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UC Berkeley study provides compelling evidence in favor of 'active learning'

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have captured unique images of problem-solving in action by tapping into the minds of mice. The study shows rapid rewiring in the frontal brains of mice after they learn by trial and error.

8 Mar 2016

Low level of physical fitness in early life associated with Type 2 Diabetes risk in adulthood

The combination of low aerobic capacity and low muscle strength at age 18 is associated with a three times greater risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes in adulthood, according to new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published online today in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

8 Mar 2016

Research could change the way people look at gene expression, immune response

Research from the Single-Cell Genomics Centre on the Wellcome Genome Campus could change the way we look at gene expression and immune response. Published in Nature Methods, the new method, TraCeR, provides a powerful tool for research into immune response, vaccination, cancer and autoimmunity.

8 Mar 2016

Research findings offer new way to look at cancer cell metabolism

Cancer cells are notorious for their ability to divide uncontrollably and generate hordes of new tumor cells. Most of the fuel consumed by these rapidly proliferating cells is glucose, a type of sugar.

8 Mar 2016

Providing healthy lifestyle advice reduces risk of heart-related deaths over next 40 years

In a recently published study, providing advice over a 5-year period about leading a healthy lifestyle reduced the risk of heart-related deaths over the next 40 years.

8 Mar 2016

Genetics plays significant role in sleep/wake timing of seizures

New research from the Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project shows that genetics plays a role in sleep/wake timing of seizures. Researchers studied 1,395 individuals with epilepsy in families containing multiple people with epilepsy to determine whether sleep/wake timing of seizures runs in families.

8 Mar 2016

NIHR HPRU announces new round of funding to support Zika virus research

A round of funding to support research on the emerging Zika virus was announced this week by the National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections at the University of Liverpool.

8 Mar 2016

New study assesses link between depression, anxiety and antidepressants and outcome of IVF

Depression and anxiety, and not necessarily the use of antidepressant medication, are associated with lower pregnancy and live birth rates following in vitro fertilisation, according to a large register study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The findings are published in the journal Fertility & Sterility and can be of interest to clinicians treating infertility and for women with depression or anxiety planning to undergo fertility treatment.

8 Mar 2016

NIH scientists show how neurons in the eye may use math to differentiate moving objects

Our eyes constantly send bits of information about the world around us to our brains where the information is assembled into objects we recognize. Along the way, a series of neurons in the eye uses electrical and chemical signals to relay the information. In a study of mice, National Institutes of Health scientists showed how one type of neuron may do this to distinguish moving objects.

8 Mar 2016

Research provides important new insights into beginning stages of primary progressive aphasia

The recent ability to peer into the brain of living individuals with a rare type of language dementia, primary progressive aphasia (PPA), provides important new insights into the beginning stages of this disease -- which results in language loss -- when it is caused by a buildup of a toxic protein found in Alzheimer's disease.

8 Mar 2016

Bacteria develops multi-drug tolerance with daily antibiotic doses, reveal KU Leuven researchers

Antibiotics do not easily eradicate the gut bacteria Escherichia coli, as some bacteria survive treatment in a dormant state. Once treatment is stopped, these dormant cells can become active again and recolonize the body.

8 Mar 2016

VTE patients tend to die earlier from bladder cancer

In a study of 3879 patients who underwent radical cystectomy to treat bladder cancer, 3.6% were diagnosed with a venous thromboembolism (VTE)—which occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein, potentially breaking loose and traveling to the lung—within 1 month of their surgical admission date.

8 Mar 2016

Data traffic may help people better cope with pollution

Heavy city traffic contributes significantly to air pollution and health problems such as asthma, but University of Texas at Dallas researchers think another kind of traffic -- data traffic -- might help citizens better cope with pollution.

8 Mar 2016

ACGT awards new research grants to take researchers to next level in cancer treatment

Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, the nation's only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to cell and gene therapies for cancer, is delighted to announce the recipients of its 2016 ACGT Young Investigator Grants.

8 Mar 2016

New study finds dramatic increase in young athletes undergoing Tommy John surgery

A new study found a dramatic increase in the number of adolescents undergoing "Tommy John" surgery to repair a pitching-related elbow injury in recent years, outstripping growth among major league pitchers.

8 Mar 2016

Specialized tests can help dermatologists provide individualized care for melanoma patients

Melanoma rates in the United States have doubled over the past two decades.1 Fortunately for patients, this increase in melanoma incidence has been accompanied by the development of more effective tools for diagnosis and treatment, including genetic and molecular testing.

7 Mar 2016

Zika virus can cause a range of abnormalities in pregnant women, study finds

New research presents strong evidence that the Zika virus can indeed cause a range of abnormalities in pregnant women infected with the virus -- with the effects manifesting any time during pregnancy. Some of the abnormalities noted have not been reported in connection with the virus.

7 Mar 2016

Study finds strong link between postpartum disorder and suicide risk in new mothers

Over a period spanning four decades, a total of eight Danish women committed suicide within a year of being diagnosed with a birth-related psychiatric disorder, including severe episodes of postpartum depression or psychosis.

7 Mar 2016

Blood test may spot first signs of skin cancer relapse

A BLOOD test may be able to sound early warning bells that patients with advanced melanoma skin cancer are relapsing, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Discovery today (Monday).

7 Mar 2016

Single- and double-bundle techniques may offer similar outcomes for ACL reconstruction patients

Single and double-bundle techniques may provide similar outcomes in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction, as noted in research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day. The study shows patients in both groups demonstrate similar performance during recovery.

7 Mar 2016

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UC Berkeley study provides compelling evidence in favor of 'active learning'

Low level of physical fitness in early life associated with Type 2 Diabetes risk in adulthood

Research could change the way people look at gene expression, immune response

Research findings offer new way to look at cancer cell metabolism

Providing healthy lifestyle advice reduces risk of heart-related deaths over next 40 years

Genetics plays significant role in sleep/wake timing of seizures

NIHR HPRU announces new round of funding to support Zika virus research

New study assesses link between depression, anxiety and antidepressants and outcome of IVF

NIH scientists show how neurons in the eye may use math to differentiate moving objects

Research provides important new insights into beginning stages of primary progressive aphasia

Bacteria develops multi-drug tolerance with daily antibiotic doses, reveal KU Leuven researchers

VTE patients tend to die earlier from bladder cancer

Data traffic may help people better cope with pollution

ACGT awards new research grants to take researchers to next level in cancer treatment

New study finds dramatic increase in young athletes undergoing Tommy John surgery

Specialized tests can help dermatologists provide individualized care for melanoma patients

Zika virus can cause a range of abnormalities in pregnant women, study finds

Study finds strong link between postpartum disorder and suicide risk in new mothers

Blood test may spot first signs of skin cancer relapse

Single- and double-bundle techniques may offer similar outcomes for ACL reconstruction patients

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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