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High BMI leads to epigenetic changes, study shows

The extra pounds you gain during the holidays will not only show up on your hips but will also affect your DNA.

22 Dec 2016

Pelvic prolapse surgery using mesh or graft not more effective than standard technique, study finds

Two controversial methods of surgical repair of prolapse in women have been found to be no more effective than the existing standard repair technique, up to two years after surgery.

22 Dec 2016

TSRI scientists identify microbial natural products as abundant sources of potent anticancer drugs

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed an efficient process to rapidly discover new “enediyne natural products” from soil microbes that could be further developed into extremely potent anticancer drugs.

22 Dec 2016

WHO’s new report reveals children, pregnant women in Africa have better access to malaria control

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have greater access to effective malaria control.

22 Dec 2016

Majority of GPs do not offer full range of contraceptive methods to patients, survey finds

A survey of more than 1,000 GPs across England has highlighted worrying gaps in contraceptive provision.

22 Dec 2016

Simple listening tactic could benefit cochlear implant users in noisy social settings

Listeners in a noisy situation benefit from facing slightly away from the person they are listening to, turning one ear towards the speech, concludes a study by Cardiff University, funded by UK charity Action on Hearing Loss (RNID).

22 Dec 2016

Scientists pinpoint specific molecular events that may cause allergic reactions to air pollution

Scientists at the Immunology Frontier Research Center at Osaka University, Japan have pinpointed a specific molecular events that could explain allergic reactions to air pollution.

22 Dec 2016

New class of monocyte cells with strange morphology may cause fibrosis

Scientists at the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) at Osaka University, Japan, report a new group of monocytes they call SatM.

22 Dec 2016

Recovery from TBI appears to go hand-in-hand with improvement of sleep problems

After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), people also experience major sleep problems, including changes in their sleep-wake cycle.

22 Dec 2016

A Chain of Life for a Rare Neurodegenerative Disease

Researchers in Japan have improved a potential treatment for a rare genetic disease, decreasing its negative toxic effects by threading it onto a dumb-bell-shaped chain and holding it in place until it reaches its target.

22 Dec 2016

New detection method could lead to noninvasive diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

The detection of prions in the blood of patients with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease could lead to a noninvasive diagnosis prior to symptoms and a way to identify prion contamination of the donated blood supply, according to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

22 Dec 2016

Mount Sinai researchers laying groundwork to find effective treatment for Zika virus

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are working on the basic science that lays the groundwork to finding a way to treat and prevent the Zika virus, a global health risk.

22 Dec 2016

New research offers valuable insight for developing more effective drugs to treat IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

22 Dec 2016

UNC scientists develop new tool to study G-protein signaling

Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine have developed a new tool for studying a key process in cells called G-protein signaling, which plays a central role in the normal functioning of cells and can go awry to cause severe disease, including cancers.

22 Dec 2016

Survey finds substantial use of CPM procedure among women with unilateral breast cancer

In a survey of women who underwent treatment for early-stage breast cancer in one breast, contralateral prophylactic mastectomy use was substantial among patients without clinical indications but was low when patients reported that their surgeon recommended against it, according to a study published online by JAMA Surgery.

22 Dec 2016

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High BMI leads to epigenetic changes, study shows

Pelvic prolapse surgery using mesh or graft not more effective than standard technique, study finds

TSRI scientists identify microbial natural products as abundant sources of potent anticancer drugs

WHO’s new report reveals children, pregnant women in Africa have better access to malaria control

Majority of GPs do not offer full range of contraceptive methods to patients, survey finds

Simple listening tactic could benefit cochlear implant users in noisy social settings

Scientists pinpoint specific molecular events that may cause allergic reactions to air pollution

New class of monocyte cells with strange morphology may cause fibrosis

Recovery from TBI appears to go hand-in-hand with improvement of sleep problems

A Chain of Life for a Rare Neurodegenerative Disease

New detection method could lead to noninvasive diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Mount Sinai researchers laying groundwork to find effective treatment for Zika virus

New research offers valuable insight for developing more effective drugs to treat IBD

UNC scientists develop new tool to study G-protein signaling

Survey finds substantial use of CPM procedure among women with unilateral breast cancer

Vitamin D supplementation improves metabolic syndrome in mice

New research finds link between state tort reforms and radiography orders

Combined genetic disruptions can counteract premature aging, TSRI study suggests

Researchers create paper-based biobattery from bacteria that can power disposable electronics

Special Issue on digestive cancers offers five articles from experts in Latin America

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