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Modulating glycogen metabolism in fat cells may offer new approaches for weight loss

Humans carry around with them, often abundantly so, at least two kinds of fat tissue: white and brown. White fat cells are essentially inert containers for energy stored in the form of a single large, oily droplet.

27 Oct 2021

Gradual nicotine reduction key to helping e-cigarette users quit, shows study

New research from UBC Okanagan shows that gradual nicotine reduction is key to helping e-cigarette users quit.

27 Oct 2021

Study: Younger and older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer survive for same amount of time

Even though young patients with metastatic colorectal cancer tend to be more fit and receive more intensive treatment than older patients, both groups survive for roughly the same amount of time, according to a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators.

27 Oct 2021

Physical therapy associated with lower odds of long-term opioid use after total knee replacement

The world's most common form of arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, causes sufferers pain and hurts their quality of life.

27 Oct 2021

Ensemble-based machine learning algorithms accurately predict anti-cancer drug responses

Today, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic advancements made by research scientists and engineers are driving more targeted medical therapies through the power of prediction.

27 Oct 2021

Study uncovers how novel coronavirus disrupts normal cell defenses to hijack human host cells

A UBC-led research team has uncovered how the virus responsible for causing COVID-19 escapes destruction in infected cells, allowing SARS-CoV-2 to persist and continue spreading in the human body.

27 Oct 2021

Researchers use a mathematical model to better understand the immune response to vaccines

When it comes to the design of a novel vaccine against viral infection, vaccine developers have to make several major decisions. One of them is the choice of what type of immune response they wish to induce.

27 Oct 2021

McMaster-Hamburg collaboration discovers promising new antimalarial compound

A study out of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University has resulted in the discovery of a promising new antimalarial compound.

27 Oct 2021

Phthalates and other plasticizers found in US fast foods

Chicken nuggets, burritos and other popular items consumers buy from fast food outlets in the United States contain chemicals that are linked to a long list of serious health problems, according to a first-of-its-kind study published today.

27 Oct 2021

Medicare plans’ ‘free’ dental, vision, hearing benefits come at a cost

When Teresa Nolan Barensfeld turned 65 last year, she quickly decided on a private Medicare Advantage plan to cover her health expenses.

27 Oct 2021

Scientists flip a new piece in the male infertility puzzle

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's appear to have flipped another piece in the underexplored puzzle of male infertility.

27 Oct 2021

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

Caitlin Wells Salerno knew that some mammals — like the golden-mantled ground squirrels she studies in the Rocky Mountains — invest an insane amount of resources in their young. That didn't prepare her for the resources the conservation biologist would owe after the birth of her second son.

27 Oct 2021

New discovery could help better understand how cells migrate during early development

Cells can control their ability to move through the body by using a protein called fascin to control the stiffness of neighboring cells, suggests a study published today in eLife.

26 Oct 2021

Simple blood test useful for excluding pulmonary embolism among hospitalized COVID-19 patients

A screening blood test originally validated in seriously ill patients without COVID-19 is still clinically useful for ruling out pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, a University of South Florida Health (USF Health) Morsani College of Medicine research team reports.

26 Oct 2021

OCT News and Research

Modulating glycogen metabolism in fat cells may offer new approaches for weight loss

Gradual nicotine reduction key to helping e-cigarette users quit, shows study

Study: Younger and older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer survive for same amount of time

Physical therapy associated with lower odds of long-term opioid use after total knee replacement

Ensemble-based machine learning algorithms accurately predict anti-cancer drug responses

Study uncovers how novel coronavirus disrupts normal cell defenses to hijack human host cells

Researchers use a mathematical model to better understand the immune response to vaccines

McMaster-Hamburg collaboration discovers promising new antimalarial compound

Phthalates and other plasticizers found in US fast foods

Medicare plans’ ‘free’ dental, vision, hearing benefits come at a cost

Scientists flip a new piece in the male infertility puzzle

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

New discovery could help better understand how cells migrate during early development

Simple blood test useful for excluding pulmonary embolism among hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Guaranteed financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination increase vaccine uptake

New mouse model shows that it is never too late to treat Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Study highlights the importance of routine suicide risk screenings in children with ASD

Hyperimmune antibody produced in horses may be an efficient approach to combat covid-19

UTSA research could be key to decreasing maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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