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Fruit fly research leads to potential drug for debilitating diseases caused by parasitic worms

River blindness and elephantiasis are debilitating diseases caused by parasitic worms that infect as many as 150 million people worldwide.

13 Jul 2018

Study finds wide variations in follow-up imaging for women with non-metastatic breast cancer

Follow-up imaging for women with non-metastatic breast cancer varies widely across the country, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

13 Jul 2018

Prison employees experience PTSD on par with war veterans, study finds

Prison employees experience PTSD on par with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, a new study from a Washington State University College of Nursing researcher found.

13 Jul 2018

Biologists unlock new cure for jet lag in mice

Travel by airplane has opened the door to experiencing different cultures and exploring natural wonders. That is, if you can get past the jet lag.

13 Jul 2018

Scientists identify dietary fat as cause of obesity in mce

What we eat plays a big role in our ability to regulate our body weight. Over time, however, different ideas have emerged about the most important dietary factors that cause us to put on weight.

13 Jul 2018

LGBQ teens at higher risk of substance use than heterosexual peers, study shows

Lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning teens are at substantially higher risk of substance use than their heterosexual peers, according to a new study led by San Diego State University researchers and published in the American Journal of Public Health.

13 Jul 2018

Researchers create vaccine that protects against malaria in mouse models

A Yale-led team of researchers have created a vaccine that protects against malaria infection in mouse models, paving the way for the development of a human vaccine that works by targeting the specific protein that parasites use to evade the immune system.

13 Jul 2018

New drug strategy can alleviate multiple behavioral, cellular deficiencies in FXS mouse model

Research in mice shows that a pharmacological strategy can alleviate multiple behavioral and cellular deficiencies in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and a major single-gene cause of autism spectrum disorders.

13 Jul 2018

Researchers identify new region in mouse brain that affects appetite and body weight

Researchers at A*STAR's Singapore Bioimaging Consortium have identified a new region of the mouse brain called the Tuberal Nucleus, which affects appetite and body weight

13 Jul 2018

UW-Madison researchers develop new method to track Parkinson's damage in the heart

A new way to examine stress and inflammation in the heart will help Parkinson's researchers test new therapies and explore an unappreciated way the disease puts people at risk of falls and hospitalization.

13 Jul 2018

Public to set research priorities in field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness

A national online survey was launched today to give members of the public the opportunity to set the research priorities in the field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness.

13 Jul 2018

Delivery of thrombolytic treatment for stroke in Helsinki beats expectations

Neurologists around the world are aware that the delivery of thrombolytic treatment for stroke in Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, is freaking fast - but is it too fast?

13 Jul 2018

Researchers reveal massive genome havoc in breast cancer

In cancer cells, genetic errors wreak havoc. Misspelled genes, as well as structural variations -- larger-scale rearrangements of DNA that can encompass large chunks of chromosomes -- disturb carefully balanced mechanisms that have evolved to regulate cell growth.

13 Jul 2018

Whole genome sequencing shows tight clustering between bacterial isolates in returning travelers

Thirteen patients with OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST392 have been reported by Sweden and Norway between January and April 2018 - all returning travellers with prior hospital admission in Gran Canaria, Spain.

13 Jul 2018

Managing multiple ipsilateral breast cancer with potential new surgical options

A new multi-institutional clinical trial compared outcomes of women with multiple ipsilateral breast cancer, or more than one site of disease in the same breast, who underwent breast-conserving surgery, with outcomes of those who converted to mastectomy.

13 Jul 2018

Neurogenesis underlies the brain's capacity for new memories

The ability to obtain new memories in adulthood may depend on neurogenesis -- the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus -- to clear out old memories that have been safely stored in the cortex, according to research in male rats published in JNeurosci.

13 Jul 2018

New study finds ticks that can carry Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

The results of a nationwide citizen scientist study, sponsored by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation and conducted by Northern Arizona University and Colorado State University, found ticks capable of carrying Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in 83 counties throughout the country where they had not previously been recorded

13 Jul 2018

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Fruit fly research leads to potential drug for debilitating diseases caused by parasitic worms

Study finds wide variations in follow-up imaging for women with non-metastatic breast cancer

Prison employees experience PTSD on par with war veterans, study finds

Biologists unlock new cure for jet lag in mice

Scientists identify dietary fat as cause of obesity in mce

LGBQ teens at higher risk of substance use than heterosexual peers, study shows

Researchers create vaccine that protects against malaria in mouse models

New drug strategy can alleviate multiple behavioral, cellular deficiencies in FXS mouse model

Researchers identify new region in mouse brain that affects appetite and body weight

UW-Madison researchers develop new method to track Parkinson's damage in the heart

Public to set research priorities in field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness

Delivery of thrombolytic treatment for stroke in Helsinki beats expectations

Researchers reveal massive genome havoc in breast cancer

Whole genome sequencing shows tight clustering between bacterial isolates in returning travelers

Managing multiple ipsilateral breast cancer with potential new surgical options

Neurogenesis underlies the brain's capacity for new memories

New study finds ticks that can carry Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

Scientists identify structural and functional differences in human immune-surveillance protein

Researchers develop simple method to predict premature infants at risk for retinopathy

Calcium electrotransfer could be used to target cancer cells, study finds

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