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Researchers develop statistical approach to reveal elusive cancer-promoting genes

Australian and US researchers have developed a way to discover elusive cancer-promoting genes, and have already identified one that appears to promote aggressive breast cancers.

11 Mar 2019

Virginia Tech professor uses mathematical modeling simulations to assess vaccine efficacy

The recent measles outbreaks across the country emphasize the importance of vaccinations.

11 Mar 2019

Longitudinal cohort studies could be a good alternative for early career investigators

Compared to experimental studies that require complex infrastructures such as laboratories or clinical trials at multiple centers, studies using a longitudinal cohort (an observational research method in which data is gathered for the same participants repeatedly over a period of time) could be a good alternative for investigators as they begin their early research careers.

11 Mar 2019

Athletes with sleep disordered breathing may be at risk of heart abnormalities, suggests study

A study of university rugby players has shown that they are more likely to suffer sleep-disordered breathing than an average middle-aged man.

11 Mar 2019

Smoking, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes associated with less healthy brains

Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are linked to less healthy brains, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Monday).

11 Mar 2019

Researchers discover why hearing becomes impaired for a short time after listening to loud sounds

When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered a mechanism that helps to explain how this happens.

11 Mar 2019

Vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children, finds study

A new study finds vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children living in urban environments with high indoor air pollution.

9 Mar 2019

Study finds high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care

Eighty-six percent of individuals who entered HIV care soon after diagnosis maintained viral suppression after 48 weeks during a clinical trial conducted at four National Institutes of Health-funded Centers for AIDS Research across the United States.

9 Mar 2019

Surveys show 13% decrease in consumption of fruit and vegetables by Canadians

Two surveys taken 11 years apart show a 13-per-cent decrease in the amount of fruit and vegetables being consumed by Canadians, new University of British Columbia research has found.

9 Mar 2019

Zinc could help develop new non-antibiotic treatment for bacterial diseases

New details about the role of zinc in our immune system could help the development of new non-antibiotic treatment strategies for bacterial diseases, such as urinary tract infections.

9 Mar 2019

Low adherence to cholesterol-lowering drugs also has beneficial effect in patients with type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes patients' risk of cardiovascular disease and death decreases if they actually take the cholesterol-lowering drugs as prescribed. However, research shows that the risk is also reduced if they do not take the full dosage.

9 Mar 2019

Researchers explore how the brain changes over the course of Alzheimer's disease

What changes in the brain are caused by Alzheimer's disease? How do these changes differ from those observed in the normal aging process? Researchers from the CNRS, the école pratique des hautes études and the University of Valencia explored these questions by analyzing over 4,000 MRI scans of healthy and diseased brains using the "volBrain" platform.

9 Mar 2019

Study on families of children with pediatric-onset MS examines baffling, often-overlooked disease

Seemingly overnight, healthy children develop mysterious, potentially disabling symptoms. When children finally receive a diagnosis, often after weeks of tests and office and hospital visits, the parents may be shocked to learn that they have multiple sclerosis - a potentially disabling autoimmune disease once believed to affect only adults.

9 Mar 2019

Comprehensive analysis of sewage reveals antimicrobial resistance levels worldwide

A comprehensive analysis of sewage collected in 74 cities in 60 countries has yielded the first, comparable global data, which show the levels and types of antimicrobial resistant bacteria that are present in mainly healthy people in these countries.

9 Mar 2019

Afternoon napping is as good as blood pressure pills, concludes study

A new study has shown that taking an afternoon nap could be as effective at lowering blood pressure as taking anti-hypertensive medication.

8 Mar 2019

Healthy diets may protect against dementia

The best way to keep your mind sharp as you age is to eat a healthy diet, according to recent research.

8 Mar 2019

$Dog walking increases risk of bone fractures in older adults$

Dog walking increases risk of bone fractures in older adults

Older Americans who stay active by dog walking are more likely to fracture a bone than their peers, according to a new study by Penn Medicine researchers.

8 Mar 2019

Minimally invasive procedure helps surgeons to pinpoint epilepsy patients for brain surgery

A minimally invasive procedure to determine whether patients with drug-resistant epilepsy are candidates for brain surgery is safer, more efficient, and leads to better outcomes than the traditional method, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

8 Mar 2019

Researchers unravel how the immune system responds to diffuse cutaneous leishmanisis

In diffuse cutaneous leishmanisis, a rare form of leishmaniasis, parasites grow uncontrolled in skin lesions across the body.

8 Mar 2019

CMV airway infection enlarges spectrum of environmental allergens

Cytomegalovirus infection can convert a harmless, inhaled protein antigen into an allergen, according to a study published March 7 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Rafaela Holtappels from the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, and colleagues.

8 Mar 2019

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Researchers develop statistical approach to reveal elusive cancer-promoting genes

Virginia Tech professor uses mathematical modeling simulations to assess vaccine efficacy

Longitudinal cohort studies could be a good alternative for early career investigators

Athletes with sleep disordered breathing may be at risk of heart abnormalities, suggests study

Smoking, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes associated with less healthy brains

Researchers discover why hearing becomes impaired for a short time after listening to loud sounds

Vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children, finds study

Study finds high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care

Surveys show 13% decrease in consumption of fruit and vegetables by Canadians

Zinc could help develop new non-antibiotic treatment for bacterial diseases

Low adherence to cholesterol-lowering drugs also has beneficial effect in patients with type 2 diabetes

Researchers explore how the brain changes over the course of Alzheimer's disease

Study on families of children with pediatric-onset MS examines baffling, often-overlooked disease

Comprehensive analysis of sewage reveals antimicrobial resistance levels worldwide

Afternoon napping is as good as blood pressure pills, concludes study

Healthy diets may protect against dementia

Dog walking increases risk of bone fractures in older adults

Minimally invasive procedure helps surgeons to pinpoint epilepsy patients for brain surgery

Researchers unravel how the immune system responds to diffuse cutaneous leishmanisis

CMV airway infection enlarges spectrum of environmental allergens

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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