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Intestinal viruses may affect person's chance of developing Type 1 diabetes

Doctors can't predict who will develop Type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease in which one's own immune system destroys the cells needed to control blood-sugar levels, requiring daily insulin injections and continual monitoring.

11 Jul 2017

Brazilian researchers reveal nanoparticle-based strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

A new strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been described by Brazilian researchers in Scientific Reports, an online journal owned by Springer Nature.

11 Jul 2017

Dogs’ keen sense of smell could help identify people with Parkinson’s

A trial is under way to determine whether dogs can be used detect Parkinson’s, possibly several years before symptoms start to show.

11 Jul 2017

Study explains link between poor sleep and Alzheimer's disease

A good night's sleep refreshes body and mind, but a poor night's sleep can do just the opposite. A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, and Stanford University has shown that disrupting just one night of sleep in healthy, middle-aged adults causes an increase in amyloid beta, a brain protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.

10 Jul 2017

Scientists develop potential new therapy for targeting skin cancer metastases in the brain

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have a potential solution for how to kill tumor cells that have metastasized to the brain.

10 Jul 2017

Ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 may play key role in brain diseases like multiple sclerosis

The ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) may play a critical role in impeding the brain's ability to repair itself in diseases like multiple sclerosis.

10 Jul 2017

Malaria drug effectively blocks Zika virus transmission to the fetus

Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can cause brain damage and sometimes death.

10 Jul 2017

New inflammatory biomarkers may pave way for pre-hospital or pitch-side test to detect brain injury

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury.

10 Jul 2017

Feeling of purpose in life linked to reduced sleep disturbances in the elderly, study reveals

A new study carried out by Northwestern Medicine and Rush University Medical Center on older adults reports that a person is more likely to sleep better, with less sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, if he has a good purpose to wake up in the morning.

10 Jul 2017

NYU researcher to study biological differences between men and women in oral cancer pain

Nicole Scheff, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Brian L. Schmidt, director of the NYU Bluestone Center for Clinical Research and the NYU Oral Cancer Center, both located at New York University College of Dentistry, has received a two-year, $120,000-plus F32 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

10 Jul 2017

Neuroscientists discover how prenatal alcohol exposure increases risk for drug addiction later in life

One of the many negative consequences, when fetuses are exposed to alcohol in the womb, is an increased risk for drug addiction later in life.

10 Jul 2017

Research could provide new insights into treatment of rare chronic pain condition

People suffering from chronic pain often find their condition distracting and debilitating, but new research reveals that some might, in fact, be paying less, rather than more, attention to the source of their pain.

10 Jul 2017

Scientists reveal role of cellular prion protein in development of NF2-related tumors

New research published today, 10th July 2017, online in the journal Oncogene could offer hope to the thousands of, mainly young, people affected by the hereditary condition Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2).

10 Jul 2017

New marker may help diagnose late-stage lung cancer

Investigators have found a new marker that might be used for diagnosing a common form of lung cancer, especially at late stages.

10 Jul 2017

UCLA study: Changes in brain regions may hold key to why some people prefer order and certainty

Why do some people prefer stable, predictable lives while others prefer frequent changes? Why do some people make rational decisions and others, impulsive and reckless ones? UCLA behavioral neuroscientists have identified changes in two brain regions that may hold answers to these questions.

10 Jul 2017

Stem Cell Educator therapy found to be safe and effective for treating diabetes

New research reveals that a treatment called Stem Cell Educator therapy is safe and effective for treating type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The therapy cultures the patient's immune cells with cord blood stem cells and returns only the "educated" immune cells to the patient's circulation.

7 Jul 2017

Researchers identify fasting plasma glucose and insulin as key biomarkers for weight loss

Researchers from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen today announced the findings from a weight loss biomarker study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

7 Jul 2017

$Promising target may open door to new therapies for preventing bone fractures in diabetes patients$

Medical Science News

Intestinal viruses may affect person's chance of developing Type 1 diabetes

Brazilian researchers reveal nanoparticle-based strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Dogs’ keen sense of smell could help identify people with Parkinson’s

Study explains link between poor sleep and Alzheimer's disease

Scientists develop potential new therapy for targeting skin cancer metastases in the brain

Ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 may play key role in brain diseases like multiple sclerosis

Malaria drug effectively blocks Zika virus transmission to the fetus

New inflammatory biomarkers may pave way for pre-hospital or pitch-side test to detect brain injury

Feeling of purpose in life linked to reduced sleep disturbances in the elderly, study reveals

NYU researcher to study biological differences between men and women in oral cancer pain

Neuroscientists discover how prenatal alcohol exposure increases risk for drug addiction later in life

Research could provide new insights into treatment of rare chronic pain condition

Scientists reveal role of cellular prion protein in development of NF2-related tumors

New marker may help diagnose late-stage lung cancer

UCLA study: Changes in brain regions may hold key to why some people prefer order and certainty

Stem Cell Educator therapy found to be safe and effective for treating diabetes

Researchers identify fasting plasma glucose and insulin as key biomarkers for weight loss

Promising target may open door to new therapies for preventing bone fractures in diabetes patients

Novel small molecule tracer for PET imaging spots blood clots

Zirconia-doped ceria nanoparticles can act as effective antioxidants in sepsis treatment

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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