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Why Upper Motor Neurons Degenerate in ALS
Jan. 28, 2015 — Scientists have revealed a mechanism underlying the cellular degeneration of the upper motor neurons that die in ALS, and developed a model system that will allow further research on the ... full story -
Molecular Alterations in Head and Neck Cancers Uncovered by Study
Jan. 28, 2015 — A new study shows genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus. In addition, researchers have uncovered new smoking-related cancer subtypes and ... full story -
Damaged DNA May Stall Patrolling Molecule to Initiate Repair
Jan. 28, 2015 — Sites where DNA is damaged may cause a molecule that slides along the DNA strand to scan for damage to slow on its patrol, delaying it long enough to recognize and initiate repair. These finding ... full story -
Protein Pathway Involved in Nicotine-Induced Lung Cancer Metastasis Found
Jan. 28, 2015 — Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, and it is estimated that more than 159,000 people in the United States died from the disease last year. Most of these deaths were because the cancer had ... full story -
Earlier Menopause Linked to Everyday Chemical Exposures
Jan. 28, 2015 — Women whose bodies have high levels of chemicals found in plastics, personal-care products, common household items and the environment experience menopause two to four years earlier than women with ... full story -
What's Happening With Your Donated Specimen?
Jan. 28, 2015 — When donating blood, plasma, human tissue or any other bodily sample for medical research, most people might not think about how it's being used. But if you were told, would you care? A new ... full story -
New Model for Preserving Donor Tissue Will Allow More Natural Joint Repair for Patients
Jan. 28, 2015 — Currently, doctors have to throw away more than 80 percent of donated tissue used for joint replacements because the tissue does not survive long enough to be transplanted. Now, researchers have ... full story -
Elucidating the Origin of MDR Tuberculosis Strains
Jan. 28, 2015 — A study has focused on the evolutionary history of the mycobacterium that causes tuberculosis, and more specifically on the Beijing lineage associated with the spread of multidrug resistant forms of ... full story -
New Protein Detonates 'Invincible' Bacteria from Within
Jan. 28, 2015 — The epidemic of 'superbugs,' bacteria resistant to antibiotics, knows no borders -- presenting a clear and present danger around the globe. Now a groundbreaking discovery may strengthen ... full story -
Did Genetic Links to Modern Maladies Provide Ancient Benefits?
Jan. 28, 2015 — Genetic variations associated with some modern maladies are extremely old, scientists have discovered, predating the evolution of Neanderthals, Denisovans (another ancient hominin) and contemporary ... full story -
Eyeglasses That Turn Into Sunglasses -- At Your Command
Jan. 28, 2015 — Imagine eyeglasses that can go quickly from clear to shaded and back again when you want them to, rather than passively in response to changes in light. Scientists report a major step toward that ... full story -
Bike-to-Work Events Offer Chance to Explore Barriers to Cycling
Jan. 28, 2015 — Cities that host bike-to-work events as their sole effort to increase commuter travel by bicycle may be missing a larger -- perhaps more valuable -- opportunity, according to a study. Local ... full story -
Novel Compound Switches Off Epilepsy Development
Jan. 28, 2015 — A novel compound helps curtail the onset and progression of temporal lobe epilepsy, researchers have discovered. The finding may contribute to the development of anti-epileptic therapies, they ... full story -
Communication Key When Dealing With Aging Parents
Jan. 28, 2015 — Headstrong elderly parents and their adult children may be able to find common ground with proper intervention, according to researchers in human ... full story -
New Biological Evidence Reveals Link Between Brain Inflammation and Major Depression
Jan. 28, 2015 — The measure of brain inflammation in people who were experiencing clinical depression was increased by 30 per cent, researchers have discovered. These findings have important implications for ... full story -
Pacemakers With Internet Connection, a Not-So-Distant Goal
Jan. 28, 2015 — An efficient security protocol has been designed to protect the information provided by pacemakers and similar medical devices connected to the Internet. Thanks to the latest advances in ... full story -
How to Make Your New Year's Resolution Last One Year, Not One Month
Jan. 28, 2015 — A kinesiologist breaks down some simple steps to stick to your weight loss resolution for the full year. "If you start with lofty goals, it's easy to become discouraged if you don't ... full story -
Hygiene Practices Affect Contact Lens Case Contamination
Jan. 28, 2015 — Contact lens wearers who don't follow certain hygiene habits have increased bacterial contamination of their contact lens cases, reports a new study. Washing hands with soap and water, allowing ... full story -
'Healthy' Fat Tissue Could Be Key to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
Jan. 28, 2015 — Preventing inflammation in obese fat tissue may hold the key to preventing or even reversing type 2 diabetes, new research has found. The scientists found they could 'reverse' type 2 ... full story -
Some Older Cancer Patients Can Avoid Radiotherapy, Study Finds
Jan. 28, 2015 — Some older women with breast cancer could safely avoid radiotherapy, without harming their chances of survival, a study has shown. Older women with early breast cancer who are given breast-conserving ... full story
- Why upper motor neurons degenerate in ALS
- Molecular alterations in head and neck cancers uncovered by study
- Damaged DNA may stall patrolling molecule to initiate repair
- Protein pathway involved in nicotine-induced lung cancer metastasis found
- Earlier menopause linked to everyday chemical exposures
- What's happening with your donated specimen?
- New model for preserving donor tissue will allow more natural joint repair for patients
- Elucidating the origin of MDR tuberculosis strains
- New protein detonates 'invincible' bacteria from within
- Did genetic links to modern maladies provide ancient benefits?
