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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

The Brain Institute wins $7.04 million grant to investigate 'neurophilosphy of free will'

The newly-minted Institute for Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral Science (The Brain Institute) at Chapman University, with Dr. Uri Maoz as project leader, is the recipient of a total of $7.04 million to study how the human brain enables conscious control of decisions and actions.

22 Mar 2019

New nanotechnology approach shows promise in treating triple negative breast cancer

Unlike the three most common forms of breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer has no currently approved targeted therapies for treatment. That was one of the reasons it was chosen as a disease area of focus for the Indiana University Precision Health Grand Challenge initiative, aimed to research and develop better treatments, cures or preventions, as quickly as possible.

22 Mar 2019

Creating diverse pool of trained scientists to address Alzheimer's research needs

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, an internationally recognized expert on Alzheimer's disease and inaugural director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, has received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Institute on Aging.

22 Mar 2019

City of Hope exhibits current studies and data on cancer therapies at AACR

City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer and diabetes, will showcase ongoing studies and data on chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy, immunotherapy against solid tumors and more at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting from March 29 through April 3 in Atlanta.

22 Mar 2019

Wyss Technology licensed by Sherlock Biosciences to create affordable molecular diagnostics

Harvard University has granted a worldwide exclusive license to Sherlock Biosciences, Inc. to develop and commercialize technology from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering to create a highly sensitive, nucleic acid-based diagnostic platform that can rapidly deliver accurate and inexpensive results for a vast range of needs in virtually any setting.

22 Mar 2019

People with peripheral artery disease have lower Omega-3 Index, shows research

New research published in the March 18th edition of Lipids showed that people who have peripheral artery disease have a lower Omega-3 Index compared to those who don't have the disease.

22 Mar 2019

First-of-its-kind study provides pregnancy statistics of imprisoned U.S. women

In what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind systematic look at pregnancy frequency and outcomes among imprisoned U.S. women, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say almost 1,400 pregnant women were admitted to 22 U.S. state and all federal prisons in a recent year.

22 Mar 2019

New combination treatment shows promise for common brain tumor in children

A new combination treatment aimed at resistant and recurrent low-grade gliomas slowed tumor growth and killed tumor cells in laboratory and mouse models.

22 Mar 2019

New study offers insight into development of delusions

Delusions are one of the most common symptoms of psychosis, but little is known about what causes them. A new study from researchers at Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute offers insight into the development of delusions, which could lead to better treatments for people with psychosis.

22 Mar 2019

Novel plasmid could hold key to control of mosquito-borne illness

A team of international researchers may have identified a new way to control mosquito-borne illnesses, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications.

21 Mar 2019

City of Hope receives $7.5 million in grant awards to study cutaneous T cell lymphoma

City of Hope recently received $7.5 million in grant awards to study a rare type of blood cancer that affects the skin: cutaneous T cell lymphoma.

21 Mar 2019

Isolated seniors chat online to prevent cognitive decline

Right now, Gene Gilmer is as sharp as ever at 90 years of age. A retired school superintendent who earned his doctorate in math decades ago, Gilmer lives alone and worries about losing the memories that defined his life.

21 Mar 2019

European Parliament's report calls on EU to develop policies to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals

The Endocrine Society applauded the European Parliament's release of a report demonstrating that endocrine-disrupting chemicals pose a serious threat to the health of current and future generations and illustrating the need for additional action by policymakers in the EU to address this issue.

21 Mar 2019

Study provides new understanding of how the brain recovers from damage caused by stroke

Each year, approximately 265,000 Americans have a stroke that causes visual impairment. New research, which appears in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, sheds light on how the damage in the brain caused by a stroke can lead to permanent vision impairment.

21 Mar 2019

FDA approves brexanolone, first drug developed to treat postpartum depression

Approximately 1 in 9 women in the United States experiences symptoms of postpartum depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

21 Mar 2019

Overall rates of death from breast cancer are falling across the EU

Researchers at the University of Milan have predicted that death rates from breast cancer will fall this year in all European Union (EU) countries, with the exception of Poland.

20 Mar 2019

Human microbiome metabolites enhance colon injury by enterohemorrhagic E. coli, study shows

It remains mysterious why humans get infected by some bacterial or viral pathogens relatively easily while animals that have very similar tissues and immune functions do not.

20 Mar 2019

Umass Amherst food scientist honored with 2019 Young Scientist Research Award

Guodong Zhang, assistant professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is being honored with the 2019 Young Scientist Research Award from the American Oil Chemists' Society.

20 Mar 2019

Androgen receptor plays vital role in regulating multiple mitochondrial processes

Androgens, commonly known as male hormones, stimulate prostate cancer cells to grow. Thus, many of the drugs to target that cancer focus on stopping androgen biosynthesis or blocking the androgen receptor. This standard treatment is known as androgen deprivation therapy.

20 Mar 2019

Researchers measure brain metabolite levels in people with mild memory problems

Using strong and targeted but noninvasive magnets at specific sites in the brains of people with and without mild learning and memory problems, Johns Hopkins researchers report they were able to detect differences in the concentrations of brain chemicals that transmit messages between neurons.

20 Mar 2019

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The Brain Institute wins $7.04 million grant to investigate 'neurophilosphy of free will'

New nanotechnology approach shows promise in treating triple negative breast cancer

Creating diverse pool of trained scientists to address Alzheimer's research needs

City of Hope exhibits current studies and data on cancer therapies at AACR

Wyss Technology licensed by Sherlock Biosciences to create affordable molecular diagnostics

People with peripheral artery disease have lower Omega-3 Index, shows research

First-of-its-kind study provides pregnancy statistics of imprisoned U.S. women

New combination treatment shows promise for common brain tumor in children

New study offers insight into development of delusions

Novel plasmid could hold key to control of mosquito-borne illness

City of Hope receives $7.5 million in grant awards to study cutaneous T cell lymphoma

Isolated seniors chat online to prevent cognitive decline

European Parliament's report calls on EU to develop policies to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals

Study provides new understanding of how the brain recovers from damage caused by stroke

FDA approves brexanolone, first drug developed to treat postpartum depression

Overall rates of death from breast cancer are falling across the EU

Human microbiome metabolites enhance colon injury by enterohemorrhagic E. coli, study shows

Umass Amherst food scientist honored with 2019 Young Scientist Research Award

Androgen receptor plays vital role in regulating multiple mitochondrial processes

Researchers measure brain metabolite levels in people with mild memory problems

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