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Study: Reducing systolic blood pressure lowers MCI, dementia risk

Lowering one's blood pressure is beneficial not only for the heart, but also for the mind. For the first time, researchers have proved that lowering systolic blood pressure to 120 mm Hg or less reduces the risk of mild cognitive impairment, which in turn, reduces one's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or dementia.

27 Jul 2018

OHSU researchers discover disease in monkeys that mimics childhood neurodegenerative disorder

OHSU scientists have discovered a naturally occurring disease in monkeys that mimics a deadly childhood neurodegenerative disorder in people - a finding that holds promise for developing new gene therapies to treat Batten disease.

27 Jul 2018

Artificial intelligence used to demonstrate link between personality and eye movements

It's often been said that the eyes are the window to the soul, revealing what we think and how we feel. Now, new research reveals that your eyes may also be an indicator of your personality type, simply by the way they move.

27 Jul 2018

Genetic factors may play a role in progression of liver injury in Caucasians with hepatitis B infection

A new study has shown that genetic variation may increase the risk of severe liver damage in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis B infection.

27 Jul 2018

Portfolio diet reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease

University of Toronto researchers have found that the portfolio diet, a plant-based way of eating previously shown to lower cholesterol levels, reduces other risk factors for cardiovascular disease including blood pressure, triglycerides and inflammation.

27 Jul 2018

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Mice fed a fattening diet develop new liver circadian rhythms that impact the way fat is accumulated and simultaneously burned, according to a new study published in Cell by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Jul 2018

Cannabis appears to have no effect on breathlessness during exercise in advanced COPD patients

Inhaled vaporized cannabis does not appear to improve or worsen exercise performance and activity-related breathlessness in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a randomized controlled trial published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

27 Jul 2018

Researchers investigate how nephrologists should discuss treatment options with older patients

Kidney specialists differ in their approaches to treatment decision-making with older patients with kidney failure, with many nephrologists not describing conservative management and some limiting patients' role in decision-making, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

27 Jul 2018

New real-time cell imaging technology could pave way for transformational research

Live cell imaging captures or visualizes human tissue in action. Several methods have been developed to study living cells in greater detail and with less effort, helping scientists gain a better grasp of biological functions.

27 Jul 2018

ERC offers grants to early career researchers to conduct pioneering research projects

Why is the world so green? What can we eat to prevent dementia? Are our eyes really the windows to our personalities? 403 talented early career researchers have been awarded European Research Council grants to answer such questions.

27 Jul 2018

Research explores whether too many patents stifle progress in biomedicine

New research published by University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Jorge Contreras in Science this week explores the current state of sharing resources in the biomedical research field and whether the fragmentation of property ownership can stifle research progress, instead of advancing it.

27 Jul 2018

Novartis' new drug combination receives positive CHMP opinion for treating stage III BRAF mutant melanoma

Novartis today announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of Tafinlar® in combination with Mekinist® for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with stage III melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation, following complete resection.

27 Jul 2018

New technique offers most accurate, efficient way for detecting nucleation

As a solution evaporates, the dissolved chemicals concentrate until they begin forming a crystal through a process called nucleation

27 Jul 2018

Study shows how organs acquire very complex yet stable shapes

Researchers from the Department of Cellular Biology at the University of Seville and Seville Institute of Biomedicine have shown that epithelial cells, which are those that cover the surfaces of many organs, adopt a new, previously undescribed geometric shape, the scutoid, so that tissue can curve.

27 Jul 2018

Fucose-based food supplement could be used to stop the spread of norovirus in children's hospitals

Norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis worldwide; it causes tens hundreds of thousands of deaths each year and is particularly risky for children under 3 years old.

27 Jul 2018

Researchers discover novel antibiotic from leaf of common weed

Researchers working on an SNSF project have discovered novel, antibiotically active chemical substances in a previously rarely explored site: the leaf of a common field weed.

27 Jul 2018

PEACHI project develops vaccine strategies targeting both HIV and hepatitis C virus

An estimated 2.3 million people globally are infected with both human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and hepatitis C virus.

27 Jul 2018

Research investigates why medical errors occur in emergency department

Medical errors are estimated to cause 250,000 deaths per year in the US. Previously, research on admitted patients suggested that errors are due to the way doctors process the data they have about patients - in other words, doctors have the right information, but might not act on it in the best way.

27 Jul 2018

Therapy with L-Glutamine reduces pain in patients with sickle cell disease

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland clinical researchers, in conjunction with other sickle cell centers and scientists at Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., have demonstrated that therapy with L-Glutamine reduced the frequency of pain episodes in both pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease.

27 Jul 2018

Targeting mossy cells may offer new strategy for treating brain disorders

A small population of brain cells deep in a memory-making region of the brain controls the production of new neurons and may have a role in common brain disorders, according to a study from scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

27 Jul 2018

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Study: Reducing systolic blood pressure lowers MCI, dementia risk

OHSU researchers discover disease in monkeys that mimics childhood neurodegenerative disorder

Artificial intelligence used to demonstrate link between personality and eye movements

Genetic factors may play a role in progression of liver injury in Caucasians with hepatitis B infection

Portfolio diet reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Cannabis appears to have no effect on breathlessness during exercise in advanced COPD patients

Researchers investigate how nephrologists should discuss treatment options with older patients

New real-time cell imaging technology could pave way for transformational research

ERC offers grants to early career researchers to conduct pioneering research projects

Research explores whether too many patents stifle progress in biomedicine

Novartis' new drug combination receives positive CHMP opinion for treating stage III BRAF mutant melanoma

New technique offers most accurate, efficient way for detecting nucleation

Study shows how organs acquire very complex yet stable shapes

Fucose-based food supplement could be used to stop the spread of norovirus in children's hospitals

Researchers discover novel antibiotic from leaf of common weed

PEACHI project develops vaccine strategies targeting both HIV and hepatitis C virus

Research investigates why medical errors occur in emergency department

Therapy with L-Glutamine reduces pain in patients with sickle cell disease

Targeting mossy cells may offer new strategy for treating brain disorders

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