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DBS may slow progression of tremor for early-stage Parkinson's disease

Deep brain stimulation may slow the progression of tremor for early-stage Parkinson's disease patients, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study released in the June 29 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

30 Jun 2018

Hormone lab tests not necessary for most teens with gynecomastia

Routine assessment by an endocrinologist and laboratory tests to measure hormone levels aren't necessary in most adolescent boys with gynecomastia, concludes a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

30 Jun 2018

New guidelines on how to diagnose, treat endocrine disorders in childhood cancer survivors

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to diagnose and treat the endocrine disorders that affect a significant portion of childhood cancer survivors in the United States today.

30 Jun 2018

Study: Administration of endocrine disruptor causes epigenetic changes in pregnant sow's DNA

The public debate on endocrine disrupting chemicals- exogenous substances that have the same or similar effects as endogenous hormones - has been going on for some time.

30 Jun 2018

Research shows why new cancer therapies fail to work on some patients

University of Otago research provides insights into an underlying mechanism that could explain why new cancer therapies to help treat metastatic melanoma do not always work on patients, paving the way for predicting which patients will benefit from certain drugs.

30 Jun 2018

Researchers conduct survey to understand people's perceptions on Zika virus

In a summer outbreak that posed significant risks to pregnant women and their fetuses, 29 people in Miami-Dade County were infected with the Zika virus between late June and early August of 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

30 Jun 2018

Tau protein allows microtubules to grow and remain dynamic, shows study

A new study by researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine reverses the popular scientific dogma that the protein tau stabilizes microtubules within brain cells.

30 Jun 2018

Glucose-based dietary supplement increases muscle-force in Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse

A dietary supplement derived from glucose increases muscle-force production in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse model by 50% in ten days, according to a study conducted by researchers from Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine and Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre-Université Laval.

30 Jun 2018

Scientists focus on critical regulatory protein to find clues on cancer, neurodegenerative diseases

James McNew's and Michael Stern's biochemical hunt for the root cause of a rare, paralyzing genetic disorder is a 10-year quest that's taken an unexpected turn toward everyday killers such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer and aging.

30 Jun 2018

New approach paves way for electrochemical synthesis of opium alkaloids

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have mastered a nearly 50-year-old challenge of electrosynthetic chemistry, namely the electrochemical synthesis of thebaine.

30 Jun 2018

Enzyme TLK2 could serve as potential therapies for breast cancer, brain condition

In recent years, researchers have focussed on the enzyme TLK2 suspecting it of playing a main role in several diseases.

30 Jun 2018

Deeper appreciation of kidney disease patients' emotional experiences may help improve care

For patients with advanced kidney disease, interactions with clinicians and with the wider health system, combined with patients' own struggle to understand their illness, can exact a large emotional toll.

29 Jun 2018

Scientists discover way to increase efficiency of mature blood production in a dish

Scientists at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago discovered a way to increase the efficiency of mature blood production in a dish.

29 Jun 2018

Researchers focus on delivery of insulin in pill form

One mother vividly remembers her three-and-a-half-year-old son's pleas when he received insulin injections several times each day. "He would beg and plead, 'Don't do it Momma!'" she recalls.

29 Jun 2018

Study finds sex-based differences in genetic risk factors for developing gliomas

Glioma is the most common type of primary malignant brain tumor in the United States; glioblastoma being the most common type of glioma in adults.

29 Jun 2018

Computational biological models help uncover wealth of knowledge about atherosclerosis

Researchers have identified a new gene-activation pathway caused by lipids associated with coronary artery disease, a finding that could help identify new directions in research and drug development. The study was published in June in Nature Communications.

29 Jun 2018

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DBS may slow progression of tremor for early-stage Parkinson's disease

Hormone lab tests not necessary for most teens with gynecomastia

New guidelines on how to diagnose, treat endocrine disorders in childhood cancer survivors

Study: Administration of endocrine disruptor causes epigenetic changes in pregnant sow's DNA

Research shows why new cancer therapies fail to work on some patients

Researchers conduct survey to understand people's perceptions on Zika virus

Tau protein allows microtubules to grow and remain dynamic, shows study

Glucose-based dietary supplement increases muscle-force in Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse

Scientists focus on critical regulatory protein to find clues on cancer, neurodegenerative diseases

New approach paves way for electrochemical synthesis of opium alkaloids

Enzyme TLK2 could serve as potential therapies for breast cancer, brain condition

Deeper appreciation of kidney disease patients' emotional experiences may help improve care

Scientists discover way to increase efficiency of mature blood production in a dish

Researchers focus on delivery of insulin in pill form

Study finds sex-based differences in genetic risk factors for developing gliomas

Computational biological models help uncover wealth of knowledge about atherosclerosis

Only one of 21 genes in BrS genetic test found to be associated with Brugada Syndrome

Modified natural killer cells may be new player in CAR-T immunotherapies

Review discusses complexity of immune-suppressive mechanisms in tumor milieu of cancers

Lower mortality rates in patients who visit the same doctor each time, study shows

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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