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Female mice exposed to endocrine disruptors may show decreased metabolism, physical activity in offspring

Endocrine disruptors are contaminants that interfere with endocrine or hormone systems and can cause tumors, birth defects and developmental disorders in mammals. Often, these contaminants are used in a variety of consumer products, such as water bottles, dental composites and resins used to line metal food and beverage containers.

22 Sep 2015

Young children can easily recall things tomorrow what they forgot today: Study

For adults, memories tend to fade with time. But a new study has shown that there are circumstances under which the opposite is true for small children: they can remember a piece of information better days later than they can on the day they first learned it.

22 Sep 2015

$Bisphosphonate drugs linked to greater risk of atypical hip fractures$

Bisphosphonate drugs linked to greater risk of atypical hip fractures

The use of bisphosphonates, a group of drugs used to prevent hip breakages in women with osteoporosis, is associated with an increased risk of atypical fractures in this joint, understood as those that occur in less frequent locations.

22 Sep 2015

Study uncovers new mechanisms that regulate immune cells

The proteins CD47 and SIRPα are fundamental to establishing a correct number of immune cells, so-called B lymphocytes. This according to a dissertation by Shrikant Shanital Kolan from Umeå University in Sweden.

22 Sep 2015

Researchers find novel connection between choroid plexus and complex regional pain syndrome

Aalto University neuroscientists, in collaboration with researchers at Helsinki University Hospital and Harvard Medical School, have found a novel connection between the size of the choroid plexus in the brain and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).

22 Sep 2015

A three-step brain oscillation plays significant role in memory consolidation

Our long-term memory is consolidated when we sleep. Short-term memory traces in the hippocampus, an area deep in the brain, are then relocated to more outer parts of the brain. An international team of neuroscientists, among who Mathilde Bonnefond and Til Ole Bergmann from the Donders Institute at Radboud Universiy, now shows how a three-step brain oscillation plays an important part in that process.

22 Sep 2015

USPSTF recommendation against regular PSA screening may delay diagnosis of prostate cancer

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against regular prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer is controversial. While it may reduce the risk of over diagnosis and overtreatment, the reduction in intermediate and high risk cancer diagnoses raises concern because of the potential for delayed diagnoses of important cancers in men who may benefit from treatment, according to investigators reporting in The Journal of Urology.

22 Sep 2015

Innovative way may stop spread of glioblastoma multiforme

Scientists at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus and Van Andel Research Institute have discovered an innovative way that may stop the spread of the most lethal and aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In laboratory studies, scientists demonstrated that activating a specific family of proteins halted cancer cell migration into healthy tissue.

22 Sep 2015

New SeeAbility research shows nearly four in ten children attending special schools miss out on eye tests

New research from SeeAbility, the national sight loss and disability charity, shows nearly four in ten (37%) pupils attending special schools have no history of eye tests.

22 Sep 2015

Study analyzes psychological stress of family caregivers following Alzheimer's diagnosis

Caregiving for an Alzheimer's patient is especially burdensome for spousal and family caregivers who at the time of their near and dear one's Alzheimer's diagnosis suffer from depressive symptoms, according to a recent University of Eastern Finland study.

22 Sep 2015

Researchers identify a protein that could potentially stop cancer

Scientists know that most cancer cells use glucose to fuel their uncontrolled growth and now an international team of researchers has identified a protein which if switched off could stop the disease in its tracks.

22 Sep 2015

Stoptober campaign focuses on skin disease research

Stoptober is a UK-wide campaign to get the nation to quit smoking. We, the British Skin Foundation, are asking that Stoptober participants get a friends, family & colleagues to sponsor your efforts and raise some money for skin disease research at the same time.

22 Sep 2015

Type 2 diabetes risk grows with active and passive smoking

A meta-analysis of 88 studies covering nearly 6 million people published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology shows that both active and passive smoking are linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, while the risk in those who quit smoking decreases as time elapses since their last cigarette.

22 Sep 2015

Scientists uncover how embryonic stem cells inhibit virus expression

Scientists from the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, a research institute under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, have uncovered the mechanisms which embryonic stem cells employ to inhibit virus expression.

22 Sep 2015

TSRI scientists discover new role for enzyme involved in cell death

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a new role for an enzyme involved in cell death. Their study shows how the enzyme, called RIPK3, relays signals between the cell’s mitochondria “powerhouses” and the immune system.

22 Sep 2015

Bretuximab vedotin safe, effective for older Hodgkin lymphoma patients unfit for chemotherapy

A study, published online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology, reports that bretuximab vedotin is an effective and safe first course of treatment for older Hodgkin lymphoma patients unfit for chemotherapy.

22 Sep 2015

Outbreak of Bordetella parapertussis occurred in Southeastern Minnesota in 2014: Study

Study reports that an outbreak of Bordetella parapertussis occurred in 2014 in Southeastern Minnesota, in the months of October through December. This research is presented at ASM's 55th Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC/ICC).

22 Sep 2015

Novel study provides new information on acute effects of TBI on cognition

Researchers published results of a novel study of the functional activation patterns of working memory after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study, the first to enroll subjects during their initial evaluation in the emergency room, provides new information on the acute effects of TBI on cognition.

22 Sep 2015

New study looks at how remote conditioning can help reduce dementia

A new study is looking at whether short, daily bouts of reduced blood flow to an arm or leg can reduce the ravages of dementia.

22 Sep 2015

Study challenges new ESC Guidelines to identify high-risk HCM patients who need ICDs for prevention of sudden death

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic form of heart disease with thick heart walls, is the most common cause of sudden death in patients under 50. While only a minority of patients with HCM are at risk, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) can effectively prevent sudden death in those patients.

22 Sep 2015

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Female mice exposed to endocrine disruptors may show decreased metabolism, physical activity in offspring

Young children can easily recall things tomorrow what they forgot today: Study

Bisphosphonate drugs linked to greater risk of atypical hip fractures

Study uncovers new mechanisms that regulate immune cells

Researchers find novel connection between choroid plexus and complex regional pain syndrome

A three-step brain oscillation plays significant role in memory consolidation

USPSTF recommendation against regular PSA screening may delay diagnosis of prostate cancer

Innovative way may stop spread of glioblastoma multiforme

New SeeAbility research shows nearly four in ten children attending special schools miss out on eye tests

Study analyzes psychological stress of family caregivers following Alzheimer's diagnosis

Researchers identify a protein that could potentially stop cancer

Stoptober campaign focuses on skin disease research

Type 2 diabetes risk grows with active and passive smoking

Scientists uncover how embryonic stem cells inhibit virus expression

TSRI scientists discover new role for enzyme involved in cell death

Bretuximab vedotin safe, effective for older Hodgkin lymphoma patients unfit for chemotherapy

Outbreak of Bordetella parapertussis occurred in Southeastern Minnesota in 2014: Study

Novel study provides new information on acute effects of TBI on cognition

New study looks at how remote conditioning can help reduce dementia

Study challenges new ESC Guidelines to identify high-risk HCM patients who need ICDs for prevention of sudden death

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

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