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Scientists show how muscles request more energy from fat storage tissues

Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a day, and now, for the first time, researchers at the Texas A&M College of Medicine have shown how muscles "request" more energy from fat storage tissues in fruit fly models.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers discover how new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA with high accuracy

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), led by the Spanish researcher Guillermo Montoya, have discovered how Cpf1, new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA.

6 Jul 2017

Anti-gravity treadmill can help reduce fears, increase self-belief in patients after knee surgery

Patients recovering from knee operations are being helped back to sport and exercise through expert rehabilitation at the University of Kent.

6 Jul 2017

Caloric vestibular stimulation can provide relief for migraine sufferers

The application of gentle cooling and warming currents inside the ear canal can provide relief for migraine sufferers, new research at the University of Kent has helped show.

6 Jul 2017

IBS scientists control memory by modulating synchronized brain waves during deep sleep

Have you ever tried to recall something just before going to sleep and then wake up with the memory fresh in your mind? While we absorb so much information during the day consciously or unconsciously, it is during shut eye that a lot of facts are dispatched to be filed away or fall into oblivion.

6 Jul 2017

Some terminal cancer patients show unwillingness to face poor prognosis, study finds

In a recent study, published in The Oncologist, just under 10% of patients diagnosed with terminal cancer did not know their prognosis and had no interest in finding out.

6 Jul 2017

Study: Using musical cues to learn physical task can change brain structure

Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study.

6 Jul 2017

Marine natural compounds hold potential to combat tuberculosis

A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida has discovered a potential new weapon in the fight against tuberculosis, and it lives in the Little Mermaid's realm.

6 Jul 2017

Novel vaccine approach appears to protect fetus from CMV infection, animal study shows

Long before the Zika virus became a global fear, cytomegalovirus, or CMV, was commonly infecting developing fetuses and causing many of the same brain and developmental impairments.

6 Jul 2017

Managing stress, improving pain coping strategies may minimize need for opioids after surgery

Helping patients to better manage stress and improve coping strategies related to pain may minimize the need for opioids following ankle fracture surgery, according to new research appearing in the July 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

6 Jul 2017

Lower calorie intake by host may increase chances of surviving malaria

The chances of surviving a malaria infection may be higher when the host consumes fewer calories, according to new research.

6 Jul 2017

Late adolescent years found to be key period for gaining bone mineral

The late adolescent years are an important period for gaining bone mineral, even after a teenager attains his or her adult height.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers develop new method to visualize whole-body cancer metastasis at single-cell level

Researchers at the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center and the University of Tokyo have developed a method to visualize cancer metastasis in whole organs at the single-cell level.

6 Jul 2017

Corticosteroids may worsen disease in some patients with severe asthma

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC have uncovered the molecular mechanism underlying corticosteroid resistance in severe asthma.

6 Jul 2017

Novel diagnostic approach could pave way for earlier detection of Parkinson's disease

Hebrew University doctoral student Suaad Abd-Elhadi has won a Kaye Innovation Award for her work on a new diagnostic approach that could pave the way for early diagnosis of one of the most common and debilitating neurodegenerative disorders.

6 Jul 2017

New single probe method provides PCR-free detection of microRNA linked to liver toxicity

Quanterix Corporation, a company digitizing biomarker analysis with the goal of advancing the science of precision health, and DestiNA Genomics Ltd, a manufacturer of patented reagents for nucleic acid detection, today announced that PLOS ONE has published a proof-of-concept single probe method for detecting microRNA biomarkers associated with liver toxicity.

6 Jul 2017

Repetitive training improves stereo processing time in young athletes

Stereo vision allows individuals to perceive depth differences in their surroundings. Important to pedestrians and drivers, for example, depth perception plays a key role in many sporting activities.

6 Jul 2017

Neural network model judges images to predict melanoma with high degree of accuracy

It's a mark on your skin you've never noticed before. It's a spot with irregular borders, or a mole that seems to be changing. Maybe it's a wound that does not heal.

6 Jul 2017

Sialic acid found in animals protects farm children from asthma

It is a known fact that microbes on farms protect children from asthma and allergies. But even non-microbial molecules can have a protective effect: Immunologists from the University of Zurich have shown that a sialic acid found in farm animals is effective against inflammation of lung tissue.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers find new ways to create, deliver therapies for many immune-medicated neuropathies

Researchers at LSTM are looking at new ways to create and deliver medications for a wide range of immune-medicated neuropathies, by developing new synthetic versions of the treatment currently seen as the last resort option by doctors; intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy.

6 Jul 2017

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Scientists show how muscles request more energy from fat storage tissues

Researchers discover how new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA with high accuracy

Anti-gravity treadmill can help reduce fears, increase self-belief in patients after knee surgery

Caloric vestibular stimulation can provide relief for migraine sufferers

IBS scientists control memory by modulating synchronized brain waves during deep sleep

Some terminal cancer patients show unwillingness to face poor prognosis, study finds

Study: Using musical cues to learn physical task can change brain structure

Marine natural compounds hold potential to combat tuberculosis

Novel vaccine approach appears to protect fetus from CMV infection, animal study shows

Managing stress, improving pain coping strategies may minimize need for opioids after surgery

Lower calorie intake by host may increase chances of surviving malaria

Late adolescent years found to be key period for gaining bone mineral

Researchers develop new method to visualize whole-body cancer metastasis at single-cell level

Corticosteroids may worsen disease in some patients with severe asthma

Novel diagnostic approach could pave way for earlier detection of Parkinson's disease

New single probe method provides PCR-free detection of microRNA linked to liver toxicity

Repetitive training improves stereo processing time in young athletes

Neural network model judges images to predict melanoma with high degree of accuracy

Sialic acid found in animals protects farm children from asthma

Researchers find new ways to create, deliver therapies for many immune-medicated neuropathies

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