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Scientists understand how sounds can incite fear

How is it that a sound can send a chill down your spine? By observing individual brain cells of mice, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are understanding how a sound can incite fear.

5 Dec 2018

Researchers succeed in converting human skin cells into blood stem cells

Researchers have succeeded in converting human skin cells into blood stem cells in an international collaboration project.

5 Dec 2018

New version of InSyBio Suite launched to revolutionize biomarker discovery

The new version of InSyBio Suite has a significant increase in speed and refinement of the predictive biomarkers process.

5 Dec 2018

NIH-funded tissue chips that model aspects of the human immune system sent to space

When traveling in space, astronauts experience physiological changes normally associated with aging, such as bone loss, muscle deterioration and altered immune systems. When the astronauts return to Earth, the changes often reverse.

5 Dec 2018

Researcher takes further steps in understanding how and why cute aggression occurs

Have you ever looked at a puppy and had the urge to squeeze or even bite it? Or felt compelled to pinch a baby's cheeks, albeit without a desire to harm it? If you answered yes to either question, you've experienced a phenomenon called cute aggression -- and you're far from alone.

5 Dec 2018

New CU Boulder study shows how spinal injury impacts circadian rhythms

In the hours and days following a spinal cord injury, the gears that control the body's internal clocks fall profoundly out of sync, impacting body temperature, hormone fluctuation, immunity and the timing of a host of other bodily processes, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.

5 Dec 2018

Cedars-Sinai research identifies neurons that play role in how people recognize errors

New research from Cedars-Sinai has identified neurons that play a role in how people recognize errors they make, a discovery that may have implications for the treatment of conditions including obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia.

5 Dec 2018

New discovery offers parameter for predicting progression of oral cancer

Researchers in Brazil have identified a correlation between oral cancer progression and the abundance of certain proteins present in tumor tissue and saliva.

5 Dec 2018

Scientists support original theory about pancreas regeneration

A contentious debate among diabetes researchers has surrounded the regeneration of pancreatic insulin-producing cells: not if these cells regenerate, but rather how.

5 Dec 2018

Fasting for blood test can lead to hypoglycemia in patients who take diabetes medications

Fasting before getting your blood drawn for cholesterol tests is common practice, but new research from Michigan State University shows it is a contributing factor of low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, in patients who take diabetes medications.

5 Dec 2018

Improving blood vessel growth could help mitigate health problems arising from obesity

New research led by York University's Faculty of Health shows that inhibiting a protein within blood vessels stimulates new blood vessel growth, resulting in healthier fat tissue and lower blood sugar levels.

5 Dec 2018

Novel approach gives new insights into formation of neurons in mammalian adult brain

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Heart Institute and Texas Children's Hospital has developed a powerful new approach to understand the formation of new neurons in the mammalian adult brain.

5 Dec 2018

New approach turns B cells into factories that secrete sacs containing microRNAs

Cancer immunotherapy -- efforts to better arm a patient's own immune system to attack tumors -- has shown great potential for treating some cancers. Yet immunotherapy doesn't work for everyone, and some types of treatment can cause serious side effects.

5 Dec 2018

Spaceflight does not compromise major part of the immune system, shows research

With a new crew arriving at the International Space Station, astronauts will be relieved to know that they won't have to worry about a major aspect of their immune system being compromised.

5 Dec 2018

Study: Interactions of microbes in gastrointestinal system have large effects on health

The interactions that take place between the species of microbes living in the gastrointestinal system often have large and unpredicted effects on health, according to new work from a team led by Carnegie's Will Ludington.

5 Dec 2018

New vaccine candidate for Zika virus proves to be effective in mice and monkeys

Researchers at the University of Hawaii medical school have successfully developed a vaccine candidate for the Zika virus, showing that it is effective in protecting both mice and monkeys from the infection.

5 Dec 2018

Cancer cells could be detected irrespective of site and type using simple test

Australian researchers have found that cells containing cancer could soon be detected using a simple test. The test could one day change how cancers are diagnosed, the team says. The results of the study to develop the test were published in the journal Nature Communications.

4 Dec 2018

Study identifies new potential target for treating major common diseases

There is a large, untapped potential for developing drugs against cancer, fibrosis and cardiovascular diseases by targeting a family of receptors known as Frizzleds, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden believe. In a new study published in Science Signaling, they identify how these receptors are activated in the cell membrane and the processes that are then triggered within the cell.

4 Dec 2018

Single workout can improve metabolism for up to 2 days

Lounging around all weekend may weigh heavy on the minds of the health conscious. But these sedentary stretches may not affect the waistline, provided they're preceded by a bit of exercise.

4 Dec 2018

Combining toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins may trigger Parkinsonism

Combining low doses of a toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins called lectins may trigger Parkinsonism -- symptoms typical of Parkinson's disease like body tremors and slowing of body motions -- after the toxin travels from the stomach to the brain.

4 Dec 2018

Medical Science News

Scientists understand how sounds can incite fear

Researchers succeed in converting human skin cells into blood stem cells

New version of InSyBio Suite launched to revolutionize biomarker discovery

NIH-funded tissue chips that model aspects of the human immune system sent to space

Researcher takes further steps in understanding how and why cute aggression occurs

New CU Boulder study shows how spinal injury impacts circadian rhythms

Cedars-Sinai research identifies neurons that play role in how people recognize errors

New discovery offers parameter for predicting progression of oral cancer

Scientists support original theory about pancreas regeneration

Fasting for blood test can lead to hypoglycemia in patients who take diabetes medications

Improving blood vessel growth could help mitigate health problems arising from obesity

Novel approach gives new insights into formation of neurons in mammalian adult brain

New approach turns B cells into factories that secrete sacs containing microRNAs

Spaceflight does not compromise major part of the immune system, shows research

Study: Interactions of microbes in gastrointestinal system have large effects on health

New vaccine candidate for Zika virus proves to be effective in mice and monkeys

Cancer cells could be detected irrespective of site and type using simple test

Study identifies new potential target for treating major common diseases

Single workout can improve metabolism for up to 2 days

Combining toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins may trigger Parkinsonism

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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