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A good night's sleep promotes immunity

In a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers in the United States used mice models to understand how sleep fragmentation affects immunological responses and the epigenetic modifications of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). They also conducted a sleep restriction trial in humans to determine HPSC programming and hematopoiesis.

25 Sep 2022

Study compares monkeypox PCR testing protocols and efficiency at two U.S. reference labs

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers examined sample collection practices, epidemiological characteristics, and cycle threshold (Ct) values for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests used in two reference laboratories in the United States (U.S.) to detect monkeypox virus (MPXV).

25 Sep 2022

Deep brain stimulation as obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment

In a recent study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, researchers investigated the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) against treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

25 Sep 2022

Cancer survival rate rises in the US

In a recent article by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the researchers highlighted basic, translational, and clinical cancer research and cancer-related population sciences in the 12th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report.

25 Sep 2022

Blueberries, a tasty intervention against age-related cognitive decline

In a recent study published in the Nutritional Neuroscience journal, researchers assessed the impact of consumption of wild blueberries on the speed of processing in mild cognitive decline.

25 Sep 2022

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

A recent study provides an overview of existing literature on the complications of infection with both smallpox and monkeypox virus.

25 Sep 2022

Text messages may help speed up decision-making in nursing homes, improve quality of care

Each year, billions of dollars are spent transferring residents from nursing homes to hospitals. Now

24 Sep 2022

Novel PTP1B inhibitor drug candidate can prevent lethal lung inflammation in mice

Neutrophils, the most abundant type of white blood cell, are the body's first line of defense against infection. Foreign pathogens can stress the body and activate neutrophils.

23 Sep 2022

Studies explore how differences in skin composition may lead to dermatological conditions

Why are certain body parts more prone to skin diseases than others? Two new UC Davis Health studies explored how differences in skin composition may lead to dermatological conditions, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.

23 Sep 2022

Access to affordable, safe, palatable tap water can reduce sugary drink intake among low income families

As the White House prepares for the first conference on hunger, nutrition and health in more than 50 years, public health officials point out that providing access to safe potable drinking water must be part of the national conversation.

23 Sep 2022

Two waves of Pitx2 expression orchestrate gut rotation during development, study finds

Our guts, and all our organs, are arranged in left-right asymmetric patterns inside our bodies, so that everything may fit.

23 Sep 2022

Investigating a potential new treatment for glioblastomas

A research question posed in Pankaj Desai's lab has led to a decade of research, a clinical trial and major national funding to further investigate a potential new treatment for the most deadly form of brain tumors.

23 Sep 2022

Study identifies a potential non-invasive therapy that could check the progress of Alzheimer's disease

A new study conducted by the scientist of the UMA Inés Moreno, in collaboration with the University of Texas, has identified a potential non-invasive therapy that could check the progress of Alzheimer's disease, "the major form of dementia in the elderly population".

23 Sep 2022

New discovery on how hearing works may lead to the design of better cochlear implants

The way in which we experience music and speech differs from what has until now been believed. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, and the Oregon Health and Science University, USA.

23 Sep 2022

Review: Cold water swimming may cut 'bad' body fat in men and reduce the risk of diabetes

Taking a dip in cold water may cut 'bad' body fat in men and reduce the risk of disorders such as diabetes, suggests a major scientific review published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Circumpolar Health.

23 Sep 2022

UVA's new discovery could help ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets

A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets on demand, a timely finding following the Red Cross' declaration earlier this year of a national blood "crisis."

23 Sep 2022

The brain simultaneously processes linguistic and extralinguistic information, study finds

An international team of scientists from the UK, Spain, Denmark and Russia (including researchers from the HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience) conducted an experiment demonstrating that people automatically integrate extralinguistic information into grammatical processing during verbal communication.

23 Sep 2022

Generating a mutation in key molecules could offer new way to prevent and treat gonorrhea

Creating a mutation that inhibits how the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection, could offer a new way to prevent and treat the disease, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

23 Sep 2022

Researchers show how mucus protects the small intestine in mice

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now shown how mucus protects the small intestine in mice. In the future, this finding may lead to new ways of preventing relapse in Crohn’s disease in humans.

23 Sep 2022

Providence study sheds new light on the added benefit of COVID-19 boosters among vaccinated individuals

A Providence study released online today in the Journal of the American Medical Association sheds new light on the added benefit of a booster dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine among previously vaccinated individuals.

23 Sep 2022

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A good night's sleep promotes immunity

Study compares monkeypox PCR testing protocols and efficiency at two U.S. reference labs

Deep brain stimulation as obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment

Cancer survival rate rises in the US

Blueberries, a tasty intervention against age-related cognitive decline

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

Text messages may help speed up decision-making in nursing homes, improve quality of care

Novel PTP1B inhibitor drug candidate can prevent lethal lung inflammation in mice

Studies explore how differences in skin composition may lead to dermatological conditions

Access to affordable, safe, palatable tap water can reduce sugary drink intake among low income families

Two waves of Pitx2 expression orchestrate gut rotation during development, study finds

Investigating a potential new treatment for glioblastomas

Study identifies a potential non-invasive therapy that could check the progress of Alzheimer's disease

New discovery on how hearing works may lead to the design of better cochlear implants

Review: Cold water swimming may cut 'bad' body fat in men and reduce the risk of diabetes

UVA's new discovery could help ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets

The brain simultaneously processes linguistic and extralinguistic information, study finds

Generating a mutation in key molecules could offer new way to prevent and treat gonorrhea

Researchers show how mucus protects the small intestine in mice

Providence study sheds new light on the added benefit of COVID-19 boosters among vaccinated individuals

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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