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Scientists create 'mini-brain' for studying sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

National Institutes of Health scientists have used human skin cells to create what they believe is the first cerebral organoid system, or "mini-brain," for studying sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

16 Jun 2019

Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age linked to increased risk for future heart problems

Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age were associated with structural heart abnormalities linked to future heart failure, particularly among blacks, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal.

16 Jun 2019

Baby socks contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens, study finds

A team of scientists from the University of Granada, the Biohealth Research Institute in Granada, the city's San Cecilio Clinical Hospital, and the Centre for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health has found that 9 out of 10 pairs of socks for babies and children from 0-4 years old contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens.

16 Jun 2019

Online shopping interventions could help customers make healthier choices

Altering the default order in which foods are shown on the screen, or offering substitutes lower in saturated fat could help customers make healthier choices when shopping for food online, according to a study published in the open access International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

16 Jun 2019

New discovery could improve therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A new multi-institution study spearheaded by researchers at Florida State University and the University of California, Los Angeles suggests a tiny protein could play a major role in combating heart failure related to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common lethal genetic disorder among children.

16 Jun 2019

Novel insight could improve vaccines that protect pregnant women and newborns

A team led by Duke Health scientists has identified a cellular process that could lead to the development of safer and more effective vaccines that protect pregnant women as well as their newborns from dangerous infections.

16 Jun 2019

Researchers find characteristics related to better outcomes in HPV-linked oropharyngeal cancer

Using a new blood test that's in development, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers identified characteristics that could be used to personalize treatment for patients with a type of head and neck cancer linked to HPV infection.

16 Jun 2019

New natural extract inhibits the development of diabetic nephropathy

A team of researchers have published in the Journal of Cellular Physiology that a new natural extract is able to inhibit the development of diabetic nephropathy, a kidney disease that is increasing in incidence throughout the world.

16 Jun 2019

Common traits keep many patients with knee cartilage issues from participating in clinical trials

Some of the most common traits among patients with cartilage issues in the knee are excluding them from participating in clinical trials because the trial outcomes might not yield the optimum results for new methods of cartilage regeneration, according to a Penn Medicine study published in Regenerative Medicine.

16 Jun 2019

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Scientists create 'mini-brain' for studying sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age linked to increased risk for future heart problems

Baby socks contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens, study finds

Online shopping interventions could help customers make healthier choices

New discovery could improve therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Novel insight could improve vaccines that protect pregnant women and newborns

Researchers find characteristics related to better outcomes in HPV-linked oropharyngeal cancer

New natural extract inhibits the development of diabetic nephropathy

Common traits keep many patients with knee cartilage issues from participating in clinical trials

Study shows marked impairment of moral emotions in patients with frontotemporal dementia

Simple follow-up 'aftercare' could reduce hospital readmissions in geriatric patients

Scientists improve working memory by extending brain signals

Warning issued by FDA after patient dies following fecal transplant

Long-acting contraceptives do not increase risk of HIV, concludes new study

Women's pre-pregnancy obesity changes breast milk contents which can affect infant growth

Vitamin D metabolite may stop mechanism by which cancer cells become drug-resistant

Study: Pregnant woman's sense of personal space expands only during third trimester

Chemicals produced by gut microbiome could help identify children at risk of organ failure

New machine-learning method more precisely quantifies a known indicator for psychosis

Scientists create model to find ways to improve characteristics of human body communication

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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