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Abnormally low levels of a key protein detected in brains of young men with autism

Using cutting-edge imaging technology, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have shown that the brains of young men with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have low levels of a protein that appears to play a role in inflammation and metabolism.

23 Feb 2020

Polygenic risk score not useful in predicting heart disease risk, study finds

A Polygenic Risk Score -- a genetic assessment that doctors have hoped could predict coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients -- has been found not to be a useful predictive biomarker for disease risk, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

23 Feb 2020

Coriell researchers find new genetic indicator of obesity risk

Obesity is among the most common complex diseases in the United States and has been a stubborn public health challenge for decades. Its causes are wide ranging, but genetic heritability is increasingly understood to be an influential factor in determining a person's risk for the disease.

23 Feb 2020

Researchers discover a potential new way in which diet influences aging-related diseases

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School discover a potential new way in which diet influences aging-related diseases.

23 Feb 2020

Transcendental meditation correlated with specific changes in the brain

A new study conducted at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca shows that the subjective feeling of well-being experienced by many people with the practice of meditation is correlated with specific changes in the brain.

23 Feb 2020

More research urgently needed on the use of antibiotics in animals

A special issue of Animal Health Research Reviews turns the spotlight on the science underlying this growing crisis - looking at the evidence base for using antibiotics to prevent illness in beef and dairy cattle, swine, and broiler poultry.

23 Feb 2020

Using newly discovered immune cell type to fight pancreatic cancer

Immunotherapy is showing great promise for treating cancer. But so far, this approach has been effective in only about 20% of all cancers. To advance those results, researchers are looking for new ways to mobilize the immune system to destroy tumors.

23 Feb 2020

Two new grants will help researchers to study neurotechnology, drug delivery system

Two grants will fund interdisciplinary research at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, including a look at how neurons and muscle cells communicate with each other and also to develop a drug delivery system for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

23 Feb 2020

Understanding how juvenile social isolation might shape long term behavioral outcomes

Mount Sinai Researchers find social isolation during key developmental windows drives long term changes to activity patterns of neurons involved in initiating social approach in an animal model.

22 Feb 2020

Scientists identify chemicals in urine that are specific to overactive bladder

Millions of people might eventually be spared the embarrassment and extreme isolation caused by wetting themselves, thanks to new research.

21 Feb 2020

UAH research could have broad implications for immunotherapy and cancer treatment

Research into engineering artificial organs that mimic the functions of human lymph nodes at The University of Alabama in Huntsville has garnered one of its professors a $507,777 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program Award.

21 Feb 2020

Harmful levels of metal linked to DNA damage found in the urine of e-cigarette users

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have completed a cross-sectional human study that compares biomarkers and metal concentrations in the urine of e-cigarette users, nonsmokers, and cigarette smokers.

20 Feb 2020

Researchers decode the science behind good lighting

Researchers at UW Medicine have decoded what makes good lighting - lighting capable of stimulating the cone photoreceptor inputs to specific neurons in the eye that regulate circadian rhythms.

20 Feb 2020

Using a simple model to study how serotonin modulates behavior

In popular experience the story of how serotonin modulates the brain might seem simple: pop an antidepressant, serotonin levels go up, mood improves. But neuroscientists acknowledge how little they know about how the neurotransmitter affects circuits and behavior in the incredibly complex human brain.

20 Feb 2020

New study expands the knowledge on tumor-suppressor role of HERC proteins

The RAF protein could be a therapeutical target to treat the tumor growth in regulated pathways by the p38 protein, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports by a team of experts of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research.

20 Feb 2020

Finding new clues to combat glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is an aggressive, killer disease. While victims of this fast-moving brain tumor comprise only about 15% of all people with brain cancer, its victims rarely survive more than a few years after diagnosis.

20 Feb 2020

Researchers reveal new vulnerability in MYC-driven lymphomas

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have revealed a new vulnerability in lymphomas that are driven by one of the most common cancer-causing changes in cells.

20 Feb 2020

Scientists think they've found the earliest interbreeding event

A new study published in the journal Science Advances in February 2020 reports that it has found the earliest interbreeding event between different human populations ever, where the "super-archaics" of Eurasia interbred with another group known as the Neanderthal-Denisovan population long ago.

20 Feb 2020

New study uncovers human genes controlling HIV infection

Viruses are parasites. The only way they can grow is by hijacking their hosts. When they infect a human host, viruses use human proteins to multiply and modify the human cells to sustain the infection. At the same time, the human host activates defense mechanisms to fight the infection.

20 Feb 2020

Therapeutic hypothermia effectively targets brain injury sites

When a newborn suffers lack of oxygen before or during birth, doctors have very little time to save precious brain tissue.

20 Feb 2020

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Abnormally low levels of a key protein detected in brains of young men with autism

Polygenic risk score not useful in predicting heart disease risk, study finds

Coriell researchers find new genetic indicator of obesity risk

Researchers discover a potential new way in which diet influences aging-related diseases

Transcendental meditation correlated with specific changes in the brain

More research urgently needed on the use of antibiotics in animals

Using newly discovered immune cell type to fight pancreatic cancer

Two new grants will help researchers to study neurotechnology, drug delivery system

Understanding how juvenile social isolation might shape long term behavioral outcomes

Scientists identify chemicals in urine that are specific to overactive bladder

UAH research could have broad implications for immunotherapy and cancer treatment

Harmful levels of metal linked to DNA damage found in the urine of e-cigarette users

Researchers decode the science behind good lighting

Using a simple model to study how serotonin modulates behavior

New study expands the knowledge on tumor-suppressor role of HERC proteins

Finding new clues to combat glioblastoma

Researchers reveal new vulnerability in MYC-driven lymphomas

Scientists think they've found the earliest interbreeding event

New study uncovers human genes controlling HIV infection

Therapeutic hypothermia effectively targets brain injury sites

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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