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Groundbreaking research project shows how brain health can traverse generations

Your father's exercise routine may have made you smarter according to EU-funded researchers studying how lifestyle choices affect brain function and memory. The findings could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

5 Jan 2021

$Prolactin triggers male refractory period, indicates study$

Prolactin triggers male refractory period, indicates study

If you type into a search engine - "why do men have to wait before having sex again?" - you will very quickly come across Prolactin. This little hormone is thought to be involved in hundreds of physiological processes in the body. Among them is the male post-ejaculatory refractory period. This period begins when a male ejaculates and ends when he recovers his sexual capacity.

4 Jan 2021

Child's cancer has different effects on fathers' and mothers' earnings

Mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with cancer are affected financially in different ways. While mothers' incomes fall in the short term and then rise, the adverse financial repercussions on fathers occur later.

4 Jan 2021

Biologist receives NIH grant to build software tools to predict cancer drug efficacy

One of the most promising areas of human cancer research is the study of signal transduction, or cell signaling.

4 Jan 2021

UOC researchers to study the effects of intermittent fasting on aging in postmenopausal women

Although many treatments are offered for slowing down the impact of aging on health and physical appearance, there are no serious studies that prove their effectiveness on the biological effects of aging.

29 Dec 2020

Dr. Genova wins K18 award to advance research on transition-age youth with autism

Helen M. Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, was awarded a two-year K18 grant for $266,988 from the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health - the NIMH Career Enhancement Award to Advance Autism Services Research for Adults and Transition-Age Youth.

28 Dec 2020

Self-learning algorithms can help analyze biological image data

Imaging techniques enable a detailed look inside an organism. But interpreting the data is time-consuming and requires a great deal of experience.

28 Dec 2020

Trinity team uncovers mutations linked with early onset dementia

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin today announced a significant advance in our understanding of an early onset form of dementia that may also progress our understanding of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

22 Dec 2020

Arthritis drug may be effective in treating immunotherapy-related heart complication

A drug typically prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis may also be effective in treating a rare but potentially deadly heart complication some cancer patients experience after taking immunotherapies, according to a study published in Cancer Discovery and co-led by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

21 Dec 2020

Drinking cow's milk during breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of food allergies in children

Children of mothers who drink relatively more cow's milk during breastfeeding are at reduced risk of developing food allergies. That is the conclusion of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in a new study published in the scientific journal Nutrients.

21 Dec 2020

Everyday physical activities are less intensive than organized sports, shows study

In spring 2020, when soccer and sports clubs closed for sever-al weeks due to the Corona pandemic, children and adoles-cents looked for alternative physical activities.

21 Dec 2020

Drinking milk during breastfeeding can reduce food allergy in children

21 Dec 2020

Allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners in urban environments

In urban environments, allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners compared to those living in rural areas.

20 Dec 2020

Study uncovers a new means of neuronal communication in the brain

An international research group has discovered in the human brain a new functional coupling mechanism between neurons, which may serve as a communication channel between brain regions.

17 Dec 2020

Smart ring can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers

Temperature data collected by wearable devices worn on the finger can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers, a leading symptom of both COVID-19 and the flu, according to a team of researchers from the University of California San Diego, UC San Francisco and MIT Lincoln Lab.

14 Dec 2020

Texas Biomed to investigate the effects of cannabinoids on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Professor Mahesh Mohan, D.V.M., Ph.D., and collaborators more than $3.5 million over five years to investigate the effects of cannabinoids on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND).

11 Dec 2020

First patient participates in immunotherapy trial despite COVID-19 pandemic

Since 2016, Bernard Thurman has undergone traditional treatments, experimental therapies and surgeries to counter the cancer within him, but nothing has successfully eradicated the disease.

11 Dec 2020

Gaps in regulation of commercial educational websites are exposing children to unhealthy food marketing

Dartmouth Researchers Work to Reduce Child-Directed Food Marketing on Educational Websites.A new article, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by a team of researchers and advocates including Dartmouth faculty, asserts that current gaps in the regulation of commercial educational websites are exposing children to unhealthy food marketing.

11 Dec 2020

IGC researchers receive three out of six European Research Council grants

Since the establishment of the European Research Council in 2008, the IGC has secured 17 of their competitive grants (7 Starting, 8 Consolidator and 2 Advanced).

10 Dec 2020

International research project to improve knowledge on climate change and health impacts

Climate change is according to the WHO the greatest threat to human health in the 21st century. By bringing together leaders in climate change and health research, this international project will contribute with knowledge and policy advice on climate change and health impacts.

10 Dec 2020

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Groundbreaking research project shows how brain health can traverse generations

Prolactin triggers male refractory period, indicates study

Child's cancer has different effects on fathers' and mothers' earnings

Biologist receives NIH grant to build software tools to predict cancer drug efficacy

UOC researchers to study the effects of intermittent fasting on aging in postmenopausal women

Dr. Genova wins K18 award to advance research on transition-age youth with autism

Self-learning algorithms can help analyze biological image data

Trinity team uncovers mutations linked with early onset dementia

Arthritis drug may be effective in treating immunotherapy-related heart complication

Drinking cow's milk during breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of food allergies in children

Everyday physical activities are less intensive than organized sports, shows study

Drinking milk during breastfeeding can reduce food allergy in children

Allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners in urban environments

Study uncovers a new means of neuronal communication in the brain

Smart ring can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers

Texas Biomed to investigate the effects of cannabinoids on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder

First patient participates in immunotherapy trial despite COVID-19 pandemic

Gaps in regulation of commercial educational websites are exposing children to unhealthy food marketing

IGC researchers receive three out of six European Research Council grants

International research project to improve knowledge on climate change and health impacts

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