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Ground-breaking online tool launched to help people maintain good mental health

A groundbreaking online tool has been launched to help people gain better control over their mental health.

8 Oct 2019

Study presents a new view on how mitochondrial dysfunction may contribute to aging

Disturbances in the function of mitochondrial DNA can accelerate the aging process in ways that are different than previously thought, according to a new Finnish study published in Nature Metabolism.

8 Oct 2019

Micronic launches advanced Reader and Software for highly accurate 2D code reading

Micronic has launched the Rack Reader DR700 complete with in-house designed Micronic Code Reader Software and an optional Side Barcode Reader. The DR700 is equipped with an anti-frost system and a deep focus image sensor ensuring the highest accuracy 2D code reading even if the tubes aren't flush with the scanner plate or codes are partially compromised.

From Micronic 8 Oct 2019

Violence exposure can negatively impact a person's physical and psychosocial health

Exposure to violence can negatively impact a person's physical and psychosocial health, according to two new studies co-authored by University of Chicago Medicine social epidemiologist Elizabeth L. Tung, MD.

8 Oct 2019

Study shows association between mushroom consumption and lower risk of prostate cancer

Results from the first long-term cohort study of more than 36,000 Japanese men over decades suggest an association between eating mushrooms and a lower risk of prostate cancer.

7 Oct 2019

UCI researcher given NIH Director's New Innovator Award to study learning and memory

University of California, Irvine researcher Kevin Beier, PhD, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics in the School of Medicine, received a 2019 NIH Director's New Innovator Award to study learning and memory in an effort to discover new treatments for behavioral symptoms of chronic stress and depression.

7 Oct 2019

HIV-1 Tat expression leads to perturbations in cellular protein expression, research suggests

The cover for issue 54 of Oncotarget features Figure 2, "Comparative proteomic profiling of the peptides/proteins identified from 293T, IL16lamp2b and mExo-Tat samples," by Lu, et al.

4 Oct 2019

NUS researcher invents novel transfection technique to deliver DNA into immune cells

Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment that uses genetically modified immune cells to fight cancer. It can be used as a primary treatment or in combination with other treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy to slow down or stop the growth of cancer cells and prevent them from spreading to other parts of the body.

4 Oct 2019

Research provides promising new lead for schizophrenia treatment

Schizophrenia is a severe mental health condition that causes significant disability, and affects 1 in 100 people. Patients with schizophrenia commonly experience negative symptoms, which include lack of motivation, social isolation and inability to experience pleasurable feeling.

4 Oct 2019

How mothers transfer the DNA inside their mitochondria to their babies

A recent study has revealed how DNA inside the cell's powerhouse comes from the mother's side.

4 Oct 2019

Men should stay alcohol-free for at least six months before conception

A new study has revealed that men hoping to conceive should stop drinking for at least six months before to prevent congenital heart diseases.

4 Oct 2019

Researchers identify new targets to treat fibrotic diseases

When it comes to repairing injured tissue, specialized cells in the body known as fibroblasts are called into action. Fibroblasts give rise to healing cells called myofibroblasts, which generally is good in the short term - but bad when myofibroblast activation gets out of hand.

4 Oct 2019

Research supports role of efficacy-first natural regimens to restore and improve skin health

Burt's Bees, a pioneer in natural skin care, today announced research supporting the role of efficacy-first natural regimens to defend, restore and improve skin health.

4 Oct 2019

Researchers are developing new therapy to counter the effects of traumatic brain injury

A blow to the head or powerful shock wave on the battlefield can cause immediate, significant damage to a person's skull and the tissue beneath it.

4 Oct 2019

Study shows how caregivers can better manage family conflict at end of life

Conflict within families can be stressful and confusing, and it can lead to feelings of sadness. It also is incredibly common and in many cases, a necessary part of family dynamics.

3 Oct 2019

Chronic inflammation of the placenta linked to African-American preterm births

African-American infants are twice as likely to die in the first year of life than white infants, for reasons that are complex and not well understood. Results from a recent study suggest that specific abnormalities in the placenta from African-American preterm births may hold clues to the physical mechanisms behind racial disparities in preemie health outcomes.

3 Oct 2019

Stress News and Research

Ground-breaking online tool launched to help people maintain good mental health

Study presents a new view on how mitochondrial dysfunction may contribute to aging

Micronic launches advanced Reader and Software for highly accurate 2D code reading

Violence exposure can negatively impact a person's physical and psychosocial health

Study shows association between mushroom consumption and lower risk of prostate cancer

UCI researcher given NIH Director's New Innovator Award to study learning and memory

HIV-1 Tat expression leads to perturbations in cellular protein expression, research suggests

NUS researcher invents novel transfection technique to deliver DNA into immune cells

Research provides promising new lead for schizophrenia treatment

How mothers transfer the DNA inside their mitochondria to their babies

Men should stay alcohol-free for at least six months before conception

Researchers identify new targets to treat fibrotic diseases

Research supports role of efficacy-first natural regimens to restore and improve skin health

Researchers are developing new therapy to counter the effects of traumatic brain injury

Study shows how caregivers can better manage family conflict at end of life

Chronic inflammation of the placenta linked to African-American preterm births

Severe vomiting in early pregnancy linked to increased autism risk

Tenn. block grant experiment would boost federal funding, state Medicaid chief says

Understanding how parents of children with ADHD experience more lifetime stress

Optimism linked to lower risk of cardiac events and all-cause mortality

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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