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Humans not as exceptional in using brain power as we like to think

For years, scientists assumed that humans devote a larger share of their daily calories to their brains than other animals. Although the human brain makes up only 2 percent of body weight, it consumes more than 25 percent of our baseline energy budget.

1 Nov 2017

First-of-its-kind nonsynthetic, decellularized graft one step closer to clinical trials

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a new lab-grown blood vessel replacement that is composed completely of biological materials, but surprisingly doesn't contain any living cells at implantation. The vessel, that could be used as an "off the shelf" graft for kidney dialysis patients, performed well in a recent study with nonhuman primates.

1 Nov 2017

Bioengineers develop brain sensor technique to understand cocaine addiction in adolescent mind

Several studies have provided strong evidence that adolescents--people in their teens to early twenties--have a higher vulnerability than adults to addictive substances like cocaine.

1 Nov 2017

Scientists identify treatments that may restore brain function to autism patients

Scientists have identified a pair of treatments that may restore brain function to autism patients who lack a gene critical to maintaining connections between neurons, according to a study from the Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

1 Nov 2017

Poor white matter health may contribute to persistent musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans

A study from the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, has shown that structural damage in the white matter of the brain may be linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans.

1 Nov 2017

Research may explain why gum disease is linked to heart problems

Heart disease and fatty clogs in the arteries go hand in hand. But new evidence suggests the fatty molecules might come not only from what you eat, but from the bacteria in your mouth, report UConn scientists in the 16 August issue of the Journal of Lipid Research.

1 Nov 2017

Studies identify key characteristics that may allow some obese people to have 'healthier' fat tissue

One little understood paradox in the study of obesity is that overweight people who break down fat at a high rate are less healthy than peers who store their fat more effectively.

1 Nov 2017

Researchers show where in the brain Alzheimer's disease begins

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have for the first time convincingly shown where in the brain the earliest signs of Alzheimer's occur. The discovery could potentially become significant to future Alzheimer's research while contributing to improved diagnostics.

1 Nov 2017

Healthy people with psychotic-like experiences have altered brain dynamics, study finds

Healthy people experiencing subtle symptoms observed in psychotic disorders, such as hallucinations and delusions, have altered brain dynamics, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

1 Nov 2017

Topical gel made from blood pressure pills holds great promise in healing chronic wounds

An international team of researchers led by Johns Hopkins has shown that a topical gel made from a class of common blood pressure pills that block inflammation pathways speeds the healing of chronic skin wounds in mice and pigs.

1 Nov 2017

Scientists solve decade-old mystery that could lead to development of new treatments for TB

Scientists have solved a decade-old mystery that could eventually lead to the development of earlier treatments for one of the world's deadliest diseases, which affects up to 2 billion people.

1 Nov 2017

Researchers show how changes along lining of mammary ducts can lead to breast cancer

Breast cancer researchers have mapped early genetic alterations in normal-looking cells at various distances from primary tumors to show how changes along the lining of mammary ducts can lead to disease.

1 Nov 2017

PARP inhibitors may have efficacy in selected TNBC patients outside of germline BRCA mutation

The investigational PARP inhibitor talazoparib caused regression of patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) of triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) that had BRCA mutations and also those that did not have BRCA mutations but had other alterations in DNA damage-repair pathways.

1 Nov 2017

Starving childhood brain tumor of amino acid could improve effect of chemotherapy, study shows

Starving a childhood brain tumor of the amino acid glutamine could improve the effect of chemotherapy, according to an early study led by Queen Mary University of London and funded by Children with Cancer UK and the Medical Research Council.

1 Nov 2017

Gut bacteria composition could predict toxicity of chemotherapy drugs in cancer patients

Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers report that the composition of people's gut bacteria may explain why some of them suffer life-threatening reactions after taking a key drug for treating metastatic colorectal cancer.

1 Nov 2017

Shear shock waves may explain why some head knocks cause more harm than others

Veteran sailors know that rogue waves can rise suddenly in mid-ocean to capsize even the largest vessels. Now it appears that a similar phenomenon called shear shock wave occurs in the concussed brain. It may help explain why some head knocks cause so much more harm than others.

1 Nov 2017

Scientists make breakthrough by suppressing aflatoxin-producing fungus in groundnut

Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, in St. Louis, MO and their collaborators at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in Hyderabad, India, United States Department of Agriculture and Louisiana State University have made a significant research breakthrough by suppressing the aflatoxin-producing fungus in groundnut.

1 Nov 2017

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Humans not as exceptional in using brain power as we like to think

First-of-its-kind nonsynthetic, decellularized graft one step closer to clinical trials

Bioengineers develop brain sensor technique to understand cocaine addiction in adolescent mind

Scientists identify treatments that may restore brain function to autism patients

Poor white matter health may contribute to persistent musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans

Research may explain why gum disease is linked to heart problems

Studies identify key characteristics that may allow some obese people to have 'healthier' fat tissue

Researchers show where in the brain Alzheimer's disease begins

Healthy people with psychotic-like experiences have altered brain dynamics, study finds

Topical gel made from blood pressure pills holds great promise in healing chronic wounds

Scientists solve decade-old mystery that could lead to development of new treatments for TB

Researchers show how changes along lining of mammary ducts can lead to breast cancer

PARP inhibitors may have efficacy in selected TNBC patients outside of germline BRCA mutation

Starving childhood brain tumor of amino acid could improve effect of chemotherapy, study shows

Gut bacteria composition could predict toxicity of chemotherapy drugs in cancer patients

Shear shock waves may explain why some head knocks cause more harm than others

Scientists make breakthrough by suppressing aflatoxin-producing fungus in groundnut

Research sheds light on how bones affect appetite and metabolism

Tiny microscopes give researchers a peek into neural circuitry of social behavior

Non-invasive diagnostic tool developed for early detection of ovarian cancer

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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