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Discovery may lead to effective research and better treatments for Ebola, other viral diseases

University of Alberta researchers have found the Ebola polymerase (enzyme), which may lead to more effective research and better treatments for the often fatal infection, and other related viral diseases.

8 Mar 2018

Research reports increased caregiver strain when patients receive heart pumping device

When heart failure patients receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), their caregivers seem to suffer, too - at least initially, according to research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

8 Mar 2018

Study shows how fly's circadian clock network takes temperature cues to control sleep

Circuits in the brain act as an internal clock to tell us it is time to sleep and to control how long we then stay asleep. A new study in flies suggests a part of that clock constantly monitors changes in external temperature and integrates that information into the neural network controlling sleep.

8 Mar 2018

Review highlights lack of evidence-based guidelines for managing TBI in geriatric patients

When older adults suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), they may benefit from aggressive treatment and rehabilitation, but the lack of evidence-based, geriatric-specific TBI guidelines presents barriers to optimal care.

8 Mar 2018

Blood samples can soon reflect a person’s lifestyle

People who use moist snuff 'snus' have significantly higher levels of the protein cornulin in their blood than non-snusers. This previously unknown relationship was found in a new study from Umeå University, Sweden. Whether higher levels per se increase the risk of disease has, however, not yet been clarified.

8 Mar 2018

Study reveals new strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

A clinical study coordinated by the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development and Chiang Mai University with their Thai, American, and French partners, strengthens the case for a new strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the hepatitis B virus.

8 Mar 2018

Researchers examine how well category-learning works in a stressful episode

When people have to assess a situation within seconds, it helps them to draw on learned categories. Psychologists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum examined with the help of electroencephalography (EEG) how well category-learning works in a stressful episode.

8 Mar 2018

Newly-discovered hereditary mutation leads to increased production of EPO in the blood

A newly-discovered hereditary mutation is responsible for an increased production of erythropoietin (EPO) in the blood.

8 Mar 2018

New study examines origin of cryptococcosis within the central nervous system

A particular fungal infection is responsible for more than 220,000 cases of cryptococcosis worldwide each year in people with HIV and AIDS, with nearly 181,000 of those resulting in death.

8 Mar 2018

Boosting the brain's immune cells may prevent or reduce severity of Alzheimer's disease

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Research Institute researchers have published two new studies in Neuron that describe how TREM2, a receptor found on immune cells in the brain, interacts with toxic amyloid beta proteins to restore neurological function.

8 Mar 2018

High-resolution fMRI provides clues about age-related memory differences

As we get older, it's not uncommon to experience "senior moments," in which we forget where we parked our car or call our children by the wrong names. And we may wonder: Are these memory lapses a normal part of aging, or do they signal the early stages of a severe disorder such as Alzheimer's disease? Currently, there's no good way to tell.

8 Mar 2018

Computer algorithm reveals differences between nurse and doctor care

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago has published the first quantitative study on the divergent scopes of practice for nurses and doctors.

8 Mar 2018

Exercise may reduce potential effectiveness of heart drug

Peter Ruben and his team of researchers have spent years studying why seemingly healthy patients with inherited cardiac arrhythmias can sometimes suddenly die during exercise.

8 Mar 2018

Golgi stress signaling pathway found in cells with Huntington’s disease

Working with cells grown in the lab, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a biochemical pathway that allows a structure within cells, called the Golgi apparatus, to combat stress caused by free radicals and oxidants.

8 Mar 2018

Researchers identify salivary protein that protects the body from traveler's diarrhea

Researchers have identified a protein in saliva (histatin-5) that protects the body from traveler's diarrhea.

8 Mar 2018

Study explores genetic relationship between childhood trauma and emotional inhibition

An innovative study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics has explored the genetic relationship between childhood trauma and emotional inhibition (alexithymia). Existing evidence suggests that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the development of alexithymia.

8 Mar 2018

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Discovery may lead to effective research and better treatments for Ebola, other viral diseases

Research reports increased caregiver strain when patients receive heart pumping device

Study shows how fly's circadian clock network takes temperature cues to control sleep

Review highlights lack of evidence-based guidelines for managing TBI in geriatric patients

Blood samples can soon reflect a person’s lifestyle

Study reveals new strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

Researchers examine how well category-learning works in a stressful episode

Newly-discovered hereditary mutation leads to increased production of EPO in the blood

New study examines origin of cryptococcosis within the central nervous system

Boosting the brain's immune cells may prevent or reduce severity of Alzheimer's disease

High-resolution fMRI provides clues about age-related memory differences

Computer algorithm reveals differences between nurse and doctor care

Exercise may reduce potential effectiveness of heart drug

Golgi stress signaling pathway found in cells with Huntington’s disease

Researchers identify salivary protein that protects the body from traveler's diarrhea

Study explores genetic relationship between childhood trauma and emotional inhibition

Research reveals neuroprotective mechanisms of gene and cell medications for spinal cord injuries

Scientists discover 36 previously unknown genes implicated in heart failure

Researchers identify new mechanism to disrupt HIV latency

High vitamin D levels may help prevent cancer, suggests study

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