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Spanish study explores link between resilience and self-regulation among youth

Failing an exam at school, getting rejected for a job or being screamed at by your teacher or superior are only a few examples of situations that may cause despair, disappointment or a sense of failure.

30 May 2017

Visual brain also involved in prediction of future events, say neuroscientists

For a long time, researchers thought of the visual cortex as a brain area that determines what you perceive based on information coming from the eyes. Neuroscientists from Radboud University now show that the area is also involved in the prediction of future events. Nature Communications publishes the results on May 23.

30 May 2017

UT scientists develop glass microchip for ultrafast separation, purification of DNA fragments

Researchers of the University of Twente in The Netherlands developed a glass microchip for ultrafast separation and purification of DNA fragments. The chip, moreover, is easy to produce and cheap.

30 May 2017

Neurons can learn series of reactions at precisely timed intervals, study shows

Individual neurons can learn not only single responses to a particular signal, but also a series of reactions at precisely timed intervals. This is what emerges from a study at Lund University in Sweden.

30 May 2017

JGU chemists develop technique that reduces toxic effects of cigarettes

Chemists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed a technique that reduces the toxic effects of commercially available cigarettes.

30 May 2017

Study finds that immune factors have cardioproliferative effects

In adult mammal hearts, cardiomyoctyes do not proliferate following damage, like that caused by myocardial infarction. However, the inability to proliferate is not true for all animals, and even in mammals, cardiomyocyte proliferation is known.

30 May 2017

Body- and sex related problems form distinct group of psychological ailments in middle-aged women

Body- and sex related problems constitute a distinct group of psychological ailments that is most common in middle aged women, according to scientific research. The project was financed by the Academy of Finland.

30 May 2017

Researchers develop new method to predict potency of allergenic substances

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method which determines not only whether a chemical or substance is allergenic, but also how strong its potential for causing hypersensitivity is.

30 May 2017

Complex impacts of mobile technology on child and adolescent development

A new special section of Child Development shows how particularly diverse the use of mobile technology is among children and adolescents, and points to great complexity in the effects of that usage.

30 May 2017

Scripps scientists make important advance in HIV vaccine design

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made another important advance in HIV vaccine design. The development was possible thanks to previous studies at TSRI showing the structures of a protein on HIV’s surface, called the envelope glycoprotein. The scientists used these structures to design a mimic of the viral protein from a different HIV subtype, subtype C, which is responsible for the majority of infections worldwide.

29 May 2017

Raising age limit for routine genetic testing in colorectal cancer could identify more cases of Lynch syndrome

Raising the age limit for routine genetic testing in colorectal cancer could identify more cases of families affected by Lynch syndrome, a condition that accounts for around 5% of all colon cancers, according to new research to be presented at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today (Monday).

29 May 2017

Physical stress to mother during pregnancy can influence growth of unborn child

If the mother is stressed over a longer period of time during pregnancy, the concentration of stress hormones in amniotic fluid rises, as proven by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Zurich. Short-term stress situations, however, do not seem to have an unfavorable effect on the development of the fetus.

29 May 2017

Study offers new insights into brain mechanisms for spatial navigation

An international research team led by UvA researchers Jeroen Bos, Martin Vinck and Cyriel Pennartz has identified a new type of neuron which might play a vital role in humans' ability to navigate their environments. The discovery is an important step towards understanding how the brain codes navigation behaviour at larger scales and could potentially open up new treatment strategies for people with impaired topographical orientation like Alzheimer's patients.

29 May 2017

Gene editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations, study shows

As CRISPR-Cas9 starts to move into clinical trials, a new study published in Nature Methods has found that the gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome.

29 May 2017

New treatment strategies increase lifespan of transplanted kidneys

New treatment strategies over the last few decades have meant that nowadays 95% of transplanted kidneys function well for at least one year and that the average lifespan of a transplanted organ is between 10 and 15 years.

29 May 2017

New study identifies substantial unmet needs in Indigenous infant disease prevention, medical care

First Nations and Inuit babies were hospitalized much more often in the first year of life compared with non-Indigenous babies, many for preventable illnesses, found a new study of infant hospitalizations in Quebec, Canada, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.160900.

29 May 2017

Study reveals increase in premature deaths of nursing home residents in Australia

The first comprehensive study of deaths in Australian nursing homes has been published today (29 May), revealing a more than 400 per cent increase in the incidence of premature and potentially preventable deaths of nursing home residents over the past decade.

29 May 2017

Drug treatment used for other conditions can help women combat urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence in women is common, with almost 50% of adult women experiencing leakage at least occasionally. Genetic or heritable factors are known to contribute to half of all cases, but until now studies had failed to identify the genetic variants associated with the condition.

29 May 2017

Study finds similar risk of suicide among adolescents with alcohol, drug or violence related injuries and who self-harm

Adolescents who are admitted to hospital for alcohol, drug, or violence related injuries are at a similar risk of suicide 10 years later than those who have self-harmed, according to a study using data from 1 million adolescents in the UK, published in The Lancet.

29 May 2017

New therapeutic approach could save diabetics from amputation by promoting wound healing

Diabetic patients frequently have lesions on their feet that are very difficult to heal due to poor blood circulation. In cases of serious non-healing infections, a decision to amputate could be made. A new therapeutic approach, presented recently in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology by Canadian researchers affiliated with the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, could prevent these complications by promoting wound healing.

29 May 2017

Medical Research News

Spanish study explores link between resilience and self-regulation among youth

Visual brain also involved in prediction of future events, say neuroscientists

UT scientists develop glass microchip for ultrafast separation, purification of DNA fragments

Neurons can learn series of reactions at precisely timed intervals, study shows

JGU chemists develop technique that reduces toxic effects of cigarettes

Study finds that immune factors have cardioproliferative effects

Body- and sex related problems form distinct group of psychological ailments in middle-aged women

Researchers develop new method to predict potency of allergenic substances

Complex impacts of mobile technology on child and adolescent development

Scripps scientists make important advance in HIV vaccine design

Raising age limit for routine genetic testing in colorectal cancer could identify more cases of Lynch syndrome

Physical stress to mother during pregnancy can influence growth of unborn child

Study offers new insights into brain mechanisms for spatial navigation

Gene editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations, study shows

New treatment strategies increase lifespan of transplanted kidneys

New study identifies substantial unmet needs in Indigenous infant disease prevention, medical care

Study reveals increase in premature deaths of nursing home residents in Australia

Drug treatment used for other conditions can help women combat urinary incontinence

Study finds similar risk of suicide among adolescents with alcohol, drug or violence related injuries and who self-harm

New therapeutic approach could save diabetics from amputation by promoting wound healing

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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