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Long-term exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment impairs brain function in mice

Human-made toxic chemicals that linger indefinitely in the environment disrupt the performance of critical helper cells in the mouse brain, leading to impaired function over long-term exposures, say neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center.

22 Oct 2019

High glucose impairs circadian clock function, may increase cardiovascular risk

High glucose in obesity appears to gum up the works of the circadian clocks inside our cells that help regulate the timing of many body functions across the 24-hour day and drive the risk of cardiovascular disease, scientists say.

22 Oct 2019

Researchers develop simple, low-cost way to predict preeclampsia

Australian researchers have developed a way to predict the onset of a deadly pregnancy condition that kills 76,000 women and half a million babies each year, mostly in developing countries.

22 Oct 2019

UChicago Medicine installs hands-only CPR kiosk in the Center for Care and Discovery

Each year, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside the hospital, and almost 40% of those occur in public places.

21 Oct 2019

Performance-enhancing with ... potatoes!

Athletes who are training need to go through grueling endurance tests. One proven strategy to boost their performance during such tests is to eat carbohydrates as race fuels. Now, an interesting study published on October 20, 2019, in the Journal of Applied Physiology reports that athletes in training could get their energy just as well from a mound of pureed potato, rather than spending money on commercial carbohydrate pastes that don’t do the job any better.

21 Oct 2019

Creatine powers fight against cancer, improves efficacy of immunotherapies

The immune system functions as the body’s defense against pathogens and harmful substances, including cancer cells. They protect the body against potential harm. In cases of cancer, though the body tries to fight the tumor cells, they may become too aggressive for the immune system to eradicate.

21 Oct 2019

Good heart health can equal good brain health, study shows

Emory University researchers are giving us double the reasons to pay attention to our cardiovascular health - showing in a recently published study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease that good heart health can equal good brain health.

21 Oct 2019

Fasting may increase motivation for exercise by surging "hunger hormone" ghrelin

Researchers have found that when mice are provided with limited access to food, the levels of food and satiety hormone ghrelin rises. This causes increase in motivation to exercise. This may translate to more exercise motivation for humans on intermittent fasting say the researchers.

21 Oct 2019

Safer mining practices can help reduce lead poisoning

A pilot program to introduce safer mining practices in Nigerian gold mining communities has reduced blood lead levels by 32% according to a study published today.

21 Oct 2019

Link found between genetic variations and size of the brainstem, other subcortical structures

Researchers have found a link between 48 common genetic variations and the size of the brainstem and other subcortical structures deep within the brain.

21 Oct 2019

Beta-blockers do not reduce risk of COPD exacerbations

New research from scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that beta-blockers used in a clinical trial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease do not reduce the risk of flare-ups of the disease, also called COPD exacerbations.

21 Oct 2019

Pregnant women with anemia more likely to need blood transfusions after cesarean delivery

Pregnant women with anemia are twice as likely to need blood transfusions after a cesarean delivery, as those without the condition, according to a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2019 annual meeting.

21 Oct 2019

Haptoglobin binds hemoglobin that causes brain damage after cerebral hemorrhage

Patients who survive a cerebral hemorrhage may suffer delayed severe brain damage caused by free hemoglobin, which comes from red blood cells and damages neurons. Researchers at the University of Zurich and the UniversityHospital Zurich have now discovered a protective protein in the body called haptoglobin, which prevents this effect.

21 Oct 2019

Neutrophil extracellular traps could cause organ damage in malaria

Malaria is one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases: a small mosquito bite delivers numerous malaria parasites into the bloodstream. The human body defends itself valiantly against the parasite, which usually results in periodic flu-like symptoms and severe fever. Severe cases of the disease are accompanied by tissue damage and result in potentially fatal organ failure.

21 Oct 2019

University Of Minnesota opens clinical trial of first-of-its-kind NK cell cancer immunotherapy

A new cancer clinical trial has opened at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center that leverages the groundbreaking research on stem cells and natural killer cells done at the Masonic Cancer Center and applies it to attack acute myeloid leukemia and B-cell lymphoma.

21 Oct 2019

American Indians experience higher risk of atrial fibrillation, study finds

Irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation (AFib) occurred more often among American Indians than among other racial and ethnic groups, according to new research published in Circulation, the American Heart Association's premier cardiovascular research journal.

21 Oct 2019

Simple blood test can better identify patients at risk of relapse for B-cell lymphoma

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that begins in certain immune system cells and can occur almost anywhere in the body. More than 28,000 people are diagnosed with DLBCL each year.

21 Oct 2019

Binghamton biomedical professor receives $1.2 million in grants toward diabetes cure

A biomedical engineering professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York is trying to find a cure for diabetes from several different angles, and three federal grants totaling nearly $1.2 million will aid her and her research team in that quest.

21 Oct 2019

Courteousness of health care provider can ease the discomfort during blood draws

Having blood drawn by a courteous health care provider can really take the sting out of those procedures, suggests a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2019 annual meeting.

20 Oct 2019

Study explores how the human lung develops at single cell level

The invention of interactive map applications has revolutionized wayfinding, providing an unprecedented level of information far beyond what printed road maps can offer.

18 Oct 2019

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Long-term exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment impairs brain function in mice

High glucose impairs circadian clock function, may increase cardiovascular risk

Researchers develop simple, low-cost way to predict preeclampsia

UChicago Medicine installs hands-only CPR kiosk in the Center for Care and Discovery

Performance-enhancing with ... potatoes!

Creatine powers fight against cancer, improves efficacy of immunotherapies

Good heart health can equal good brain health, study shows

Fasting may increase motivation for exercise by surging "hunger hormone" ghrelin

Safer mining practices can help reduce lead poisoning

Link found between genetic variations and size of the brainstem, other subcortical structures

Beta-blockers do not reduce risk of COPD exacerbations

Pregnant women with anemia more likely to need blood transfusions after cesarean delivery

Haptoglobin binds hemoglobin that causes brain damage after cerebral hemorrhage

Neutrophil extracellular traps could cause organ damage in malaria

University Of Minnesota opens clinical trial of first-of-its-kind NK cell cancer immunotherapy

American Indians experience higher risk of atrial fibrillation, study finds

Simple blood test can better identify patients at risk of relapse for B-cell lymphoma

Binghamton biomedical professor receives $1.2 million in grants toward diabetes cure

Courteousness of health care provider can ease the discomfort during blood draws

Study explores how the human lung develops at single cell level

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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