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Gladstone scientists gain new insights into the aging brain

The protein klotho has been shown to promote longevity and counteract aging-related impairments. Having more klotho seems to allow for longer and healthier lives, whereas a depletion of this molecule accelerates aging and may contribute to age-related diseases.

12 Nov 2018

UCI researchers accelerate and simplify directed evolution bioengineering technique

In a process known as directed evolution, scientists reengineer biomolecules to find ones that perform beneficial new functions. The field is revolutionizing drug development, chemical engineering and other applications, but to realize its promise involves painstaking and time-consuming laboratory work.

9 Nov 2018

By-product of berry juice production could lower cancer risk

Group of scientists at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania are investigating the possibilities of using berry pomace to increase the safety of meat products and, probably, to mitigate their negative effects on human health.

7 Nov 2018

Bilingual therapy is vital to improve language disorders in dual-language children, finds study

New research has found that providing bilingual therapy is vital to improving developmental language disorders in dual-language children.

7 Nov 2018

Researchers identify pathway to resolve allergic asthma

A group of Brazilian researchers succeeded in preventing allergic asthma from progressing in experimental models by increasing the amount of a protein. This increase, in turn, blocked the CD4+ T lymphocytes responsible for producing a cytokine that triggers a cascade of events resulting in the onset and progression of the disease.

6 Nov 2018

New research explains how large virus shells are formed

A virus, the simplest physical object in biology, consists of a protein shell called the capsid, which protects its nucleic acid genome -- RNA or DNA. The capsid can be cylindrical or conical in shape, but more commonly it assumes an icosahedral structure, like a soccer ball.

5 Nov 2018

Drexel University-led project to study how California's's changing cannabis laws impact public health

A Drexel University-led research project aimed at studying the health and behavioral effects of medical marijuana use for young adults living in Los Angeles has been renewed for another five years.

2 Nov 2018

PAREXEL launches new China Advisory Service to help global biopharmaceutical companies navigate market opportunity within China

PAREXEL International Corporation has announced a new China Advisory Service to help global biopharmaceutical companies participate in the growing, yet complex market opportunity within China.

From Parexel 1 Nov 2018

Research reveals how Mycoplasma pathogens sneak past our line of defense

New research reveals that Mycoplasma pathogens make DNA in a unique way that may protect them from our immune response. The result could provide new avenues to combat the pathogens that utilize this strategy.

1 Nov 2018

New drug discovery will increase safety of canine sedation and anesthesia

A drug discovery made at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will increase the safety of animal sedation and anesthesia. Vatinoxan, the pharmacological molecule discovered in the study, reduced the adverse effects of other drugs on the cardiovascular system of canine patients.

31 Oct 2018

New project shows potential of extracting nutrients from seafood process waters

Process waters from the seafood industry contain valuable nutrients, that could be used in food or aquaculture feed.

31 Oct 2018

Parkinson’s diagnoses expected to increase by 20%

A surge in Parkinson’s diagnoses is expected for people over the age of 60. Parkinson’s UK’s latest figures show that there are currently more than 77,000 people in the UK with Parkinson’s between the ages of 60 and 79. This is projected to increase by 20 percent by the year 2025 to more than 92,000. Currently, there is no cure and treatments are limited.

30 Oct 2018

Researchers propose new contactless method for measuring blood flow in the upper limbs

The research team from Russia proposed a new contactless method for measuring blood flow in the upper limbs. The method is based on video recording of the skin surface under green light measuring the absorption of red blood cells. This helps to see how effective the circulatory system and the blood flow regulation are.

29 Oct 2018

Baby's tears make female mice to reject male sexual advances

A substance in young mice's tears makes female mice more likely to reject male sexual advances. This research is part of ongoing efforts at the University of Tokyo to understand how animals communicate using chemicals called pheromones.

26 Oct 2018

UTA social work professors use NIH grant to find ways for reducing caregiver stress

Two UTA social work professors are using an NIH grant to find ways to reduce stress of families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease.

26 Oct 2018

Identifying ways to improve existing guidelines for ethical human-animal chimera research

In Greek mythology, a chimera is a figure with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent. But the concept is not entirely imaginary.

25 Oct 2018

Exposure to transportation noise and air pollution raises heart attack risk

Where air pollution is high, the level of transportation noise is usually also elevated. Not only air pollution negatively impacts on health, but also car, train and aircraft noise increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, as previous research has demonstrated.

24 Oct 2018

Polyganics begins first-in-human clinical trial of LIQOSEAL for reducing CSF leakage

Polyganics today announced that it has initiated enrollment of patients into a first-in-human clinical trial of LIQOSEAL, its dura sealant patch.

23 Oct 2018

Breathing through the nose improves memory consolidation

The way we breathe may affect how well our memories are consolidated (i.e. reinforced and stabilized). If we breathe through the nose rather than the mouth after trying to learn a set of smells, we remember them better, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in The Journal of Neuroscience.

22 Oct 2018

Dysfunction of single gene leads to miscarriages

A single gene of the mother plays such a crucial role in the development of the placenta that its dysfunction leads to miscarriages.

19 Oct 2018