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Curcumin can be delivered effectively into cells via tiny nanoparticles

For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, but its active compound, curcumin, has long frustrated scientists hoping to validate these claims with clinical studies.

5 Mar 2020

Common autistic personality test lacks reliability and may not be capturing the right signs

Psychologists at the University of Bath, King's College London, and Cardiff have found that a common test used by doctors and researchers to measure autistic personality traits lacks reliability and might not be capturing the right signs of autism.

5 Mar 2020

Heart attack patients who follow more medical advice have greater long-term survival

Patients who followed more medical advice after a heart attack were more likely to survive years after their heart attack.

5 Mar 2020

Community Treatment Orders associated with increased readmission risk and longer hospital stay

In the first large, observational study with a control group in England and Wales, research funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre has found that Community Treatment Orders are associated with an increased risk of readmission as well as increased time spent in psychiatric hospitals, contrary to results from previous uncontrolled studies.

5 Mar 2020

New NGS technique offers quick, accurate diagnosis of sepsis

A report in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by Elsevier, describes a new technique that uses real-time next-generation sequencing to analyze tiny amounts of microbial cell-free DNA in the plasma of patients with sepsis, offering the possibility of accurate diagnosis of sepsis-causing agents within a few hours of drawing blood.

5 Mar 2020

Study highlights the persistence of gender pay gap in an anonymous online labor market

The U.S. is witnessing a dramatic rise in nontraditional 'gig economy' labor markets where workers are hired for single projects often on a short-term basis.

5 Mar 2020

Eye movements play functional role in memory retrieval, study shows

In a recent study, scientists at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute (RRI) found that research participants moved their eyes to determine whether they had seen an image before, and that their eye movement patterns could predict mistakes in memory.

5 Mar 2020

Automated CT-based biomarkers can better predict cardiovascular events than standard methods

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Wisconsin have demonstrated that using artificial intelligence to analyze CT scans can produce more accurate risk assessment for major cardiovascular events than current, standard methods such as the Framingham risk score and body-mass index.

5 Mar 2020

Study provides new evidence about optimal way to treat BRCA carriers with breast cancer

Commonly known as the breast cancer genes, the BRCA gene family plays a role in repairing damaged DNA. Inherited mutations in the genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 raise the risk of developing breast, ovarian, prostate and other cancers.

5 Mar 2020

Researchers identify mechanism that explains why women experience more pain than men

Imagine taking a pill to control your pain and, instead, the medication actually increases the pain you feel.

5 Mar 2020

Dietary changes may prevent or reverse age-related effects in the brain

A study using neuroimaging led by Stony Brook University professor and lead author Lilianne R. Mujica-Parodi, PhD, and published in PNAS, reveals that neurobiological changes associated with aging can be seen at a much younger age than would be expected, in the late 40s.

5 Mar 2020

Third-hand smoke is more dangerous than believed

People can carry hazardous compounds from cigarette smoke that cling to their bodies and clothes and then release those compounds into non-smoking environments -- exposing people nearby to cigarettes' adverse effects, a new study shows.

5 Mar 2020

New approach may lead to targeted treatments for certain macrophages or their mechanisms

Can phagocytes act like a Trojan horse, transporting tumour cells within themselves and thereby causing metastases in cancer patients?

5 Mar 2020

Burden of colorectal cancer is rapidly shifting to younger individuals

The burden of colorectal cancer is swiftly shifting to younger individuals as incidence increases in young adults and declines in older age groups, according to the latest edition of Colorectal Cancer Statistics 2020, a publication of the American Cancer Society.

5 Mar 2020

Eating an egg a day is OK

A new study and meta-analysis released by the Harvard T. H. Chan of Public Health shows that it is safe to eat up to 1 egg a day without worrying about whether it is harming the health of the heart and blood vessels. The study was published online on March 4, 2020, in the journal BMJ.

4 Mar 2020

Respiratory antivirals and risk to breastfeeding women

Little data is available about the ability of antiviral drugs used to treat COVID-19, coronavirus, to enter breastmilk, let alone the potential adverse effects on breastfeeding infants.

4 Mar 2020

Nanomaterial could serve as an early warning system for injury or illness

Researchers have reported a new material, pliable enough to be woven into fabric but imbued with sensing capabilities that can serve as an early warning system for injury or illness.

4 Mar 2020

MU researcher aims to reduce problem behaviors for children with autism

Self-inflicted injury, aggression toward others and yelling are common problem behaviors associated with young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

4 Mar 2020

High blood pressure in young adulthood linked to declines in cognitive function and gait in midlife

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects everything from your arteries to your kidneys, from eyesight to sexual function.

4 Mar 2020

Smartphone users have more headaches, find less relief from the medication

A new study published in the March 2020 issue of the journal Neurology Clinical Practice reports that smartphone use by people who have headaches is associated with greater use of medication but less relief, compared to those who do not use smartphones when they have headaches. This does not prove that smartphone use is responsible for the increased need for drugs or the relative intractability of the headaches, but shows a linkage.

4 Mar 2020

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Curcumin can be delivered effectively into cells via tiny nanoparticles

Common autistic personality test lacks reliability and may not be capturing the right signs

Heart attack patients who follow more medical advice have greater long-term survival

Community Treatment Orders associated with increased readmission risk and longer hospital stay

New NGS technique offers quick, accurate diagnosis of sepsis

Study highlights the persistence of gender pay gap in an anonymous online labor market

Eye movements play functional role in memory retrieval, study shows

Automated CT-based biomarkers can better predict cardiovascular events than standard methods

Study provides new evidence about optimal way to treat BRCA carriers with breast cancer

Researchers identify mechanism that explains why women experience more pain than men

Dietary changes may prevent or reverse age-related effects in the brain

Third-hand smoke is more dangerous than believed

New approach may lead to targeted treatments for certain macrophages or their mechanisms

Burden of colorectal cancer is rapidly shifting to younger individuals

Eating an egg a day is OK

Respiratory antivirals and risk to breastfeeding women

Nanomaterial could serve as an early warning system for injury or illness

MU researcher aims to reduce problem behaviors for children with autism

High blood pressure in young adulthood linked to declines in cognitive function and gait in midlife

Smartphone users have more headaches, find less relief from the medication

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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