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Warmer temperatures can lead to higher concentrations of arsenic in rice grains

People around the world consume rice in their daily diets. But in addition to its nutrient and caloric content, rice can contain small amounts of arsenic, which in large doses is a toxin linked to multiple health conditions and dietary-related cancers.

4 Dec 2019

Host cell calpain proteases can process enterovirus polyprotein in vitro, study shows

It has long been suggested that a cell protease could take part in enterovirus infection. However, the identity of such proteases have remained unknown.

4 Dec 2019

Children with food allergies are seen sooner when treated by community pediatricians

Children with food allergies are seen 10 months sooner and have fewer allergic reactions when treated by a pediatrician in their own community, a new study shows.

4 Dec 2019

New method for discovering potential cancer-treating compounds

A new study published in the journal Cell Reports reports a novel method by which antitumor drugs that focus on reawakening exhausted immune cells called cytotoxic T cells against cancer can be quickly identified. This could help treat a large subset of cancers that thrive because of their ability to suppress antitumor activity in T cells.

4 Dec 2019

Gabapentin – a drug for nerve pain could help patients with spinal injury finds study

A preclinical study with mice has shown that Gabapentin, a drug that is commonly used in nerve pain could be useful for patients with spinal cord injury. Use of the drug showed improvement in upper limb function among the mice models of spinal cord injury, wrote the researchers. The study titled, “Gabapentinoid treatment promotes corticospinal plasticity and regeneration following murine spinal cord injury,” was published this week in the latest issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

4 Dec 2019

Sleep does not improve memory in eyewitness identifications

A new study from British researchers has revealed that sleep does not improve memory in an eyewitness. The study titled, “The impact of sleep on eyewitness identifications,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Royal Society Open Science on the 4th of December 2019.

4 Dec 2019

Brits betting online, eating unhealthily and drinking too much alcohol

The National Health Service (NHS) England has released its latest survey and reveals that millions of people in England are eating unhealthy foods, drinking too much alcohol, are overweight, and turned to online gambling.

4 Dec 2019

Experts at AGS-NIA U13 conference provide insights on bone and soft-tissue disorders

Experts at a prestigious medical conference hosted by the American Geriatrics Society and funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging hope their work--reported this week in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society--can help yield hard evidence to address the range of "soft tissue" and bone disorders that contribute to falls, fractures, and muscle loss as we age.

4 Dec 2019

A major step toward preventing GvHD in patients receiving bone marrow transplants

A drug used for rheumatoid arthritis has moved a step closer to FDA approval for a desperately needed new use.

4 Dec 2019

Baylor researchers report creation of an 'epigenetic couch potato' mouse

Why is it that some people love to exercise, and others hate it? Most people would assume it's all due to genetics, but a new Baylor College of Medicine led study in mice shows for the first time that a different molecular level of regulation - epigenetics - plays a key role in determining one's innate drive to exercise.

4 Dec 2019

Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by cellular repair response to exercise

Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by signs of cardiac stress that appear in the blood in response to exercise, Emory cardiologists report.

4 Dec 2019

GW-led consortium receives $2.2 million from FDA for Biocompute Object Specification Project

A consortium led by the George Washington University (GW) has been refunded for their BioCompute Object Specification Project, thanks to a $2.2 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

4 Dec 2019

New study aims to understand surrogate decision challenges for LGBT patients with Alzheimer's

Facing Alzheimer's disease in a loved one is challenging under any circumstances but may be even more challenging when the patient is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT).

4 Dec 2019

More research funding needed to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates

Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest form of the disease after lung cancer and colorectal cancer.

4 Dec 2019

Long-term exposure to hydrocarbons may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke

Long-term exposure to hydrocarbons in the air may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke development, according to a study published December 4, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Han-Wei Zhang of China Medical University, Taiwan, and colleagues.

4 Dec 2019

Early adherence step in intestinal transit of Shigella discovered

The bacterial pathogen Shigella, often spread through contaminated food or water, is a leading cause of mortality in both children and older adults in the developing world.

4 Dec 2019

The 2019 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for IgG4-Related Disease released

The American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism released the 2019 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for IgG4-Related Disease. It is the first criteria developed specifically for this recently recognized disease.

4 Dec 2019

Lung imaging studies of non-identical twins with asthma deepen understanding of the disease

Two lung imaging studies from Western University, including one performed in non-identical twin patients with life-long asthma, have shown that airway defects in the lungs of asthmatic patients are like thumbprints - they have a unique pattern and maintain that pattern over time.

4 Dec 2019

FDA-approved drug repairs gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis

A research team led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has found that a drug approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis can repair permeability defects in the gut's epithelium.

4 Dec 2019

New technology developed for treatment of children suffering from respiratory diseases

A new technology to unblock and remove secretions from the respiratory tract of children has been developed as part of a collaboration between researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati.

4 Dec 2019

Research News and Research

Warmer temperatures can lead to higher concentrations of arsenic in rice grains

Host cell calpain proteases can process enterovirus polyprotein in vitro, study shows

Children with food allergies are seen sooner when treated by community pediatricians

New method for discovering potential cancer-treating compounds

Gabapentin – a drug for nerve pain could help patients with spinal injury finds study

Sleep does not improve memory in eyewitness identifications

Brits betting online, eating unhealthily and drinking too much alcohol

Experts at AGS-NIA U13 conference provide insights on bone and soft-tissue disorders

A major step toward preventing GvHD in patients receiving bone marrow transplants

Baylor researchers report creation of an 'epigenetic couch potato' mouse

Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by cellular repair response to exercise

GW-led consortium receives $2.2 million from FDA for Biocompute Object Specification Project

New study aims to understand surrogate decision challenges for LGBT patients with Alzheimer's

More research funding needed to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates

Long-term exposure to hydrocarbons may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke

Early adherence step in intestinal transit of Shigella discovered

The 2019 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for IgG4-Related Disease released

Lung imaging studies of non-identical twins with asthma deepen understanding of the disease

FDA-approved drug repairs gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis

New technology developed for treatment of children suffering from respiratory diseases

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