Brain asymmetry improves processing of sensory information
Fish that have symmetric brains show defects in processing information about sights and smells, according to the results of a new study into how asymmetry in the brain affects processing of sensory...
View ArticlePowerful bacterial immune response defined by new study
T-cells, the elite guard of the immune system in humans and other mammals, ignore normal biologic protocol and swing into high gear when attacked by certain fast-moving bacteria, reports a team of...
View ArticleNew disease gene discovery sheds light on cause of bone marrow failure
The study, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, detected and identified a new disease gene (ERCC6L2). In its normal form, the gene plays a key role in protecting DNA from damaging...
View ArticleBundles of nerves and arteries provide wealth of new stem cell information
A new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study not only uncovers new details on how bundles of nerves and arteries interact with stem cells but also showcases revolutionary techniques for following the...
View ArticleProstate development discovery could lead to new treatments
Scientists at the University of York have discovered how the prostate gland develops for the first time, according to research published today (February 6, 2014) in Stem Cell Reports.
View ArticleHeart disease risk linked with spouses' social support
Matters of the heart can influence actual heart health, according to new research. A study from researchers at the University of Utah shows that the ways in which your spouse is supportive—and how you...
View ArticleImmune system 'overdrive' in pregnant women puts male child at risk for brain...
Johns Hopkins researchers report that fetal mice—especially males—show signs of brain damage that lasts into their adulthood when they are exposed in the womb to a maternal immune system kicked into...
View ArticleNutritional supplement improves cognitive performance in older adults, study...
Declines in the underlying brain skills needed to think, remember and learn are normal in aging. In fact, this cognitive decline is a fact of life for most older Americans.
View ArticleSource of chlamydia reinfections may be GI tract
The current standard of care treatment for chlamydia sometimes fails to eradicate the disease, according to a review published ahead of print in Infection and Immunity, and the culprit may be in the gut.
View ArticleAutism: Birth hormone may control the expression of the syndrome in animals
The scientific community agrees that autism has its origins in early life—foetal and/or postnatal. The team led by Yehezkel Ben-Ari, Inserm Emeritus Research Director at the Mediterranean Institute of...
View ArticleThe ultimate decoy: Scientists find protein that helps bacteria misdirect...
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has discovered an unusual bacterial protein that attaches to virtually any antibody and prevents it from binding to its target. Protein...
View ArticleToxin from brain cells triggers neuron loss in human ALS model
In most cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, a toxin released by cells that normally nurture neurons in the brain and spinal cord can trigger loss of the nerve cells...
View ArticleFirst guidelines issued to prevent stroke in women
Just as heart attack symptoms may differ between men and women, so do stroke risks.
View ArticleProduction of exceptionally large surface protein prevents bacteria from...
A genetic mechanism that controls the production of a large spike-like protein on the surface of Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria alters the ability of the bacteria to form clumps and to cause...
View ArticleCholesterol plays a critical role in hantavirus infection
Viruses mutate fast, which means they can quickly become resistant to anti-viral drugs. But viruses also depend on proteins and nutrients provided by their hosts, and therefore one strategy to identify...
View ArticleResearchers pinpoint protein associated with canine hereditary ataxia
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a link between a mutation in a gene called RAB 24 and an inherited neurodegenerative disease in Old English sheepdogs and Gordon setters. The...
View ArticleOpening 'the X-files' helped researchers to understand why women and men...
Researchers from the University of Helsinki analyzed thoroughly the commonly occurring genetic variation in chromosome X, one of the two sex-determining chromosomes, in almost 25,000 Northern European...
View ArticleDaily aspirin may guard against ovarian cancer
(HealthDay)—Taking aspirin every day might lower a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer by one-fifth, a new study suggests.
View ArticleCobalt intoxication diagnosed with the help of Dr. House
In today's edition of The Lancet doctors report the case of a patient with severe heart failure, who in May 2012 was referred to the Marburg University clinic in Germany.
View ArticleOnly 1 in 3 HIV-infected black Americans gets effective treatment: study
(HealthDay)—Even though drugs that can keep HIV at bay are available, only about one in three black Americans with the AIDS-causing virus have their infection under control, U.S. health officials said...
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