Women may have natural defense against common STD
(HealthDay)—Women appear to have a natural defense against the world's most common sexually transmitted infection, a new study says.
View ArticleBrain makes its own version of Valium, researchers find
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that a naturally occurring protein secreted only in discrete areas of the mammalian brain may act as a Valium-like brake on certain...
View ArticleResearch identifies links between genetic variants and educational attainment
A multi-national team of researchers has identified genetic markers that predict educational attainment by pooling data from more than 125,000 individuals in the United States, Australia, and 13...
View ArticleNerve stimulation helps with overactive bladder
Beaumont Health System research finds that symptoms of overactive bladder, or OAB, were reduced in those who received tibial nerve stimulation. The three-year results published in the June issue of The...
View ArticleResearchers identify novel approach to create red blood cells, platelets in...
A study led by Boston University School of Medicine has identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro. In collaboration with Boston...
View ArticleKetamine cousin rapidly lifts depression without side effects
GLYX-13, a molecular cousin to ketamine, induces similar antidepressant results without the street drug side effects, reported a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) that was...
View ArticleResearchers discover new weapon in fight against cervical cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds have found a way to target and destroy a key protein associated with the development of cervical and other cancers.
View ArticleDouble dose of antiviral drug offers no added benefit in severe influenza
Giving double doses of the antiviral drug oseltamivir, or Tamiflu, offers no clinical or virological advantages over a standard dose for patients admitted to hospital with severe influenza infection,...
View ArticleAre men better than women at acoustic size judgments?
New research published today in Biology Letters reveals that men are significantly better than women at assessing someone's body size from the sound of their speech.
View ArticleIn dating game, narcissists get the girl
(HealthDay News)—Men with high levels of narcissism—an unrealistically positive self-image coupled with feelings of entitlement—have an easier time than others attracting a potential mate, new German...
View ArticleA DNA-unraveling enzyme in neutrophils essential for deep vein thrombosis
(Medical Xpress)—It takes more than platelets, thrombin and fibrin to build a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Increasingly, researchers are recognizing that neutrophils—cells better known for their role in...
View ArticlePretesting cervical tumors could inform treatment
(Medical Xpress)—Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that testing cervical tumors before treatment for vulnerability to chemotherapy predicts whether patients...
View ArticleResearch suggests origins of key cells in the thymus
Medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) allow the thymus to ensure that the body's T cells are able to distinguish between potentially harmful foreign antigens and those that are produced by the body...
View ArticleLive and let die: Protein prevents immune cell suicide
A protein called c-FLIP-R is critical to immune cell survival: If this molecule is missing, the cells kill themselves – and are thus no longer able to perform their job fighting off invaders. Now,...
View ArticleLead acts to trigger schizophrenia
Mice engineered with a human gene for schizophrenia and exposed to lead during early life exhibited behaviors and structural changes in their brains consistent with schizophrenia. Scientists at...
View ArticleFacebook profiles raise users' self-esteem and affect behavior
A Facebook profile is an ideal version of self, full of photos and posts curated for the eyes of family, friends and acquaintances. A new study shows that this version of self can provide beneficial...
View ArticleHow disease mutations affect the Parkin protein
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom have determined the crystal structure of Parkin, a protein found in cells that when mutated can lead to a hereditary form of...
View ArticleCircadian rhythms control body's response to intestinal infections
(Medical Xpress)—Circadian rhythms can boost the body's ability to fight intestinal bacterial infections, UC Irvine researchers have found.
View ArticleCortical microcircuitry: Can we predict function from structure?
(Medical Xpress)—Neuroscientists have sought to explain diseases like schizophrenia and autism in terms of abnormal development of cortical microcircuitry. Before leaping to high level functional...
View ArticleResearch shows how ritalin affects brains of kids with ADHD
(HealthDay)—Ritalin activates specific areas of the brain in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mimicking the brain activity of children without the condition, a new review...
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