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Neuroscientists reveal how the brain controls our speech

Speaking requires both sides of the brain. Each hemisphere takes over a part of the complex task of forming sounds, modulating the voice and monitoring what has been said.

10 Jun 2020

Smoking more than doubles the risk of stroke in African Americans

Current cigarette smoking and the number of cigarettes smoked per day are associated with more than twice the risk for all stroke - ischemic and hemorrhagic - among African Americans compared to nonsmokers, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Jun 2020

Age-related structural brain changes are linked to hormone-level changes

Sex hormones influence the structure and function of the brain, but little is known about the effect of hormone therapies (HT) on changes in the brain during menopause.

10 Jun 2020

Synthesized tumor cells help diagnose cancer and optimize treatment

Researchers in Japan have replicated cancer cells from diseased bladder tissue in dogs, minimizing the use of costly stem cell products.

10 Jun 2020

BAM15 could be an effective drug for treating obesity and related diseases

A new study offers the first evidence that a protein named BAM15 acts as an energy uncoupler and could be an effective drug for treating obesity and related diseases.

10 Jun 2020

Study: Cigarette smoking can increase the risk of stroke in African Americans

African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke than those who never smoked, while former smokers show a similarly lower risk as never smokers, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

10 Jun 2020

Study provides new evidence that liver dysfunction may lead to heart disease

A new study that looks closely at the cardiac health of flies provides new evidence that liver dysfunction may lead to deterioration of the heart.

10 Jun 2020

Good vitamin D status can prevent cancer, improve prognosis of several cancers

A good vitamin D status is beneficial both in cancer prevention and in the prognosis of several cancers, according to a new research review.

10 Jun 2020

Material scientists develop self-healing bone cement

Material scientists at the University of Jena have developed a bone replacement based on calcium phosphate cement and reinforced with carbon fibers. The fibers increase damage tolerance and ensure that cracks in the material repair themselves.

10 Jun 2020

Study identifies potential high-risk virulent clones circulating in European hospitals

UAB researchers, based on a collection of clinical isolates from several countries, have established a link between the cell-to-cell communication system (the quorum sensing) and the virulence and resistance phenotypes in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.

10 Jun 2020

Experts discover a rare heart bone in chimpanzees

Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered that some chimpanzees have a bone in their heart, which could be vital in managing their health and conservation.

10 Jun 2020

Research team provides new insights on the communication between liver and brain

A research team in Vienna is investigating how calorie intake, liver activity and fat storage interact and what role the central nervous system plays in this.

10 Jun 2020

Unique partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of AI in healthcare

The Michener Institute of Education at UHN and Vector Institute are setting out to transform the skills and capabilities of front-line healthcare professionals in the application of artificial intelligence to health services.

10 Jun 2020

Studies show prognostic value for circulating tumor cells in advanced prostate and breast cancer

Menarini Silicon Biosystems, the pioneer of liquid biopsy and single cell technologies, announced today that results from a new study presented at the virtual 2020 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology suggest that circulating tumor cell counts may be useful in determining long-term prognosis and guiding treatment selection in patients with metastatic castrate sensitive prostate cancer.

10 Jun 2020

Gilead and Kite to present data from cell therapy research at 25th EHA Virtual Congress

Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Kite, a Gilead Company, are pleased to support the Virtual Edition of the 25th European Hematology Association Annual Congress, taking place 11–21 June 2020.

From Gilead Sciences, Inc. 10 Jun 2020

Research demonstrates novel pathway regulating the underlying mechanism of NASH

CN Bio, a leading cell culture company that has developed single and multi-organ microphysiological systems that improve the accuracy and efficiency of drug discovery, today announced the publication of co-authored research led by researchers at the University of Cambridge in Nature Metabolism, identifying a novel pathway that regulates the underlying mechanism of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis, potentially a new therapeutic target.

10 Jun 2020

Promega announces CE marking for OncoMate MSI Dx Analysis System in Europe

Evosep and Agilent Technologies will collaborate to further improve their robust, high-throughput workflows for proteomics

Today, at the ASMS 2020 Reboot, Evosep and Agilent Technologies announce their joint efforts to improve robust, high-throughput workflows for clinical research proteomics.

From Agilent Technologies 10 Jun 2020

Research News and Research

Neuroscientists reveal how the brain controls our speech

Smoking more than doubles the risk of stroke in African Americans

Age-related structural brain changes are linked to hormone-level changes

Synthesized tumor cells help diagnose cancer and optimize treatment

BAM15 could be an effective drug for treating obesity and related diseases

Study: Cigarette smoking can increase the risk of stroke in African Americans

Study provides new evidence that liver dysfunction may lead to heart disease

Good vitamin D status can prevent cancer, improve prognosis of several cancers

Material scientists develop self-healing bone cement

Study identifies potential high-risk virulent clones circulating in European hospitals

Experts discover a rare heart bone in chimpanzees

Research team provides new insights on the communication between liver and brain

Unique partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of AI in healthcare

Studies show prognostic value for circulating tumor cells in advanced prostate and breast cancer

Gilead and Kite to present data from cell therapy research at 25th EHA Virtual Congress

Research demonstrates novel pathway regulating the underlying mechanism of NASH

Promega announces CE marking for OncoMate MSI Dx Analysis System in Europe

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