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Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and whole bodies (autopsies). The term also encompasses the related scientific study of disease processes, called General pathology. Medical pathology is divided in two main branches, Anatomical pathology and Clinical pathology. Veterinary pathology is concerned with animal disease whereas Phytopathology is the study of plant diseases.

A small protein plays key role in how cancer stem cells differentiate

A jagged little protein appears to be key to how cancer stem cells differentiate and enable metastasis, according to researchers at Rice University and the Duke University School of Medicine.

4 Jan 2019

Researchers develop new method of analysis to map cellular locations of proteins

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab have developed a new method of analysis that maps the location of proteins in the cell. The information has been compiled in a database that is accessible to researchers around the world.

3 Jan 2019

Commonly prescribed ADHD drug unlikely to increase cardiovascular risks in children

With more than 1.8 million children in the U.S. being treated annually with drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the possibility that such drugs could damage their hearts has been a significant cause of concern for parents and physicians alike.

3 Jan 2019

Alterations in brain networks contribute to cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric disorders share common alterations of functional connectivity between three core brain networks involved in cognition, according to a meta-analysis published in Biological Psychiatry.

3 Jan 2019

Study: Mice lacking PARL protein display specific problems in the nervous system reminiscent of Leigh syndrome

Leuven researchers led by professor Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven) have identified a new role for PARL, a protein that has been linked to Parkinson's disease.

3 Jan 2019

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity

Continuous indoor exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity, known as cardiac alternans, that can predict cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death, a new study from UC Davis Health researchers shows.

28 Dec 2018

CWRU researcher receives nearly $1 million to study drug resistance mechanisms in prostate cancer

Sanjay Gupta, PhD, of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center will receive $962,000 over three years to investigate drug resistance mechanisms in prostate cancer.

24 Dec 2018

Air pollution linked with development of Alzheimer's in Mexico City children

A new study by researchers at the Universities of Montana, Valle de México, Boise State, Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría and Paul-Flechsig-Institute for Brain Research heightens together with German company Analytik Jena concerns over the evolving and relentless Alzheimer's pathology observed in young Metropolitan Mexico City urbanites.

21 Dec 2018

Moving from Glass Slides to Whole-Slide Digital Imaging

In this interview conducted at SfN 2018, Susan Tappan explains the benefits of whole slide imaging and how MBF have collaborated with Huron to achieve repeatable whole slide imaging workflows.

From MBF Bioscience 21 Dec 2018

Researchers discover new changes occurring in the brain in early Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have discovered new changes occurring in the human brain in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

21 Dec 2018

New portable optical imaging system brings diagnostic potential into operating room

A team of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers led by Professor Stephen Boppart has successfully visualized the tumor microenvironment of human breast tissue shortly after it was surgically removed from a patient in the operating room.

20 Dec 2018

Choking deaths pose serious threat to the wellbeing of people with disability

Speech Pathology Australia welcomes the Victorian Disability Services Commissioner’s report, “A review of disability service provision to people who have died 2017-18”, tabled in the Victorian Parliament yesterday, 19 December.

20 Dec 2018

Researchers identify link between mucus in the small airways and pulmonary fibrosis

A team of investigators led by members of the University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty at CU Anschutz Medical Campus has identified a connection between mucus in the small airways and pulmonary fibrosis.

18 Dec 2018

New approach to tumor analysis could improve prognosis for bowel cancer patients

Bowel (colorectal) cancer is the third most commonly occurring cancer in men and the second most commonly occurring cancer in women worldwide. The global burden is expected to increase by 60 per cent to more than 2.2 million new cases and 1.1 million deaths by 2030.

17 Dec 2018

Diets containing GM maize have no harmful effects on health or metabolism of rats

For six months, rats were fed a diet containing either GM maize (MON 810 or NK603) or non-GM maize, in varying concentrations.

14 Dec 2018

Alzheimer's could possibly be spread via contaminated neurosurgery

Researchers have found that surgical instruments used for neurosurgery could get contaminated by the altered brain proteins that are seen in Alzheimer’s disease. These instruments are capable of spreading the condition if not treated or decontaminated properly before reuse. The study results were published in the latest issue of the journal Nature.

14 Dec 2018

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A small protein plays key role in how cancer stem cells differentiate

Researchers develop new method of analysis to map cellular locations of proteins

Commonly prescribed ADHD drug unlikely to increase cardiovascular risks in children

Alterations in brain networks contribute to cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders

Study: Mice lacking PARL protein display specific problems in the nervous system reminiscent of Leigh syndrome

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity

CWRU researcher receives nearly $1 million to study drug resistance mechanisms in prostate cancer

Air pollution linked with development of Alzheimer's in Mexico City children

Moving from Glass Slides to Whole-Slide Digital Imaging

Researchers discover new changes occurring in the brain in early Alzheimer's disease

New portable optical imaging system brings diagnostic potential into operating room

Choking deaths pose serious threat to the wellbeing of people with disability

Researchers identify link between mucus in the small airways and pulmonary fibrosis

New approach to tumor analysis could improve prognosis for bowel cancer patients

Diets containing GM maize have no harmful effects on health or metabolism of rats

Alzheimer's could possibly be spread via contaminated neurosurgery

Study provides new insights into molecular mechanisms underlying role of amyloid in Alzheimer's disease

New project aims to understand why and how metabolic disorders develop in patients

Faster, cheaper test has potential to enhance prostate cancer evaluation

Findings may open up new ways to treat dwarfism and other ER-stress-related conditions

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