
View ArticleVision is key to spatial skills
Try to conjure a mental image of your kitchen, or imagine the route that you take to work every day. For most people, this comes so naturally that we think nothing of it, but for neuroscientists, there...
View ArticleNew risk factor found for schizophrenia
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have discovered a link between a largely unstudied gene and schizophrenia.
View ArticleThe 'entrance exam' that is key to a successful pregnancy
Researchers have discovered how an 'entrance exam' set by the womb determines if the implantation of an embryo is successful; potentially a milestone for advances in pregnancy treatments.
View ArticleStudy reveals record rise in insulin use
The use of insulin to treat type 2 diabetes has trebled in the UK over the last 20 years, a new study has revealed.
View ArticleFeeling sleepy? Maybe your brain's too full
Sleep is an essential state of the brain but why do animals risk the vulnerability that comes with not being conscious for hours? What happens in the brain during sleep that's so vital for life?
View ArticleNew analysis suggests whole diet approach to lower cardiovascular risk has...
A study published in The American Journal of Medicine reveals that a whole diet approach, which focuses on increased intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fish, has more evidence for reducing...
View ArticleScientists reprogram skin cells into insulin-producing pancreas cells
A cure for type 1 diabetes has long eluded even the top experts. Not because they do not know what must be done—but because the tools did not exist to do it. But now scientists at the Gladstone...
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