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Research identifies new approach to staving off the detrimental effects of aging

New research has identified a novel approach to staving off the detrimental effects of aging, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

14 Jun 2019

Opioids alone cannot be blamed for growing life expectancy inequality in the U.S.

A new University of Michigan study challenges a popularized view about what's causing the growing gap between the lifespans of more- and less-educated Americans- finding shortcomings in the widespread narrative that the United States is facing an epidemic of "despair."

14 Jun 2019

Study deciphers impacts of milk polar lipids on cardiovascular risk of overweight women

Dairy products contain a wide variety of lipids, both triglycerides and polar lipids, the latter being specific lipids that naturally stabilize fat droplets and are notably found in cream and buttermilk.

14 Jun 2019

New small drug-targeting molecules may improve cancer treatment

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed small drug-targeting molecules that may be hundreds to thousands of times more effective at delivering potent drugs to desired sites of disease, including cancer.

14 Jun 2019

Study: Use of psychoactive substances increases among entertainment sector workers

Entertainment sector workers are among those with the highest consumption of psychoactive substances. According to the Adictions study of the year 2017, 17% of the total consume these substances in Spain, a figure which is between France's 22% and Holland's 16%.

14 Jun 2019

New method allows cells to be produced in shorter time and with greater success

A recent study published in the April 8 issue of Nature Chemical Biology improves on the "Cellular Reprogramming" method developed by Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Physiology Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, making it possible to produce cells in a considerably shorter time and with greater success. Yamanaka's method, which is referred to as "Cellular Reprogramming", obtains pluripotent cells, similar to the ones we know exist in the very early stages of the embryo

14 Jun 2019

Ebola spread to Uganda could threaten international health

After smouldering in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for almost a year, killing near 1,000 people, the deadly Ebola virus crossed the border to Uganda in June 2019. This virus causes sudden high fever and sore throat, with severe weakness and muscle pain.

14 Jun 2019

Continuous use of mobile phone goes hand in hand with new pathologies of thumb finger

A study on the pain at the base of the thumb conducted in the University of Malaga has evidenced that a continuous use of the mobile phone, especially among young people, goes hand in hand with new pathologies of this finger.

14 Jun 2019

New objective model classifies degrees of iridocorneal angle to assess severity of glaucoma

Pablo Amil, a researcher from the research group in Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonlinear Optics and Lasers (DNOLL) at the ESEIAAT, has created an objective model that classifies the degrees of the iridocorneal angle, a key element for assessing the severity of glaucoma.

14 Jun 2019

Cooking vegetables with extra virgin olive oil favors absorption, release of bioactive compounds

Cooking vegetables in the sofrito with extra virgin olive oil favors the absorption and release of bioactive compounds of its traditional ingredients, according to the study conducted by a research team of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences at the University of Barcelona, from the Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition Networking Biomedical Research Centre and the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases Networking Biomedical Research, led by the tenure lecturer Rosa M. Lamuela.

14 Jun 2019

European Commission awards half a million pounds to tackle problems posed by plastics

The researchers are working as part of an international consortium led by Aston University and have been awarded over half a million pounds from the European Commission as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

14 Jun 2019

Muscle loss in space travelers could be reduced finds study

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston explain that space travellers often face muscle loss that is caused due to reduced gravity during their flight missions in space. They have found that exercise and certain hormones could help prevent this muscle loss.

13 Jun 2019

Sofrito cooking technique releases healthy nutrients

Researchers have come up with a new study that reveals that cooking vegetables in the sofrito (sauté) with extra virgin olive oil could release certain bioactive compounds from the garlic, onion and tomatoes that could be beneficial for the body.

13 Jun 2019

Mount Sinai researchers win a contract from DARPA to develop technology that measures threat exposures

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a research agency within the U.S. Department of Defense, to find molecular signatures in blood that identify previous exposures and time of exposure to materials that could be associated with weapons of mass destruction (including infectious agents, chemicals, and radiation).

13 Jun 2019

$10 million endowed gift supports psychosis research efforts

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has received a $10 million endowed gift to fund translational research, support clinical programs and create an endowed chair within the department.

13 Jun 2019

First clinical test could enable personalized prognosis for triple-negative breast cancer patients

A personalized prognosis for patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer was the goal of a new study by Katherine Varley, PhD, researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute and assistant professor of oncological sciences at the University of Utah.

13 Jun 2019

KHN’s ‘What the Health’: Who will pay to fix problem of surprise medical bills?

Congress is finally getting down to real work on legislation to end "surprise" medical bills, which patients get if they inadvertently receive care from an out-of-network health providers or use one in an emergency.

13 Jun 2019

Polycomb protein EED plays a complex role in brain development

The dentate gyrus (DG) is the input region of the hippocampus and plays an important role in learning and memory.

13 Jun 2019

Disease-modifying therapy for Alport syndrome still remains an unmet need

Alport syndrome is a hereditary type IV collagen disease that leads to progressive proteinuria, renal fibrosis, and kidney failure.

13 Jun 2019

Physical exercise can reduce liver fat, improve blood sugar control in obese individuals

Research conducted at the University of Campinas in São Paulo State, Brazil, shows that vigorous physical exercise such as strength and weight training can reduce accumulated liver fat and improve blood sugar control in obese and diabetic individuals in a short time span, even before significant weight loss occurs.

13 Jun 2019

Research News and Research

Research identifies new approach to staving off the detrimental effects of aging

Opioids alone cannot be blamed for growing life expectancy inequality in the U.S.

Study deciphers impacts of milk polar lipids on cardiovascular risk of overweight women

New small drug-targeting molecules may improve cancer treatment

Study: Use of psychoactive substances increases among entertainment sector workers

New method allows cells to be produced in shorter time and with greater success

Ebola spread to Uganda could threaten international health

Continuous use of mobile phone goes hand in hand with new pathologies of thumb finger

New objective model classifies degrees of iridocorneal angle to assess severity of glaucoma

Cooking vegetables with extra virgin olive oil favors absorption, release of bioactive compounds

European Commission awards half a million pounds to tackle problems posed by plastics

Muscle loss in space travelers could be reduced finds study

Sofrito cooking technique releases healthy nutrients

Mount Sinai researchers win a contract from DARPA to develop technology that measures threat exposures

$10 million endowed gift supports psychosis research efforts

First clinical test could enable personalized prognosis for triple-negative breast cancer patients

KHN’s ‘What the Health’: Who will pay to fix problem of surprise medical bills?

Polycomb protein EED plays a complex role in brain development

Disease-modifying therapy for Alport syndrome still remains an unmet need

Physical exercise can reduce liver fat, improve blood sugar control in obese individuals

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