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Lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to health benefits of rye, study shows

Eating rye comes with a variety of health benefits. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland now shows that both lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to the health benefits of rye.

5 Aug 2019

Human breath carries information that may aid in diagnosis

Human breath carries a breadth of information, and KAUST research scientist Osama Amin has partnered with KAUST's Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Basem Shihada and colleagues Maryam Khliad and Said Ahmed at Information Technology University, Pakistan, to harness that information.

5 Aug 2019

Study shows how 'natural-killer' cells may help women avoid placental accreta

One of the most dangerous risks expectant mothers face as their delivery date approaches is a surprisingly common condition with a little-known name: placental accreta.

5 Aug 2019

Study could open a new era in transplantation medicine

For decades, immunologists have been trying to train the transplant recipient's immune system to accept transplanted cells and organs without the long-term use of anti-rejection drugs. New University of Minnesota preclinical research shows that this is now possible.

5 Aug 2019

Cardiovascular disease mortality rates have almost stopped declining, research finds

Heart disease and stroke mortality rates have almost stopped declining in many high-income countries, including Australia, and are even increasing in some countries, according to new research.

5 Aug 2019

Study highlights an alarming need for adult supervision of children in parking lots

Children can be seen running across parking lots without adult supervision every day, and the consequences can be fatal.

3 Aug 2019

Genetic testing motivates behavior changes in people at risk for melanoma, finds study

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, and melanoma is the most severe type of skin cancer.

3 Aug 2019

New tool makes it easier to study how influenza viruses cause disease

Studying how influenza viruses cause disease just got a little easier, thanks to a new tool developed at South Dakota State University.

3 Aug 2019

Water treatment appears to be most effective at reducing roundworm infections

Roundworm infections can be reduced significantly simply by improving the treatment and quality of drinking water in high risk regions, according to an international team of researchers led by Tufts University.

3 Aug 2019

Social contact could play an important role in staving off dementia

Being more socially active in your 50s and 60s predicts a lower risk of developing dementia later on, finds a new UCL-led study.

3 Aug 2019

Discovery of unusual HBV in shrews offers new opportunity to better understand the disease

The discovery of an unusual hepatitis B virus from shrews offers new opportunities of better understanding the chronic progression of the disease. International research teams were able to demonstrate that an important protein which is essential for the development of a chronic course of infection is not present in this virus.

3 Aug 2019

Study estimates global prevalence of latent tuberculosis

A new study from Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University, Denmark, has shown that probably 1 in 4 people in the world carry the tuberculosis bacterium in the body.

3 Aug 2019

Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can be powerful tools in surgeon training

Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can help neurosurgeons develop the skills they need before they step in the operating room, according to a new study.

3 Aug 2019

Study finds fewer deaths among elderly intensive care patients vaccinated against influenza

It appears that an influenza vaccine does not just work when it comes to influenza. A new study shows that elderly people who have been admitted to an intensive care units have less risk of dying and of suffering a blood clot or bleeding in the brain if they have been vaccinated.

2 Aug 2019

Scientists use AI to recognize patterns in breast cancer

Scientists have used artificial intelligence to recognize patterns in breast cancer - and uncovered five new types of the disease each matched to different personalized treatments.

2 Aug 2019

New model predicts cognitive decline of patients at risk for Alzheimer’s disease

A new model developed at MIT can help predict if patients at risk for Alzheimer's disease will experience clinically significant cognitive decline due to the disease, by predicting their cognition test scores up to two years in the future.

2 Aug 2019

New stem cell combination may help repair damage caused by heart attack

A combination of heart cells derived from human stem cells could be the answer to developing a desperately-needed treatment for heart failure, according to new research part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and published in Nature Biotechnology.

2 Aug 2019

Study shows new treatment option for heart failure fluid overload

Higher doses of spironolactone, a diuretic (water pill), can prevent the need for dialysis in selected heart failure patients, a UT Health San Antonio study found.

2 Aug 2019

Scientist wins two-year grant for diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's via innovative skin test

Wenquan Zou, MD, PhD, an expert in prion and degenerative neurological diseases, has received a two-year grant for developing diagnostic tools for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other related brain-based degenerative disorders via an innovative skin test that uses ultrasensitive technology.

2 Aug 2019

Scientists discover rare genetic variants associated with epilepsy in large-scale study

For the first time, scientists have mapped out the genes associated with epilepsy.

2 Aug 2019

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Lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to health benefits of rye, study shows

Human breath carries information that may aid in diagnosis

Study shows how 'natural-killer' cells may help women avoid placental accreta

Study could open a new era in transplantation medicine

Cardiovascular disease mortality rates have almost stopped declining, research finds

Study highlights an alarming need for adult supervision of children in parking lots

Genetic testing motivates behavior changes in people at risk for melanoma, finds study

New tool makes it easier to study how influenza viruses cause disease

Water treatment appears to be most effective at reducing roundworm infections

Social contact could play an important role in staving off dementia

Discovery of unusual HBV in shrews offers new opportunity to better understand the disease

Study estimates global prevalence of latent tuberculosis

Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can be powerful tools in surgeon training

Study finds fewer deaths among elderly intensive care patients vaccinated against influenza

Scientists use AI to recognize patterns in breast cancer

New model predicts cognitive decline of patients at risk for Alzheimer’s disease

New stem cell combination may help repair damage caused by heart attack

Study shows new treatment option for heart failure fluid overload

Scientist wins two-year grant for diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's via innovative skin test

Scientists discover rare genetic variants associated with epilepsy in large-scale study

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

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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