Blood vessels in the eye linked with IQ, cognitive function
The width of blood vessels in the retina, located at the back of the eye, may indicate brain health years before the onset of dementia and other deficits, according to a new study published in...
View ArticleOptogenetic rendering of a whisker space holodrome with single spike precision
(Medical Xpress)—The constant refrain of the federal BRAIN Initiative can be summarized as the twin-towered call of "tools to codes." To that point, the latest issue of Nature methods is currently...
View ArticleLarge multi-generational family helps unlock genetic secrets to developmental...
Research from Thomas Jefferson University is laying the foundation for a genetic test to accurately identify hip dysplasia in newborns so that early intervention can be initiated to promote normal...
View ArticleNew kind of antibiotic may be more effective at fighting tuberculosis,...
Diseases such as tuberculosis, anthrax, and shigellosis—a severe food-borne illness—eventually could be treated with an entirely new and more-effective kind of antibiotic, thanks to a team of...
View ArticlePotential new way to suppress tumor growth discovered
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center, have identified a new mechanism that appears to suppress tumor...
View ArticleNew strategy for defeating neuroblastoma found
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a promising strategy for defeating neuroblastoma – a malignant form of cancer in children – that focuses on the so-called MYCN protein. A...
View ArticleMeeting online leads to happier, more enduring marriages, study finds
More than a third of marriages between 2005 and 2012 began online, according to new research at the University of Chicago, which also found that online couples have happier, longer marriages.
View ArticleStudy identifies new drug target in deadly form of leukemia
A research team led by the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) in Singapore has identified ways to inhibit the function of a key protein linked to stem cell-like behavior in terminal-stage...
View ArticleManipulating memory in the hippocampus: Protein modification may help control...
In the brain, cell-to-cell communication is dependent on neurotransmitters, chemicals that aid the transfer of information between neurons. Several proteins have the ability to modify the production of...
View ArticleFor some men, it's 'T' time—test or no test
Prescriptions for testosterone therapy have increased significantly during the last 10 years, according to a study in the current issue of JAMA Internal Medicine conducted by researchers at the...
View ArticleMosquitoes reared in cooler temperatures more susceptible to viruses that can...
Urban epidemics resulting from viral diseases, such as West Nile fever and chikungunya fever, are transmitted by infected mosquitoes.
View ArticleSunscreen slows skin aging, if used often enough
New research from sunny Australia provides some of the strongest evidence to date that near-daily sunscreen use can slow the aging of skin.
View ArticleCompanies pay almost $6,000 extra per year for each employee who smokes,...
A new study suggests that U.S. businesses pay almost $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes compared to the cost to employ a person who has never smoked cigarettes.
View ArticleCommon gene known to cause inherited autism now linked to specific behaviors
(Medical Xpress)—The genetic malady known as Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited autism and intellectual disability. Brain scientists know the gene defect that causes the syndrome...
View ArticleDiscovery points way to new treatments for painful circulation problem
(Medical Xpress)—A discovery at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is opening up new avenues for treating peripheral arterial disease, a common circulation problem that afflicts millions of...
View ArticleStem cells show potential to treat a leading cause of blindness
(Medical Xpress)—Stem cells derived from body fat show great potential for treating and possibly even reversing the effects of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that threatens the vision...
View ArticlePromising drug prevents cancer cells from shutting down immune system
(Medical Xpress)—An investigational drug that targets the immune system's ability to fight cancer is showing promising results in Yale Cancer Center (YCC) patients with a variety of advanced or...
View ArticleResearch shows way to improve stem cells' cartilage formation
(Medical Xpress)—Cartilage injuries are difficult to repair. Current surgical options generally involve taking a piece from another part of the injured joint and patching over the damaged area, but...
View ArticleEnhancer RNAs alter gene expression: New class of molecules may be key...
(Medical Xpress)—In a pair of distinct but complementary papers, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues illuminate the functional importance of a...
View ArticleScientists find link between allergic and autoimmune diseases in mouse study
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues, have discovered that a gene called BACH2 may play a central role in the development of diverse allergic and...
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