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Maple leaf extract could prevent wrinkles

Maple trees are associated with the maple syrup that they provide. Researchers have now found that the trees could provide us with more. The extract from maple leaves can actually prevent wrinkles, they found.

20 Aug 2018

Diabetic patients with disrupted sleep may need more time to heal their wounds

People with Type 2 diabetes who don't sleep well could need more time to heal their wounds, according to a new study published by researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

20 Aug 2018

Researchers develop gene expression predictor for immunotherapy response in melanoma

In a new study, researchers developed a gene expression predictor that can indicate whether melanoma in a specific patient is likely to respond to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a novel type of immunotherapy.

20 Aug 2018

New information on the brain regions related to metacognition, tactile sense

Sense of touch provides information about textures, objects and physical forces acting on our body. Tactile information is also needed for successful execution of motor tasks such as grasping objects.

20 Aug 2018

Cocktail of nanoparticles and contaminants may have harmful effects on human cells

Researchers warn that a combination of nanoparticles and contaminants may form a cocktail that is harmful to our cells. In their study, 72 pct. of cells died after exposure to a cocktail of nano-silver and cadmium ions.

20 Aug 2018

Researchers find STAT3 as therapeutic target for chronic active EBV infection

Tokyo Medical and Dental University study shows that ruxolitinib-induced inhibition of STAT3 activity blocks survival and reduces pro-inflammatory cytokine production in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected clonally proliferating T- or NK-cells in Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection.

20 Aug 2018

E-cigarettes can damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer, say researchers

The chemicals present in e-cigarettes can alter DNA in oral cells and increase the risk of cancer, according a new study.

20 Aug 2018

Thrombospondin-1 contributes to development of aortic aneurysm in mice and humans, study finds

Researchers centered at the University of Tsukuba and Kansai Medical University in Japan reveal matricellular protein Thrombospondin-1 (Thbs1) contributes to the development of aortic aneurysm in mice and humans.

20 Aug 2018

Brain tumors trap immune cells needed to fight cancer in the bone marrow, finds research

Certain brain cancers are associated with low numbers of immune system T-cells circulating in the peripheral blood. Low T-cell numbers can be a side-effect of cancer treatment. But it now appears that there is more to the story of these missing T-cells.

20 Aug 2018

Common antidepressant restores significant degree of lost plasticity to aging brain cells in mice

A new study provides fresh evidence that the decline in the capacity of brain cells to change, called "plasticity," rather than a decline in total cell number may underlie some of the sensory and cognitive declines associated with normal brain aging.

20 Aug 2018

Scientists examine effects of consuming high-protein milk at breakfast on blood glucose levels, satiety

A change in breakfast routine may provide benefits for the management of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the Journal of Dairy Science. H. Douglas Goff, PhD, and the team of scientists from the Human Nutraceutical Research Unit at the University of Guelph, in collaboration with the University of Toronto, examined the effects of consuming high-protein milk at breakfast on blood glucose levels and satiety after breakfast and after a second meal.

20 Aug 2018

Don't flush contact lenses after use - bad for environment

Nearly 45 million Americans use soft disposable contact lenses and after use flush them down the toilet. Researchers at the Arizona State University have requested people not to do so because the flushed out contact lenses could be having a severe impact on the environment.

20 Aug 2018

Chronic perinatal hypoxia linked to locomotor miscoordination, long-term cerebellar learning deficits

Oxygen deprivation associated with preterm birth leaves telltale signs on the brains of newborns in the form of alterations to cerebellar white matter at the cellular and the physiological levels. Now, an experimental model of this chronic hypoxia reveals that those cellular alterations have behavioral consequences.

18 Aug 2018

Study offers possibility of squelching a focal epilepsy seizure before symptoms appear

Patients with focal epilepsy that does not respond to medications badly need alternative treatments.

17 Aug 2018

Scientists identify pathways that reveal insights into mechanism of lung cancer etiology

Lung cancer is the leading cause of preventable cancer death. A disease of complex origin, lung cancer is usually considered to result from effects of smoking and from multiple genetic variants.

17 Aug 2018

Texas A&M researchers develop clay-based platform to grow blood vessels

Formation of new blood vessels, a process also known as angiogenesis, is one of the major clinical challenges in wound healing and tissue implants. To address this issue, researchers from Texas A&M University have developed a clay-based platform to deliver therapeutic proteins to the body to assist with the formation of blood vessels.

17 Aug 2018

Researchers find long-term structural, functional brain abnormalities in individuals with AUDs

Alcohol use disorders are known to adversely impact brain structure and function. Although recovery of brain morphology and function has been reported following abstinence from long-term alcohol use, some structural (e.g., brain area volumes and connections) and functional (e.g., cognitive) abnormalities due to long-term effects of AUDs may persist even after abstinence from alcohol.

17 Aug 2018

Innovative platform developed to destroy cancer cells

The new treatment will serve as both diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. This breakthrough in the technologies of cancer diagnosis and treatment was made by an interdisciplinary Russian-German collaboration of chemists, physicists, and biologists from NUST MISIS, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU), and the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany).

17 Aug 2018

Ology Bioservices wins $8.4 million worth agreement to manufacture anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody

Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization, announced today that it was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to support the Joint Project Manager Medical Countermeasure Systems, a component of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense for advanced biologics manufacturing services—specifically, to manufacture an anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody.

17 Aug 2018

Why some patients with brain markers for Alzheimer's never develop the condition

Scientists have discovered the reason why patients who show brain markers for Alzheimer's never develop the condition.

17 Aug 2018

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Maple leaf extract could prevent wrinkles

Diabetic patients with disrupted sleep may need more time to heal their wounds

Researchers develop gene expression predictor for immunotherapy response in melanoma

New information on the brain regions related to metacognition, tactile sense

Cocktail of nanoparticles and contaminants may have harmful effects on human cells

Researchers find STAT3 as therapeutic target for chronic active EBV infection

E-cigarettes can damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer, say researchers

Thrombospondin-1 contributes to development of aortic aneurysm in mice and humans, study finds

Brain tumors trap immune cells needed to fight cancer in the bone marrow, finds research

Common antidepressant restores significant degree of lost plasticity to aging brain cells in mice

Scientists examine effects of consuming high-protein milk at breakfast on blood glucose levels, satiety

Don't flush contact lenses after use - bad for environment

Chronic perinatal hypoxia linked to locomotor miscoordination, long-term cerebellar learning deficits

Study offers possibility of squelching a focal epilepsy seizure before symptoms appear

Scientists identify pathways that reveal insights into mechanism of lung cancer etiology

Texas A&M researchers develop clay-based platform to grow blood vessels

Researchers find long-term structural, functional brain abnormalities in individuals with AUDs

Innovative platform developed to destroy cancer cells

Ology Bioservices wins $8.4 million worth agreement to manufacture anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody

Why some patients with brain markers for Alzheimer's never develop the condition

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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