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Fecal transplantation improves the gut of IBS patients

Transplantation of feces from a healthy person to a patient suffering of irritable bowel syndrome improved both symptoms of IBS and the gut's bacteria profile.

7 Mar 2019

Research reveals how metabolites can be used to inhibit epigenetic mechanisms and treat MS

Understanding and mitigating the role of epigenetics (environmental influences that trigger changes in gene expression) in disease development is a major goal of researchers.

28 Feb 2019

Pesticides, other environmental pollutants advance progression of ALS

While exact causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain unknown, new research shows pesticides and other environmental pollutants advance the progression of the neurodegenerative disease.

28 Feb 2019

New strategy may alleviate motor disorders in Parkinson's patients

Scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the University Medical Center Goettingen have been able to alleviate motor disorders in mice that resemble those seen in Parkinson's patients.

28 Feb 2019

Novel Imaging Methods for Biomedicine

Wei Min has been awarded the Pittcon 2019 Achievement Award. In this interview, he outlines the current imaging challenges in biomedicine and how his novel chemical imaging methods can overcome these.

From Pittcon 26 Feb 2019

Researchers pinpoint a set of enzymes involved in colon cancer growth

University of Massachusetts Amherst food science researchers have pinpointed a set of enzymes involved in tumor growth that could be targeted to prevent or treat colon cancer.

26 Feb 2019

Eating blueberries could reduce your risk of heart disease

Daily consumption of the berries over the course of a month was associated with improved blood vessel function and a lowering of systolic blood pressure.

25 Feb 2019

Base Pair Biotechnologies to develop point-of-care tests for opioids in newborns

Base Pair Biotechnologies announced today the receipt of a Fast Track Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the NIH

From Base Pair Biotechnologies, Inc. 25 Feb 2019

UMass Amherst scientist explores role of citrus peel in decreasing gut inflammation

University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Hang Xiao, Clydesdale Scholar of Food Science, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how substances produced in the gut from citrus compounds are involved in decreasing inflammation in the colon.

23 Feb 2019

Study finds motor skills problems in children exposed during pregnancy to plasticizer chemicals

Scientists with the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health report motor skills problems in children exposed during pregnancy to plasticizer chemicals known as phthalates that are widely used in personal care products like moisturizers and lipstick, as well as plastic containers and children's toys.

21 Feb 2019

Link between dietary fatty acid intake and hypertension found to be influenced by diabetes status

Hypertension is an important public health problem that can lead to life-threatening cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers unlock plant’s secret of producing specialized metabolites

Plants are master chemists, and Michigan State University researchers have unlocked their secret of producing specialized metabolites.

20 Feb 2019

Large study finds no association between phthalate exposure and breast cancer risk

In the largest study to date on phthalates and postmenopausal breast cancer, a University of Massachusetts Amherst cancer epidemiology researcher found no association between breast cancer risk and exposure to the plasticizing and solvent chemicals used in such common products as shampoo, makeup, vinyl flooring, toys, medical devices and car interiors.

13 Feb 2019

Cancer-promoting changes seen in lung cells soon after exposure to low-molecular weight PAHs

It is well known that exposure to high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons increases cancer risk, leading to regulation of compounds like benzo(a)pyrene.

12 Feb 2019

Phthalates may decrease fertility in female mice, study finds

A phthalate found in many plastic and personal care products may decrease fertility in female mice, a new study found.

8 Feb 2019

New 'WormJam model' could provide valuable insights into human aging

What can worms tell us about human aging? A lot more than you'd think; as research led by the Babraham Institute but involving researchers from multiple disciplines drawn together from across the world has shown.

7 Feb 2019

New acute porphyria treatment shows promising results in clinical study

Acute porphyria is a group of uncommon diseases that can cause severe, potentially life-threatening attacks of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and paralysis. Liver transplantation is currently the only effective treatment available for the most seriously afflicted patients.

7 Feb 2019