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Children with disabilities endure long waits for life-changing medical equipment

Bev Baker-Ajene waited so long to get an adult-sized wheelchair for her teenage daughter, Savitri, that she eventually forgot she'd ordered it.

19 Jul 2018

New findings do no support caffeine as effective appetite suppressant or weight-loss aid

A new study featured in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that after drinking a small amount of caffeine, participants consumed 10 percent less at a breakfast buffet provided by researchers, but this effect did not persist throughout the day and had no impact on participants' perceptions of their appetites.

19 Jul 2018

Study gives insight into why some people may be more prone to overeating than others

The reason why some people find it so hard to resist finishing an entire bag of chips or bowl of candy may lie with how their brain responds to food rewards, leaving them more vulnerable to overeating.

19 Jul 2018

Understanding triple-negative breast cancer to develop better treatments

Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women in her lifetime. Among the various types, triple-negative breast cancer is the rarest and most aggressive – affecting about 15 percent of breast cancer patients. It is also the least studied.

19 Jul 2018

Analysis reveals disparities in cancer death rates among minority groups

Analysis of cancer death data from 2008-2014 in New York state revealed high cancer mortality rates among U.S.-born blacks and Puerto Ricans and relatively low cancer mortality rates among Hispanic South Americans and Asians.

19 Jul 2018

Bundled-payment system did not lower costs for serious medical conditions, shows study

A payment system that provides financial incentives for hospitals that reduce health-care costs for Medicare patients did not lower costs as intended, according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

19 Jul 2018

Research project investigates snake venom treatment as antibiotic alternative for eye infections

An innovative University of Liverpool research project that will investigate whether compounds used to treat snake venom and bee stings could provide an alternative to antibiotics in treating eye infection has been awarded £170,000 by the charity Fight for Sight.

19 Jul 2018

Researchers unravel how ALL invades the central nervous system

A deadly feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia is its invasion of the central nervous system.

19 Jul 2018

Study finds link between DNA methylation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

DNA methylation is a molecular process that helps enable our bodies to repair themselves, fight infection, get rid of environmental toxins, and even to think. But sometimes this process goes awry.

19 Jul 2018

UA researchers to repurpose ketamine to reduce side effects in Parkinson's patients

The best-known treatment for Parkinson's disease isn't perfect. Named levodopa, the drug can treat the stiffness and slowness of movement associated with the debilitating disease.

19 Jul 2018

Rat study shows negative effects of perinatal exposure to phthalates

Male and female rats exposed in the womb and during lactation to plasticizing chemicals known as phthalates had significantly fewer neurons and synapses than those that were not exposed, researchers report in a new study.

19 Jul 2018

Study identifies RNA molecules that regulate male hormones in prostate cancer

In most cases of prostate cancer, tumor cell growth is stimulated by the action of male hormones, or androgens, such as testosterone and dihydrotestosterone.

19 Jul 2018

Research shows that neurons can encode more than one signal at a time

Back in the early days of telecommunications, engineers devised a clever way to send multiple telephone calls through a single wire at the same time.

19 Jul 2018

Sweetness depends on molecular interactions between specific sugars and water in saliva

A cranberry, honey or a candy bar - which tastes the sweetest? These foods contain sugars that humans can perceive differently.

19 Jul 2018

New proteomics studies help gain more insights into Alzheimer's, cancer and listeriosis

The brains of people with Alzheimer's disease contain many protein aggregates outside of cells, known as plaques. These are mainly made of the peptide amyloid-beta, which is released from the plasma membrane when the protease BACE1 cleaves its membrane-anchored precursor protein.

19 Jul 2018

Scientists study adverse effects of carbon, silicon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers

Nanoparticles with a wide range of applying, including medicine, damage cells of microalgae Heterosigma akashivo badly. This algae species is widely spread in the Russian Far East marine area. The acute toxic effect exhibited at concentrations of 100 mg/l of carbon nanotubes and silicon nanotubes in the sea- or fresh water.

19 Jul 2018

Researchers gain more insight into how FUS protein causes ALS and FTLD

The mutated and aggregated protein FUS is implicated in two neurodegenerative diseases: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

19 Jul 2018

Researchers identify subtypes of retinal ganglion cells using single-cell RNA sequencing

Single-cell sequencing technologies are filling in fine details in the catalog of life. Researchers at the University of Connecticut Health Center and The Jackson Laboratory have identified 40 subtypes of retinal ganglion cells along with the genetic markers and transcription factors that differentiate them.

19 Jul 2018

New machine-learning model shows promise in predicting undiagnosed dementia

Improving dementia care through increased and timely diagnosis in the UK is a priority for the National Health Service, yet around half of those living with dementia live with the condition unaware.

19 Jul 2018

Study provides insights into healthy aging of Asian-Americans

Older Asian-American immigrants are healthier and happier if they are socially active, connected to their families and communities and are able to maintain their cultural values while adapting to western culture, according to a new Rutgers study.

19 Jul 2018

Research News and Research

Children with disabilities endure long waits for life-changing medical equipment

New findings do no support caffeine as effective appetite suppressant or weight-loss aid

Study gives insight into why some people may be more prone to overeating than others

Understanding triple-negative breast cancer to develop better treatments

Analysis reveals disparities in cancer death rates among minority groups

Bundled-payment system did not lower costs for serious medical conditions, shows study

Research project investigates snake venom treatment as antibiotic alternative for eye infections

Researchers unravel how ALL invades the central nervous system

Study finds link between DNA methylation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

UA researchers to repurpose ketamine to reduce side effects in Parkinson's patients

Rat study shows negative effects of perinatal exposure to phthalates

Study identifies RNA molecules that regulate male hormones in prostate cancer

Research shows that neurons can encode more than one signal at a time

Sweetness depends on molecular interactions between specific sugars and water in saliva

New proteomics studies help gain more insights into Alzheimer's, cancer and listeriosis

Scientists study adverse effects of carbon, silicon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers

Researchers gain more insight into how FUS protein causes ALS and FTLD

Researchers identify subtypes of retinal ganglion cells using single-cell RNA sequencing

New machine-learning model shows promise in predicting undiagnosed dementia

Study provides insights into healthy aging of Asian-Americans

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