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Discovery of novel mechanism in the gut microbiome has implications for people with IBD

Many people associate the word "bacteria" with something dirty and disgusting. Dr. Pere Santamaria disagrees. Called the microbiome, the bacteria in our bodies have all kinds of positive effects on our health, Santamaria says. "The bacteria we have in our gut actually have many beneficial functions. They help in our digestion, prevent infection by pathogens and educate our immune system on what to fight."

23 Oct 2017

Research provides insight on Y-shape in proteins associated with glaucoma

So unheard of was what researchers discovered in a protein associated with glaucoma that for over two years they ran it through a gauntlet of lab tests and published a new research paper on it. The tests validated what they initially saw.

23 Oct 2017

Blood levels of thyroid hormone may help identify individuals at risk for irregular heartbeat

Individuals with higher levels of thyroid hormone (free thyroxine, FT4) circulating in the blood were more likely than individuals with lower levels to develop irregular heartbeat, or atrial fibrillation, even when the levels were within normal range, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

23 Oct 2017

Queen's University Belfast leads new research to better understand biology of prostate cancer

Queen's University Belfast has led the world's largest research study using a diagnostic test developed by Almac Diagnostics, to better understand the biology of prostate cancer tumors, which could lead to a transformation in how prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated.

23 Oct 2017

Researchers identify predator bacteria in microbiota of cystic fibrosis patients

For the first time, researchers have found the presence of predator bacteria in the microbiota of cystic fibrosis patients. There are researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid among the authors of this finding.

23 Oct 2017

Health scientists uncover gene linked to lung fibrosis

Health scientists at the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have heralded the discovery of a gene associated with lung fibrosis as 'a potential new avenue of treatment for further research into this terrible disease.'

23 Oct 2017

Study elucidates how obesity makes breast cancer more aggressive

Obesity leads to the release of cytokines into the bloodstream which impact the metabolism of breast cancer cells, making them more aggressive as a result. Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technische Universität München, and Heidelberg University Hospital report on this in 'Cell Metabolism'. The team has already been able to halt this mechanism with an antibody treatment.

23 Oct 2017

New study adds evidence to ‘selfish brain’ theory of human evolution

Human brains are expensive - metabolically speaking. It takes lot of energy to run our sophisticated grey matter, and that comes at an evolutionary cost.

23 Oct 2017

Osteocytes play crucial role as major source of RANKL during orthodontic tooth movement

Tokyo Medical and Dental University research team demonstrated that osteocytes have a crucial role in orthodontic tooth movement as the major source of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), a protein crucial to bone remodeling.

23 Oct 2017

New study explores how herpes simplex virus may change during familial transmission

A new study explores how herpes simplex virus might change when passed from one individual to another, information that may prove useful in future development of therapeutics and vaccines.

20 Oct 2017

Study identifies predictors of poor outcomes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

A new study from UT Southwestern suggests that more people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy could live longer by identifying and more aggressively treating patients with certain risk factors.

20 Oct 2017

Serum metabolites linked to NAFLD may be heritable, research shows

Serum metabolites associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may be heritable, according to research presented this week at The Liver Meeting - held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

20 Oct 2017

UC San Diego researchers develop 3D visualization tool for mapping omics data onto organs

University of California San Diego researchers have developed the first 3D spatial visualization tool for mapping "'omics" data onto whole organs.

20 Oct 2017

Researchers use nanopore technique to detect biomarkers of disease

Adam Hall, Ph.D., isn't kidding when he says the research he does is on a very small scale. But he is understating things more than just a little.

20 Oct 2017

Study provides deeper understanding on mechanisms of lipid-based autoimmune disease

Phospholipids - fat molecules that form the membranes found around cells - make up almost half of the dry weight of cells, but when it comes to autoimmune diseases, their role has largely been overlooked.

20 Oct 2017

New vaccine for pneumonia holds promise to save thousands of lives

In 2004, pneumonia killed more than 2 million children worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. By 2015, the number was less than 1 million.

20 Oct 2017

Pharmacological stimulation of nicotinic receptor could be strategy to treat lung inflammation

It has been amply proven that smoking can cause serious diseases such as emphysema and cancer. A new study, however, shows that pharmacological stimulation of a specific type of nicotinic receptor in cells of the immune system could be a strategy to treat inflammatory lung disease.

20 Oct 2017

Umass Amherst scientist receives grant to study pollutant effects on embryos in animal models

Environmental health scientist Alicia Timme-Laragy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study the health effects of two environmental pollutants, perfluoro-octanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and its recent replacement chemical, perfluoro-butanesulfonic (PFBS).

20 Oct 2017

Study unlocks complexities of cell death process that plays key role in health and disease

University of Pittsburgh scientists are unlocking the complexities of a recently discovered cell death process that plays a key role in health and disease, and new findings link their discovery to asthma, kidney injury, and brain trauma.

20 Oct 2017

Researchers reveal how certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth

In a study in today's issue of Science, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore Medicine, report that certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth by triggering a switch that causes tumor vessels to proliferate.

20 Oct 2017

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Discovery of novel mechanism in the gut microbiome has implications for people with IBD

Research provides insight on Y-shape in proteins associated with glaucoma

Blood levels of thyroid hormone may help identify individuals at risk for irregular heartbeat

Queen's University Belfast leads new research to better understand biology of prostate cancer

Researchers identify predator bacteria in microbiota of cystic fibrosis patients

Health scientists uncover gene linked to lung fibrosis

Study elucidates how obesity makes breast cancer more aggressive

New study adds evidence to ‘selfish brain’ theory of human evolution

Osteocytes play crucial role as major source of RANKL during orthodontic tooth movement

New study explores how herpes simplex virus may change during familial transmission

Study identifies predictors of poor outcomes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

Serum metabolites linked to NAFLD may be heritable, research shows

UC San Diego researchers develop 3D visualization tool for mapping omics data onto organs

Researchers use nanopore technique to detect biomarkers of disease

Study provides deeper understanding on mechanisms of lipid-based autoimmune disease

New vaccine for pneumonia holds promise to save thousands of lives

Pharmacological stimulation of nicotinic receptor could be strategy to treat lung inflammation

Umass Amherst scientist receives grant to study pollutant effects on embryos in animal models

Study unlocks complexities of cell death process that plays key role in health and disease

Researchers reveal how certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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