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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 -
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 -
Beer Compound Could Help Fend Off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
Jan. 28, 2015 — The health-promoting perks of wine have attracted the spotlight recently, leaving beer in the shadows. But scientists are discovering new ways in which the latter could be a more healthful beverage ... 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 -
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 -
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 -
Cell Mechanism Discovered That May Cause Pancreatic Cancer
Jan. 28, 2015 — Researchers have found that defects in how cells are squeezed out of overcrowded tissue to die, a process called extrusion, may be a mechanism by which pancreatic cancer begins. From these findings, ... full story -
Seeing Selves as Overweight May Be Self-Fulfilling Prophecy for Some Teens
Jan. 28, 2015 — Teens who mistakenly perceive themselves as overweight are actually at greater risk of obesity as adults, according to research ... full story -
Communication Is Key to Emergency Department Success, New Study Says
Jan. 28, 2015 — The high-risk, rapidly changing nature of hospital Emergency Departments creates an environment where stress levels and staff burnout rates are high, but researchers have identified the secret sauce ... full story -
New Method for Identifying Most Aggressive Childhood Cancers
Jan. 28, 2015 — A new way to identify the most malignant tumors in children has been identified by researchers. The method involves studying genetic ‘micro-variation’, rather than the presence of individual ... 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
- 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?
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- Novel compound switches off epilepsy development
- New biological evidence reveals link between brain inflammation and major depression
- Pacemakers with Internet connection, a not-so-distant goal
- 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
- Communication is key to emergency department success, new study says
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- New Canadian guideline to help prevent, manage adult obesity
- Nocturnal leg cramps more common in summer
- Got bees? Got vitamin A? Got malaria? Loss of pollinators increases risk of malnutrition, disease
- Lung cancer: Study finds potential new drug target
- Metabolic mystery solved, lending insight into Lafora disease
- Dental experts show why wound healing is impaired in diabetics
- Is head CT overused in emergency departments?
- Majority of homeless adults with mental illness have high rates of cognitive deficits
- Cochlear implant users can hear, feel the beat in music
- Would you tell your manager you had a mental health problem?
- How tropical parasite hijacks cells
- In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity
- Engineering approach aids breast cancer researchers
- New mechanism to aid cells under stress identified
- Ribose-seq identifies, locates ribonucleotides in genomic DNA
- Brain circuit that regulates thirst identified
- Frogs prove ideal models for studying developmental timing
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