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TUM experts decipher secrets of Achilles' heel

Walking, running, sprinting -- every movement of the foot stretches the Achilles' tendon. When jumping, the loads can approach ten times the body weight.

28 Feb 2017

Researchers develop nerve wrapping nanofiber mesh to facilitate regeneration, restore function

A NIMS-Osaka University joint research team developed a mesh which can be wrapped around injured peripheral nerves to facilitate their regeneration and restore their functions.

28 Feb 2017

CHLA investigator receives $1.7 million NIH grant to study heart regeneration after injury

Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD, an investigator at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded nearly $1.7 million, over a four year period, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the heart's circulatory system.

28 Feb 2017

Genetic variation may be reason for overreaction of immune system to viruses

Researchers at Cardiff University have discovered that genetic variation is the reason why some immune systems overreact to viruses.

28 Feb 2017

Researchers justify alternative theory about cause of type 1 diabetes

An international team of researchers led by City of Hope's Bart Roep, Ph.D., the Chan Soon-Shiong Shapiro Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and professor/founding chair of the Department of Diabetes Immunology, has been able to justify an alternative theory about the cause of type 1 diabetes (T1D) through experimental work.

28 Feb 2017

Adolescents with ASD have four-time higher risk of emergency visits than peers without autism

Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use emergency department services four times as often as their peers without autism, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. The findings suggest that youth with autism may need better access to primary care and specialist services.

28 Feb 2017

Stem cells strictly abide by innate developmental clocks, study shows

The mystery of what controls the range of developmental clocks in mammals — from 22 months for an elephant to 12 days for an opossum — may lie in the strict time-keeping of pluripotent stem cells for each unique species.

28 Feb 2017

Researchers to examine link between zinc deficiency, Hedgehog, and prostate cancer

Experiments show that Hedgehog signaling - a chain of molecular events critical in embryonic development - creates conditions beneficial to the unregulated cell growth associated with cancer in adults.

28 Feb 2017

Study highlights urgent need for sunburn prevention among young adults with melanin-rich skin

Results from a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association point to an urgent need for sunburn prevention among young adults, particularly those who have skin with higher melanin content.

28 Feb 2017

Affordable Care Act improves access to primary care for Medicaid patients, Penn study finds

Since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act, which provided access to health insurance to millions of previously uninsured adults in the United States, the availability of appointments with primary care physicians has improved for patients with Medicaid and remains unchanged for patients with private coverage, according to new research led by the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

28 Feb 2017

New anti-cocaine monoclonal antibody moves forward towards clinical studies in humans

A University of Cincinnati researcher who has developed an immunotherapy to help reverse cocaine addiction that's been successful in animal models says he hopes to have it in clinical trials in human volunteers within a year.

28 Feb 2017

UCF scientist finds new way to use light for monitoring patient's blood during life-and-death surgeries

A University of Central Florida professor has invented a way to use light to continuously monitor a surgical patient's blood, for the first time providing a real-time status during life-and-death operations.

28 Feb 2017

Lack of exercise, excessive weight linked to heart failure that has poor prognosis

Lack of exercise and excessive weight are strongly associated with a type of heart failure that has a particularly poor prognosis, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers determined in an analysis of data from three large studies.

27 Feb 2017

New molecule may inhibit growth of aggressive pediatric brain tumor

Northwestern Medicine scientists have found a molecule that stops the growth of an aggressive pediatric brain tumor. The tumor is always fatal and primarily strikes children under 10 years old.

27 Feb 2017

Scientists gain new insight into early brain pathology of schizophrenia using adult skin cells

The skin cells of four adults with schizophrenia have provided an unprecedented "window" into how the disease began while they were still in the womb, according to a recent paper in Schizophrenia Research.

27 Feb 2017

New study aims to better understand major factors affecting African American cancer survivors

The Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine will launch the nation's largest study of African American cancer survivors to better understand disproportionately high incidence and mortality from cancer and its impact on this specific patient population.

27 Feb 2017

Researchers identify genomic biomarker in nasal passage that can accurately detect lung cancer

A new nasal test may allow patients suspected of having lung cancer to undergo a simple swab of their nose to determine if they have the disease.

27 Feb 2017

Study highlights impact of mental health services on young people with psychosis

Smiley hates where she lives. It is 2012 and Smiley, a young woman in her early 20s, lives in a single room occupancy (SRO) building in Vancouver. She wants to hang out with her friends in her room, where she feels safe, but the SRO only allows one visitor at a time.

27 Feb 2017

New York school students help Cornell scientists to monitor invasive species in local waterways

Invasive aquatic species like round goby, Asian carp, and sea lamprey are a growing problem in New York State. Their presence impacts water quality, food supply, recreation and tourism, as well as human and animal health. Early detection is a critical first step in monitoring a species' spread and managing responses.

27 Feb 2017

Study finding suggests new ways in which genetic mutations may cause brain disorders

Many kids say they love their mom and dad equally, but there are times when even the best prefers one parent over the other. The same can be said for how the body's cells treat our DNA instructions. It has long been thought that each copy - one inherited from mom and one from dad - is treated the same. A new study from scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine shows that it is not uncommon for cells in the brain to preferentially activate one copy over the other.

25 Feb 2017

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TUM experts decipher secrets of Achilles' heel

Researchers develop nerve wrapping nanofiber mesh to facilitate regeneration, restore function

CHLA investigator receives $1.7 million NIH grant to study heart regeneration after injury

Genetic variation may be reason for overreaction of immune system to viruses

Researchers justify alternative theory about cause of type 1 diabetes

Adolescents with ASD have four-time higher risk of emergency visits than peers without autism

Stem cells strictly abide by innate developmental clocks, study shows

Researchers to examine link between zinc deficiency, Hedgehog, and prostate cancer

Study highlights urgent need for sunburn prevention among young adults with melanin-rich skin

Affordable Care Act improves access to primary care for Medicaid patients, Penn study finds

New anti-cocaine monoclonal antibody moves forward towards clinical studies in humans

UCF scientist finds new way to use light for monitoring patient's blood during life-and-death surgeries

Lack of exercise, excessive weight linked to heart failure that has poor prognosis

New molecule may inhibit growth of aggressive pediatric brain tumor

Scientists gain new insight into early brain pathology of schizophrenia using adult skin cells

New study aims to better understand major factors affecting African American cancer survivors

Researchers identify genomic biomarker in nasal passage that can accurately detect lung cancer

Study highlights impact of mental health services on young people with psychosis

New York school students help Cornell scientists to monitor invasive species in local waterways

Study finding suggests new ways in which genetic mutations may cause brain disorders

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