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Growth hormone acts directly on the brain to conserve energy when the body loses weight

Researchers at the University of São Paulo in Brazil have discovered that growth hormone (GH), which stimulates skeletal maturation and linear bone growth, as well as helping maintain tissue and organs throughout life, also acts directly on the brain to conserve energy when the body loses weight.

12 Apr 2019

Discovery of biomarkers could lead to new, better treatment options for heart disease

Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide, but identifying those at high risk remains difficult. EU-funded research has helped identify new biomarkers that will improve diagnosis and lead to new and better treatment options.

12 Apr 2019

Electrostimulation can improve working memory of people in their 70s, study shows

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Neuroscience, Rob Reinhart, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University and BU doctoral researcher John Nguyen, demonstrate that electrostimulation can improve the working memory of people in their 70s so that their performance on memory tasks is indistinguishable from that of 20-year-olds.

12 Apr 2019

Potential new therapeutic approach identified for neuroblastoma tumors

Research led by Michael Lan, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, found that a compound named 5'-iodotubercidin (5'-IT) suppresses the growth of neuroblastoma cells and identified a potential new therapeutic approach for the disease.

12 Apr 2019

Johns Hopkins scientists design new cell model of aging-associated colon cancer risk

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers say a new study of clusters of mouse cells known as "organoids" has significantly strengthened evidence that epigenetic changes, common to aging, play a essential role in colon cancer initiation.

12 Apr 2019

Active lifestyle shown to repair spinal cord injuries

Leading an active lifestyle could help repair and regenerate damaged nerves of the spinal cord after an injury, according to new research.

12 Apr 2019

Researchers identify ketamine-induced neural changes responsible for remission of depression

Researchers have identified ketamine-induced brain-related changes that are responsible for maintaining the remission of behaviors related to depression in mice -- findings that may help researchers develop interventions that promote lasting remission of depression in humans.

12 Apr 2019

NASA Twins Study: Extended spaceflight has small, transient effect on the gut microbiome

A year in space seems to have a small but significant, transient effect on the gut microbiome, according to a new paper on the NASA Twins Study published in the journal Science.

12 Apr 2019

Biomolecular researcher provides comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Biomolecular researcher Navin Varadarajan has published in Arthritis & Rheumatology journal a first-of-its-kind study - a comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis.

12 Apr 2019

Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

In 1989, two undergraduate students at the Free University of Brussels were asked to test frozen blood serum from camels, and stumbled on a previously unknown kind of antibody. I

12 Apr 2019

High levels of blood lipids may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms in obese patients

A newly published paper in the Lancet journal EBioMedicine identifies a link between high levels of blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis patients who are overweight or obese.

12 Apr 2019

Researchers discover unique approach to treat some chronic inflammatory diseases

Inflammation is a balanced physiological response -- the body needs it to eliminate invasive organisms and foreign irritants, but excessive inflammation can harm healthy cells, contributing to aging and chronic diseases.

12 Apr 2019

Combined inhibition of EGFR and c-RAF kinase shows regression of most aggressive pancreatic cancer

Researchers from the Experimental Oncology Group, led by Mariano Barbacid at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, have published in Cancer Cell the results of a study that shows full regression of advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma upon combined inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor and c-RAF kinase.

12 Apr 2019

Scientists identify promising small molecules that curb errant proteins of AL amyloidosis

Scientists at Scripps Research have identified a group of small molecules that prevent structural changes to proteins that are at the root of AL amyloidosis, a progressive and often fatal disease.

12 Apr 2019

Research shows how prenatal anesthesia in rats affects neuronal migration

While there has long been discussion whether exposure to anesthesia affects brain development, new Rush University Medical Center research published in the journal Cerebral Cortex describes how prenatal anesthesia in rats seems to disrupt the "precisely choreographed" and timed migration of neurons to the area of the developing brain where thinking, memory and language occur.

12 Apr 2019

Caregiving may not be as bad for the health as previously believed

For decades, articles in research journals and the popular press alike have reported that being a family caregiver takes a toll on a person’s health, boosting levels of inflammation and weakening the function of the immune system.

11 Apr 2019

Researchers discover pathway contributing to fatty liver disease

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have found a protein that is a critical regulator in the development of fatty liver disease in mice, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications.

11 Apr 2019

New quantum material effectively detects early signs of neurological diseases

What if the brain could detect its own disease? Researchers have been trying to create a material that "thinks" like the brain does, which would be more sensitive to early signs of neurological diseases such as Parkinson's.

11 Apr 2019

Active lifestyle influences regenerative capacity of neurons after spinal cord injury

The influence of an active lifestyle on the regenerative capacity of the peripheral nervous system, that is, the set of cranial and spinal nerves that control motor and sensory functions, is described here for the first time, explains Ángel Barco, who has led the participation of the Institute of Neurosciences UMH-CSIC, in Alicante, in this international study.

11 Apr 2019

MUSC researchers find why some babies are born with malformed hearts

Almost one percent of all American babies are born with malformed hearts. Heart abnormalities are at once the most common and most deadly type of birth defect in the U.S.

11 Apr 2019

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Growth hormone acts directly on the brain to conserve energy when the body loses weight

Discovery of biomarkers could lead to new, better treatment options for heart disease

Electrostimulation can improve working memory of people in their 70s, study shows

Potential new therapeutic approach identified for neuroblastoma tumors

Johns Hopkins scientists design new cell model of aging-associated colon cancer risk

Active lifestyle shown to repair spinal cord injuries

Researchers identify ketamine-induced neural changes responsible for remission of depression

NASA Twins Study: Extended spaceflight has small, transient effect on the gut microbiome

Biomolecular researcher provides comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

High levels of blood lipids may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms in obese patients

Researchers discover unique approach to treat some chronic inflammatory diseases

Combined inhibition of EGFR and c-RAF kinase shows regression of most aggressive pancreatic cancer

Scientists identify promising small molecules that curb errant proteins of AL amyloidosis

Research shows how prenatal anesthesia in rats affects neuronal migration

Caregiving may not be as bad for the health as previously believed

Researchers discover pathway contributing to fatty liver disease

New quantum material effectively detects early signs of neurological diseases

Active lifestyle influences regenerative capacity of neurons after spinal cord injury

MUSC researchers find why some babies are born with malformed hearts

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