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Maintaining high levels of vinculin confers heart health benefits to fruit flies

Our cells tend to lose their shape as we grow older, contributing to many of the effects we experience as aging. This poses particular problems for the heart, where aging can disrupt the protein network within muscle cells that move blood around the body.

18 Jul 2018

Military personnel with head trauma and football players with suspected CTE show similar brain changes

In a small study of military personnel who had suffered head trauma and had reported memory and mood problems, UCLA researchers found brain changes similar to those seen in retired football players with suspected chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.

18 Jul 2018

Practicing yoga benefits pregnant women, study suggests

New research in pregnant women suggests that practicing yoga activates the parasympathetic nervous system (which is responsible for bodily functions when at rest) during the third trimester, improves sleep at night, and decreases α-amylase levels, indicating reduced stress.

18 Jul 2018

Moderate alcohol intake linked with improved male fertility

The question of whether alcohol intake affects male reproductive function is controversial. In a new Andrology study, moderate alcohol intake was linked with higher semen volume, sperm concentration, and total sperm count.

18 Jul 2018

Why men may recover more quickly from influenza infections than women

Men may recover more quickly from influenza infections because they produce more of a key lung-healing protein, a study from scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests.

17 Jul 2018

Physical and sexual abuse in childhood associated with endometriosis risk

A large prospective study has found that sexual and physical abuse in childhood and adolescence is associated with a greater risk of endometriosis diagnosed during adulthood.

17 Jul 2018

Researchers identify key protein involved in irregular brain cell activity

In a new study in mice, researchers have identified a key protein involved in the irregular brain cell activity seen in autism spectrum disorders and epilepsy. The protein, p53, is well-known in cancer biology as a tumor suppressor.

17 Jul 2018

Parental incarceration affects health behaviors of children in adulthood

A new study published in Pediatrics found that young adults who had a parent incarcerated during their childhood are more likely to skip needed healthcare, smoke cigarettes, engage in risky sexual behaviors, and abuse alcohol, prescription and illicit drugs.

17 Jul 2018

Early childhood adversity increases sensitivity of the body's immune response to cocaine

Childhood adversity permanently alters the peripheral and central immune systems, increasing the sensitivity of the body's immune response to cocaine, reports a study by researchers at the IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation and University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.

17 Jul 2018

Study finds major discrepancies in prescription drug labeling pregnancy information across four countries

A study comparing the evidence and recommendation levels of pregnancy information in new prescription drug labeling found significant discrepancies in labeling information among the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Korea.

17 Jul 2018

Large international study finds new risk genes for hay fever

In a large international study involving almost 900,000 participants, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and COPSAC have found new risk genes for hay fever. It is the largest genetic study so far on this type of allergy, which affects millions of people around the world.

17 Jul 2018

Advanced MRI technique predicts risk of disease progression in MS

An advanced MRI technique could help to identify patients with MS who are at an increased risk of developing a physical disability.

17 Jul 2018

Most older adults with probable dementia found to be either undiagnosed or unaware of it

A Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of information gathered for an ongoing and federally sponsored study of aging and disability adds to evidence that a substantial majority of older adults with probable dementia in the United States have never been professionally diagnosed or are unaware they have been.

17 Jul 2018

Inflection Biosciences' dual mechanism inhibitor shows promise as treatment for CLL

Inflection Biosciences Ltd, a private company developing innovative therapeutics for cancer, today announced the publication of preclinical data showing the company's dual mechanism PIM/PI3 kinase inhibitor IBL-202 has promise as a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

17 Jul 2018

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Maintaining high levels of vinculin confers heart health benefits to fruit flies

Military personnel with head trauma and football players with suspected CTE show similar brain changes

Practicing yoga benefits pregnant women, study suggests

Moderate alcohol intake linked with improved male fertility

Why men may recover more quickly from influenza infections than women

Physical and sexual abuse in childhood associated with endometriosis risk

Researchers identify key protein involved in irregular brain cell activity

Parental incarceration affects health behaviors of children in adulthood

Early childhood adversity increases sensitivity of the body's immune response to cocaine

Study finds major discrepancies in prescription drug labeling pregnancy information across four countries

Large international study finds new risk genes for hay fever

Advanced MRI technique predicts risk of disease progression in MS

Most older adults with probable dementia found to be either undiagnosed or unaware of it

Inflection Biosciences' dual mechanism inhibitor shows promise as treatment for CLL

Study reveals new risk genes for allergic rhinitis

Novel delivery system for bacteriophages could offer new way to battle lung infections

Study identifies new genes linked to heart function and development

Researchers detect presence of IgE antibodies after kidney transplantation

Animal studies reveal brain changes responsible for appetite effects of cannabis

Hunger hormones could be key to new treatments for drug, alcohol addiction

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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