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TSRI study shows how aging affects brain's neural circuitry

How aging affects communication between neurons is not well understood, a gap that makes it more difficult to treat a range of disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

23 Jan 2014

Research provides important new information about transmission of human leishmaniasis

Research involving scientists at the University of York has provided important new information about transmission of human leishmaniasis, a group of infectious diseases which kills more than 100,000 people a year.

18 Jan 2014

New research unit at JGU examines extreme experiences in human life using biomedical explanations

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is establishing a new research unit at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). The interdisciplinary group will examine how new biomedical capabilities can lead to extreme experiences in human life.

9 Jan 2014

Risk of serious complications higher for babies conceived by assisted reproductive therapies

A University of Adelaide study has shown that the risk of serious complications such as stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight and neonatal death is around twice as high for babies conceived by assisted reproductive therapies compared with naturally conceived babies.

8 Jan 2014

Negative symptoms and cognition ‘relatively independent’ in schizophrenia

Diminished expression, a core negative symptom in people with schizophrenia, is significantly correlated with an array of cognitive functions, research by a Hong Kong team shows.

3 Jan 2014

Scientists propose reaction-diffusion model to study transmission of Lyme disease seasonally

Lyme disease is a common tick-borne illness caused by a bacterium, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. The transmission dynamics of Lyme disease is dependent on a variety of factors, including the length of the tick's life cycle, availability of hosts, climatic conditions and seasonal influences, which are important to understand for control strategies.

20 Dec 2013

Aerobic glycolysis is a cause of malignancy, show Berkeley Lab researchers

Metabolism was lost in the shadows of cancer research for decades but has recently been reclaiming some of the spotlight. Now, Mina Bissell, Distinguished Scientist with Berkeley Lab's Life Sciences Division and a leading authority on breast cancer, has shown that aerobic glycolysis - glucose metabolism in the presence of oxygen - is not the consequence of the cancerous activity of malignant cells but is itself a cancerous event.

18 Dec 2013

Eleven researchers receives 2014 DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the selection of eleven early career researchers - five graduate students and six postdoctoral researchers - as recipients of a spring 2014 DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics.

15 Dec 2013

Biosimulation and epilepsy treatments: an interview with Dr. Serge Bischoff, CEO of Rhenovia and RHENEPI program director

The need for biosimulation is primarily to do with the very high attrition rate in drug development and especially in the development of drugs for the central nervous system.

10 Dec 2013

Women with moderate to severe menstrual cramps may find relief in erectile dysfunction drugs

Women with moderate to severe menstrual cramps may find relief in a class of erectile dysfunction drugs, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State College of Medicines Richard Legro.

6 Dec 2013

New research shows that the brain can produce and release estrogen

A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team reports today that the brain can produce and release estrogen - a discovery that may lead to a better understanding of hormonal changes observed from before birth throughout the entire aging process.

5 Dec 2013

French National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality formulates twenty recommendations

Twenty recommendations have been formulated by the French National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality with the aim of raising awareness among health professionals and prospective parents, in consultation with the French National College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the French Society of Anaesthetists/Obstetric Anaesthesia Club.

4 Dec 2013

Male roundworms shorten the lifespan of females, say Stanford researchers

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that males of the laboratory roundworm secrete signaling molecules that significantly shorten the lifespan of the opposite sex.

29 Nov 2013

Study of sexual health and lifestyles in Britain reveals changing sexual attitudes and behaviour

Results published today in The Lancet give the most detailed picture yet of the British population’s sex lives over the last 10 years, as part of the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) survey.

26 Nov 2013

Vitamin pills can do more harm than good

Vitamin supplements are a billion-dollar industry. We want to stay healthy and fit and help our bodies with this. But perhaps we are achieving precisely the opposite?

26 Nov 2013

UT Austin study reveals gender differences in sexual regret

In the largest, most in-depth study to date on regret surrounding sexual activity, a team of psychology researchers found a stark contrast in remorse between men and women, potentially shedding light on the evolutionary history of human nature.

26 Nov 2013

Researchers explore how certain molecular signaling pathways control aging across all species

Fruit flies are notoriously short-lived but scientists interested in the biology of aging in all animals have begun to understand why some fruit flies live longer than others. They have documented a direct association between insulin and life span, for example, and have observed a tradeoff between prolific reproduction and longevity. A new study, which may have broad implications across species, ties those findings more closely together by tracing an insulin signaling cascade through to protein quality control in muscle tissue and shortened life span.

18 Nov 2013

Study offers clearer explanation of the role of FOX01 molecule in wound-healing process

Skin provides a first line of defense against viruses, bacteria and parasites that might otherwise make people ill. When an injury breaks that barrier, a systematic chain of molecular signaling launches to close the wound and re-establish the skin's layer of protection.

16 Nov 2013

Endocrine Society announces winners of organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards

The Endocrine Society today announced it has selected 15 accomplished endocrinologists as winners of the organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards.

5 Nov 2013

Scientists develop 3D filming technique that reveals spread of malaria

Scientists have developed a 3D filming technique that could help inform research to stem the spread of malaria.

5 Nov 2013

Reproduction News and Research

TSRI study shows how aging affects brain's neural circuitry

Research provides important new information about transmission of human leishmaniasis

New research unit at JGU examines extreme experiences in human life using biomedical explanations

Risk of serious complications higher for babies conceived by assisted reproductive therapies

Negative symptoms and cognition ‘relatively independent’ in schizophrenia

Scientists propose reaction-diffusion model to study transmission of Lyme disease seasonally

Aerobic glycolysis is a cause of malignancy, show Berkeley Lab researchers

Eleven researchers receives 2014 DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics

Biosimulation and epilepsy treatments: an interview with Dr. Serge Bischoff, CEO of Rhenovia and RHENEPI program director

Women with moderate to severe menstrual cramps may find relief in erectile dysfunction drugs

New research shows that the brain can produce and release estrogen

French National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality formulates twenty recommendations

Male roundworms shorten the lifespan of females, say Stanford researchers

Study of sexual health and lifestyles in Britain reveals changing sexual attitudes and behaviour

Vitamin pills can do more harm than good

UT Austin study reveals gender differences in sexual regret

Researchers explore how certain molecular signaling pathways control aging across all species

Study offers clearer explanation of the role of FOX01 molecule in wound-healing process

Endocrine Society announces winners of organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards

Scientists develop 3D filming technique that reveals spread of malaria

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