- Eyeglasses that turn into sunglasses -- at your command
- Bike-to-work events offer chance to explore barriers to cycling
- Novel compound switches off epilepsy development
- Communication key when dealing with aging parents
- New biological evidence reveals link between brain inflammation and major depression
- Pacemakers with Internet connection, a not-so-distant goal
- How to make your New Year's resolution last one year, not one month
- Hygiene practices affect contact lens case contamination
- 'Healthy' fat tissue could be key to reversing type 2 diabetes
- Some older cancer patients can avoid radiotherapy, study finds
- Cell mechanism discovered that may cause pancreatic cancer
- Seeing selves as overweight may be self-fulfilling prophecy for some teens
- Dutch babies trump US peers in laughing, smiling, cuddling
- Communication is key to emergency department success, new study says
- From bacterium to biofactory
- New method for identifying most aggressive childhood cancers
- Game theory explains social interactions of cancer cells
- Antibiotics as new cancer treatments? Conversation with schoolgirl sparks idea
- Sugary drinks linked to earlier onset of menstrual periods
- Psychopathic violent offenders’ brains can’t understand punishment
- Infant failure to thrive linked to lysosome dysfunction
- That's using your head: Brain regulates fat metabolism, potentially stopping disease
- Targeted MRI/ultrasound beats standard biopsy to detect high-risk prostate cancer
- Brain region vulnerable to aging is larger in those with longevity gene variant
- Inherited gene variation helps explain drug toxicity in patients of East Asian ancestry
- Unlocking the kidney riddle in newborns
- Negative patient-doctor communication could worsen symptoms
- Salivary biomarkers predict oral feeding readiness in preterm newborns
- Neuroscience researchers believe in quitting smoking gradually
- Smoking may increase risks for patients being treated for prostate cancer
- Web surfing to weigh up bariatric surgery options
- Researchers find hormone that increases the sex drive of mice
- Keeping the kraken asleep: Insight into the role of stem cells in leukemia
- Novel radioguided brain surgery technique could help pinpoint cancerous tissue
- Improving indoor air quality in EU schools
- Modular disability aids for world's poorest
- Where you can find new labels and why it's not all about the numbers
- Probiotic helps treat diabetes in rats, could lead to human remedy
- Incisional hernia repairs among older men rose 24. 2 percent from 2001 to 2010
- Low sodium levels increases liver transplant survival benefit in the sickest patients
- Association between parental time pressure, mental health problems among children
- Researchers find potential anti-cancer use for anti-epilepsy drug
- New theoretical framework for future studies of resilience
- Intracranial stimulation proved efficient in the recovery of learning and memory in rats
- Respiratory chain: Protein complex structure revealed
- Age concern in largest ever study of heroin user deaths
- Decisions on future childbearing in women diagnosed with a meningioma
- MRIs link impaired brain activity to inability to regulate emotions in autism
- Analysis rejects linkage between testosterone therapy, cardiovascular risk
- Blood transfusions during heart surgery increase risk of pneumonia
- Novel simulation model improves training experience for cardiothoracic surgeons
- Unique aortic aneurysm repair shows promise
- Drug candidates can block pathway associated with cell death in Parkinson's disease
- Researchers pinpoint two genes that trigger severest form of ovarian cancer
- Research implicates metabolic process of the liver in the spread of colorectal cancer
- Using stem cells to grow new hair
- Protein-based therapy shows promise against resistant leukemia
- Lung cancer predicted to overtake breast cancer as leading cause of cancer death among European women in 2015
- New model better predicts breast cancer risk in African American women
- Care eliminates racial disparity in colon cancer survival rates, study finds
- Hospitals helping violence victims could save millions
- Beating the clock: researchers develop new treatment for rabies
- Genetic safety switches could help curb potential bioterror risks
- Cooperation between cancer cells makes therapies ineffective, suggests new treatment
- Risk for younger adults with isolated systolic hypertension
- Antiangiogenesis drugs could make major improvement in tuberculosis treatment
- How a cancer-causing virus blocks human immune response
- 3D enzyme model provides new tool for anti-inflammatory drug development
- Chronic insomniacs may face increased risk of hypertension
- New breast cancer risk prediction model more accurate than current model
- High cholesterol in 30s, 40s, increases later risk of heart disease
- Engineering self-assembling amyloid fibers
- More than half of ICU patients on ventilators have the ability to communicate
- Phase 1 clinical trial of CUDC-101 'throws kitchen sink' at head and neck cancer
- Study of former NFL players reveals specifics of concussive brain damage
- Many U.S. consumers do not use a food thermometer when cooking poultry, despite hazardous risks
- Collagen: Powerful workout with water
- Good bedtime habits equal better sleep for kids
- Heart surgeons explore changing patterns in care of patients with aortic dissection
- Are medications' adverse cognitive effects reversible?
- Support cells in brain offer new strategy to boost memory
- Even with copayments for nonurgent care, Medicaid patients still rely on ERs
- Scientists discover a new blood platelet formation mechanism
- Cell imaging gets colorful
- Higher dementia risk linked to more use of common drugs
- Possible therapeutic target for common, but mysterious brain blood vessel disorder
- Brain white matter changes seen in children who experience neglect
- Initial diagnostic test in ED for chest pain did not affect low rate of heart attack
- Largest-ever autism genome study finds most siblings have different autism-risk genes
- New strategy to combat 'undruggable' cancer molecule
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