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Folinic acid treatment could help improve language and communication skills of children with ASD

Prescription doses of folinic acid, which is a reduced form of a B vitamin known as folate, could help improve the language and communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

18 Oct 2016

UCLA scientists take promising step towards killing mosquitoes that carry Zika virus and dengue fever

Five UCLA researchers were part of an international team that has used X-rays to reveal the structure of a molecule that is toxic to disease-carrying mosquitoes.

18 Oct 2016

MIT neuroscientists identify brain cells that play vital role in controlling appetite

MIT neuroscientists have discovered that brain cells called glial cells play a critical role in controlling appetite and feeding behavior.

18 Oct 2016

Empa researchers develop nanocarriers to protect antibacterial peptides in the body

Several peptides have an antibacterial effect - but they are broken down in the human body too quickly to exert this effect.

18 Oct 2016

Researchers discover new approach to preventing H. pylori linked to stomach infections

Researchers have discovered a new approach to preventing or treating a stomach bacterium associated with an increased risk of stomach cancer as well as gastritis and duodenal ulcers.

18 Oct 2016

New discovery helps explain why HIV infection increases risk for active tuberculosis

The HIV virus increases the potency of the tuberculosis bacterium (Mtb) by affecting a central function of the immune system.

18 Oct 2016

BUSM researcher receives nearly $20 million grant to support dementia and AD research

Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, has been awarded three grants this year totaling nearly $20 million from the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

18 Oct 2016

Student and faculty researchers develop smart skin biomedical sensor to measure physiological parameters

Student and faculty researchers at Wichita State University are creating a smart skin biomedical sensor that could someday be used by NASA.

18 Oct 2016

Researchers show how spinal cord injury causes profound changes in gut microbiota

The community of bacteria that live in our intestines, also called the "gut microbiome," is important to normal intestinal function.

18 Oct 2016

Hormone levels in hair can predict chances of pregnancy in women undergoing IVF treatment

Levels of a hormone when measured in hair can significantly predict the likelihood of pregnancy in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment, scientists at The University of Nottingham have revealed.

18 Oct 2016

Researchers locate physical roots of depression

Understanding of the physical root of depression has been advanced, thanks to research by the University of Warwick, UK, and Fudan University, China.

18 Oct 2016

Standard hormone supplement after radiotherapy could increase risk of prostate cancer recurrence

A new study at the University of York has shown that a standard hormone supplement, used to boost energy levels in prostate cancer patients following radiotherapy, could potentially increase the chances of the cancer returning.

18 Oct 2016

Scientists identify novel strategy to treat pancreatic cancer

Researchers have found that a protein called SLC6A14 is overexpressed by several fold in pancreatic tumors taken from patients and in cancerous pancreatic cells lines compared with normal pancreatic tissue or normal pancreatic cells.

18 Oct 2016

SWAT team of immune cells linked to low infection rates after cleft lip and palate surgery in infants

The mouth is widely considered the dirtiest part of the human body, yet babies have surprisingly low infection rates following cleft lip and palate surgery.

18 Oct 2016

Porous acupuncture needles use nanotechnology to offer improved therapeutic properties

A DGIST research team led by Professor Su-Il In, who developed acupuncture needles combined with nanotechnology, was recognized as the world's first application of this technology.

18 Oct 2016

EKF Diagnostics’ novel diabetic biomarker test successfully externally verified

EKF, announces that its Glycated Serum Protein LiquiColor diabetic biomarker test has been verified for use on the Siemens Vista chemistry analyzer.

From EKF Diagnostics 18 Oct 2016

Chemotherapy leads to drug-resistance in bladder cancer patients

Chemotherapy is indicated as the first line of treatment for advanced bladder cancer. New research by Weill Cornell Medicine and University of Trento scientists shows that while chemotherapy kills the most common type of bladder cancer, urothelial cancer, chemotherapy also shapes the genetic evolution of remaining urothelial cancer cell clones to become drug-resistant.

18 Oct 2016

Pre-treatment of bandages may promote adhesion of antibacterial nanoparticles

Pre-treating the fabric surface of the bandages used to treat burns with enzymes and polyethylene glycol or cellulase may promote the adhesion of antibacterial nanoparticles and improve their bacteria-repelling ability.

18 Oct 2016

Study finds adequate levels of vitamin D among adolescents in the UK

A study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, has shown high levels of vitamin D inadequacy in UK adolescents, and - for the first time - identified the intake needed by adolescents in order to maintain adequate serum vitamin D levels during the winter time.

18 Oct 2016

Porvair announce record sales of microplate evaporators

Porvair Sciences has confirmed that 2016 will see record sales of its Ultravap and Minivap ranges of blowdown evaporators to laboratories worldwide. The company first began selling nitrogen blowdown evaporators for microplate sample drying in 1999.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 18 Oct 2016

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Folinic acid treatment could help improve language and communication skills of children with ASD

UCLA scientists take promising step towards killing mosquitoes that carry Zika virus and dengue fever

MIT neuroscientists identify brain cells that play vital role in controlling appetite

Empa researchers develop nanocarriers to protect antibacterial peptides in the body

Researchers discover new approach to preventing H. pylori linked to stomach infections

New discovery helps explain why HIV infection increases risk for active tuberculosis

BUSM researcher receives nearly $20 million grant to support dementia and AD research

Student and faculty researchers develop smart skin biomedical sensor to measure physiological parameters

Researchers show how spinal cord injury causes profound changes in gut microbiota

Hormone levels in hair can predict chances of pregnancy in women undergoing IVF treatment

Researchers locate physical roots of depression

Standard hormone supplement after radiotherapy could increase risk of prostate cancer recurrence

Scientists identify novel strategy to treat pancreatic cancer

SWAT team of immune cells linked to low infection rates after cleft lip and palate surgery in infants

Porous acupuncture needles use nanotechnology to offer improved therapeutic properties

EKF Diagnostics’ novel diabetic biomarker test successfully externally verified

Chemotherapy leads to drug-resistance in bladder cancer patients

Pre-treatment of bandages may promote adhesion of antibacterial nanoparticles

Study finds adequate levels of vitamin D among adolescents in the UK

Porvair announce record sales of microplate evaporators

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