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Excess belly fat may lead to a reduction in gray matter

A new study has found that excess abdominal fat is associated with a lower volume of gray matter in the brain, resulting in a smaller brain size.

11 Jan 2019

Air pollution on the London Underground is 30 times higher than a busy road

A new report has revealed that the air within the London Underground is 30 times more polluted than the air surrounding London’s busiest roads.

11 Jan 2019

Parasites from children with cerebral malaria stick preferentially in their brains, shows research

A team at LSTM with their collaborators in Malawi and Denmark have provided, for the first time, evidence which links the ability of red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite to bind to the cells lining the blood vessels of the brain, with the clinical syndrome cerebral malaria.

11 Jan 2019

Calcium specks could be key prognostic marker of heart disease in South Asians

Specks of calcium in the heart's artery walls could be an important prognostic marker of early cardiovascular disease in South Asians and may help guide treatment in this population, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

11 Jan 2019

Study raises hopes for new approaches to treat osteoporosis

A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women's bone density, according to new research by UC San Francisco and UCLA scientists.

11 Jan 2019

Study finds specific function of HIV protein that slows viral spread in early stages of infection

A study from a Massachusetts General Hospital research team has identified the specific function of a protein found in HIV and related viruses that appears to slow down viral spread in the earliest stages of infection.

11 Jan 2019

Scientists develop monoclonal antibodies combinations that protect animals from Ebola viruses

Scientists from academia, industry, and government have developed a combination of monoclonal antibodies that protected animals from all three Ebola viruses known to cause human disease. Their work is described in two companion studies published online in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.

11 Jan 2019

Study shows an unusual mechanism could have thwart the invasion of human genome by junk DNA

In the January 7th edition of Communications Biology, researchers at InsideOutBio argue that an unusual form of DNA with a reverse twist may have helped thwart the invasion of the human genome by junk DNA.

11 Jan 2019

Unconventional T cells may account for failure of IL-17 inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis

Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2% of the Western population.

10 Jan 2019

Expression of a molecule in blood cells inversely predicts appearance of subclinical atherosclerosis

Earlier detection of cardiovascular disease is a step closer thanks to the findings of a research team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares led by Francisco Sánchez-Madrid and Pilar Martín.

10 Jan 2019

Scientists pinpoint a hidden culprit in heart failure

An international research team led by scientists at the University of Alberta have pinpointed a hidden culprit that leads to dilated cardiomyopathy--a dangerous condition that accounts for 20 per cent of all cases of heart failure--which opens the door to potential new treatments that could help counter the threat.

10 Jan 2019

Staphylococcus aureus: Study describes development of resistance to antibiotic for the first time

The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium is one of the commonest pathogens and can even cause sepsis. The new antibiotic dalbavancin is very effective against many bacterial pathogens.

10 Jan 2019

UTSA researchers reveal important insight into cocaine addiction

Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio have revealed significant insight into cocaine addiction, a phenomenon which has grown significantly in the United States since 2015.

10 Jan 2019

New biomarker may help better predict outcomes in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancers

By analyzing variations in the level of human papillomavirus (HPV) in head and neck cancers, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a gene signature associated with treatment response and survival in patients.

10 Jan 2019

Novel biomarker links tumor progression to genome instability

Our DNA is under constant attack. The delicate molecule that contains our genetic information is extremely vulnerable to everything from environmental agents, such as radiation, to the chemicals in the air we breathe and the food we eat.

10 Jan 2019

New strategy may prevent spread of drug resistance

Spotless surfaces in hospitals can hide bacteria that rarely cause problems for healthy people but pose a serious threat to people with weakened immune systems.

10 Jan 2019

Neuropeptide Y may hold key to exacerbating severe influenza

Severe influenza virus infection is characterized by a strong inflammatory response and profuse viral replication in lungs. These viruses, such as the notorious avian flu, have a high rate of death and to date there are no effective treatments.

10 Jan 2019

Viral replication not necessary to cause lethal disease by food-borne pathogen

The replication of a bacterial virus is not necessary to cause lethal disease in a mouse model of a food-borne pathogen called Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, according to a study published January 10 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Sowmya Balasubramanian, John Leong and Marcia Osburne of Tufts University School of Medicine, and colleagues.

10 Jan 2019

New method to speed up genetic diagnosis of Huntington’s disease

Elongated segments of DNA cause Huntington's disease and certain other disorders of the brain. Researchers funded by the SNSF have developed a method to determine the length of the mutated genes quickly and easily.

10 Jan 2019

Researchers employ machine learning to uncover new insights into human brain's cellular architecture

An inter-disciplinary research team led by scientists from the National University of Singapore has successfully employed machine learning to uncover new insights into the cellular architecture of the human brain.

10 Jan 2019

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Excess belly fat may lead to a reduction in gray matter

Air pollution on the London Underground is 30 times higher than a busy road

Parasites from children with cerebral malaria stick preferentially in their brains, shows research

Calcium specks could be key prognostic marker of heart disease in South Asians

Study raises hopes for new approaches to treat osteoporosis

Study finds specific function of HIV protein that slows viral spread in early stages of infection

Scientists develop monoclonal antibodies combinations that protect animals from Ebola viruses

Study shows an unusual mechanism could have thwart the invasion of human genome by junk DNA

Unconventional T cells may account for failure of IL-17 inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis

Expression of a molecule in blood cells inversely predicts appearance of subclinical atherosclerosis

Scientists pinpoint a hidden culprit in heart failure

Staphylococcus aureus: Study describes development of resistance to antibiotic for the first time

UTSA researchers reveal important insight into cocaine addiction

New biomarker may help better predict outcomes in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancers

Novel biomarker links tumor progression to genome instability

New strategy may prevent spread of drug resistance

Neuropeptide Y may hold key to exacerbating severe influenza

Viral replication not necessary to cause lethal disease by food-borne pathogen

New method to speed up genetic diagnosis of Huntington’s disease

Researchers employ machine learning to uncover new insights into human brain's cellular architecture

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