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UT Southwestern researchers determine how circulating 'bad cholesterol' enters artery walls

UT Southwestern researchers have determined how circulating "bad cholesterol" enters artery walls to cause the plaque that narrows the blood vessels and leads to heart attacks and strokes.

25 Apr 2019

Delving into tumor's cellular lineage may offer clues for customized therapies

To explain a person's actions in the present, it sometimes helps to understand their past, including where they come from and how they were raised.

25 Apr 2019

Computer program mimics natural speech using brain signals from epilepsy patients

Scientists used brain signals recorded from epilepsy patients to program a computer to mimic natural speech--an advancement that could one day have a profound effect on the ability of certain patients to communicate.

25 Apr 2019

Johns Hopkins researchers uncover role of neurotransmitter in the spread of aggressive cancers

Using human cancer cells, tumor and blood samples from cancer patients, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have uncovered the role of a neurotransmitter in the spread of aggressive cancers. Neurotransmitters are chemical "messengers" that transmit impulses from neurons to other target cells.

25 Apr 2019

Physicians turning to antibiotic alternatives for long-term acne treatment

Physicians are scaling back on prescribing antibiotics for long-term acne treatment in favor of a combinations of therapies, according to Rutgers researchers.

25 Apr 2019

Vanderbilt investigators discover link between vascular biology and eye disease

In a series of studies that volleyed between large databases and research in zebrafish, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a link between vascular biology and eye disease.

25 Apr 2019

New chemical synthesis strategy leads to identification of novel, simpler derivatives

A new chemical synthesis strategy to harvest the rich information found in natural products -- organic compounds isolated from natural sources -- has led to the identification of novel, simpler derivatives with potential to selectively protect neurons, important for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, or to prevent the immune system from rejecting organ transplants, according to a Baylor University-led study.

25 Apr 2019

Cellular communication in emotion-processing brain region motivates us to keep eating tasty food

When you eat something super tasty, ever wonder why you really don't want to stop even though you know you've eaten enough? Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine may have found the reason.

25 Apr 2019

Combining biomaterial scaffolds with stem cells for tissue engineering applications

StemJournal, a new open access, peer-reviewed journal published by IOS Press, announces publication of its inaugural article, "Combining Stem Cells and Biomaterial Scaffolds for Constructing Tissues and Cell Delivery," by Stephanie M. Willerth, PhD, and Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert, PhD.

25 Apr 2019

Scientists crack chemical code of incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic'

After 20 years of dedicated research, scientists have cracked the chemical code of an incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic' known to be highly effective against cancer cells as well as drug-resistant bacteria, and have reproduced it synthetically in the lab for the first time.

24 Apr 2019

Myelination deficits cause abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome

A new Tel Aviv University study finds that gene deletion or deficiency in neurons is responsible for the abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome, a rare disorder affecting 1 in 10,000 people around the world.

24 Apr 2019

Researchers use brain scans to provide better understanding of unconscious bias

Unconscious bias has become a hot topic recently, with high profile incidents reported around the world. Researchers at Aalto University are exploring the causes of these biases in our neural wiring, and are developing techniques using MRI scanners that let us see the brain making assumptions in real time.

24 Apr 2019

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UT Southwestern researchers determine how circulating 'bad cholesterol' enters artery walls

Delving into tumor's cellular lineage may offer clues for customized therapies

Computer program mimics natural speech using brain signals from epilepsy patients

Johns Hopkins researchers uncover role of neurotransmitter in the spread of aggressive cancers

Physicians turning to antibiotic alternatives for long-term acne treatment

Vanderbilt investigators discover link between vascular biology and eye disease

New chemical synthesis strategy leads to identification of novel, simpler derivatives

Cellular communication in emotion-processing brain region motivates us to keep eating tasty food

Combining biomaterial scaffolds with stem cells for tissue engineering applications

Scientists crack chemical code of incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic'

Myelination deficits cause abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome

Researchers use brain scans to provide better understanding of unconscious bias

Blocking BRAF ubiquitination may be an effective treatment approach in melanoma

Integrator complex proteins are crucial for healthy brain development in fruit flies, study finds

Discovery about cold sensing could pave way for new pain relief drugs

Researchers uncover potential clue to halt destruction of nerve cells in people with ALS

E-cigarettes contaminated with dangerous microbial toxins

Researchers to develop prebiotics from non-edible forest and sea resources

SibFU scientists create multilayer gilded nanodisks for medical applications

Oncotype DX-guided treatment could reduce cost for breast cancer care, study suggests

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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