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Research: Chinese people have higher risk of stroke than Caucasians

A new study suggests that Chinese people may be at higher risk for stroke than Caucasians. The research is published in the July 16, 2013, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

16 Jul 2013

Researchers discover that JNK3 expression is downregulated at early stages of traumatic brain injury

Increasing evidence has revealed that the activation of the JNK pathway participates in apoptosis of nerve cells and neurological function recovery after traumatic brain injury.

16 Jul 2013

Researchers distinguish viral and bacterial infections in children with fever

In children with fever but no other symptoms of illness, it is difficult to know whether a child has a viral infection that will resolve on its own or a potentially serious bacterial infection that requires antibiotics.

16 Jul 2013

Protein complex may be an effective alternative to opioid pain medications

A drug targeting a protein complex containing two different types of opioid receptors may be an effective alternative to morphine and other opioid pain medications, without any of the side effects or risk of dependence, according to research led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

16 Jul 2013

Study: Prosthetic valve endocarditis associated with high one-year mortality rate

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (inflammation and infection involving the heart valves and lining of the heart chambers) remains associated with a high one-year mortality rate and early valve replacement does not appear to be associated with lower mortality compared with medical therapy according to a study by Tahaniyat Lalani, M.D., M.H.S., of the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, and colleagues.

16 Jul 2013

Study provides first novel insights into neural origins of hot flashes in menopausal women

A new study from neuroscientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine provides the first novel insights into the neural origins of hot flashes in menopausal women in years.

16 Jul 2013

Proteins involved in immunity produce cancer-causing DNA mutations, study finds

A set of proteins involved in the body's natural defenses produces a large number of mutations in human DNA, according to a study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The findings suggest that these naturally produced mutations are just as powerful as known cancer-causing agents in producing tumors.

15 Jul 2013

American Cancer Society joins forces with Dynamic Signal to help promote Cancer Prevention Study-3

The American Cancer Society today announced it has joined forces with social media marketing company Dynamic Signal to help promote and recruit study participants in the Bay Area for the Society's Cancer Prevention Study-3.

15 Jul 2013

York physicists study how heating effect of experimental cancer treatment works

Physicists from the University of York have carried out new research into how the heating effect of an experimental cancer treatment works.

15 Jul 2013

Coffee and appetite: an interview with Matt Schubert and Associate Professor Ben Desbrow, Griffith University

We wanted to do something a bit different than the “typical” work on caffeine and exercise, and I have considerable interest in appetite regulation, so we built up from there.

15 Jul 2013

Researchers use EEG signals for artifact suppression and brain wave extraction

Electroencephalography is a test to measure the electrical activity of the brain generated by scalp surface after being picked up by metal electrodes and conductive media. Proper classification of electroencephalography data is the main task in electroencephalography based brain computer interface.

15 Jul 2013

ASN Foundation for Kidney Research grants $3M for meritorious research in 2013

American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the ASN Foundation for Kidney Research will fund $3 million in original, meritorious research in 2013.

15 Jul 2013

TSRI scientists design drug candidate that increases exercise endurance in animal models

An international group of scientists has shown that a drug candidate designed by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) significantly increases exercise endurance in animal models.

15 Jul 2013

Lack of sleep may skew concussion-testing results, say researchers

Athletes who didn't get enough sleep the night before undergoing baseline concussion testing didn't perform as well as expected, say researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.

15 Jul 2013

Researchers say type of helmet not associated with lower risk of concussion

40,000 high school football kids get a concussion every year, but contrary to equipment manufacturers' claims, the specific brand of helmet and helmet age were not associated with lower risk of concussion, say researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.

15 Jul 2013

Scientists discover new details of biochemical interactions necessary for cell division

Building on earlier work exploring the complex choreography by which intricate cellular proteins interact with and copy DNA prior to cell division, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have captured a key step-molecular images showing how the enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix gets drawn to and wrapped around its target.

15 Jul 2013

Scientists uncover mechanism that controls cell death processes

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism that controls whether cells that are able to suppress immune responses live or die.

15 Jul 2013

Infrared light allows characterization of pathogens

The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is commonly found in nature and frequently colonizes the skin and the upper respiratory tract of humans. A healthy immune system can fight the microorganism but once the immune system is weakened the pathogen can spread and lead to life-threatening diseases of the lungs, the heart and other organs.

15 Jul 2013

Ipsen, Harvard initiate collaboration to discover, develop botulinum toxins for neurologic diseases

Ipsen announced today that it has initiated a research and development collaboration on novel engineered botulinum toxins with Harvard Medical School.

15 Jul 2013

High folate intake during pregnancy may have undiscovered later-life effect in progeny

During pregnancy, women are normally advised to take high amounts of multivitamin supplements. In particular, folate is recommended to reduce the risk of neural tube defects in newborns. The problem is that, although vitamins are critical in fetal development, high vitamin doses during pregnancy may cause undesired effects on the offspring later in life.

15 Jul 2013

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Research: Chinese people have higher risk of stroke than Caucasians

Researchers discover that JNK3 expression is downregulated at early stages of traumatic brain injury

Researchers distinguish viral and bacterial infections in children with fever

Protein complex may be an effective alternative to opioid pain medications

Study: Prosthetic valve endocarditis associated with high one-year mortality rate

Study provides first novel insights into neural origins of hot flashes in menopausal women

Proteins involved in immunity produce cancer-causing DNA mutations, study finds

American Cancer Society joins forces with Dynamic Signal to help promote Cancer Prevention Study-3

York physicists study how heating effect of experimental cancer treatment works

Coffee and appetite: an interview with Matt Schubert and Associate Professor Ben Desbrow, Griffith University

Researchers use EEG signals for artifact suppression and brain wave extraction

ASN Foundation for Kidney Research grants $3M for meritorious research in 2013

TSRI scientists design drug candidate that increases exercise endurance in animal models

Lack of sleep may skew concussion-testing results, say researchers

Researchers say type of helmet not associated with lower risk of concussion

Scientists discover new details of biochemical interactions necessary for cell division

Scientists uncover mechanism that controls cell death processes

Infrared light allows characterization of pathogens

Ipsen, Harvard initiate collaboration to discover, develop botulinum toxins for neurologic diseases

High folate intake during pregnancy may have undiscovered later-life effect in progeny

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