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Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy prevents autism traits in offspring

Giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevents autism traits in their offspring, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.

17 Mar 2017

Better understanding of pre-metastatic niches could lead to new preventive therapies

Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related death and its appearance remains a phenomenon that is difficult to predict and manage.

17 Mar 2017

Nocturia is the top cause of sleep disturbance

‘On World Sleep Day sleep experts encourage people to understand the value of healthy and solid sleep. In particular, if they need to go to the toilet more than once in the night they have nocturia, a condition which affects one in three adults over the age of 30 and two thirds of adults over the age of 65.’

17 Mar 2017

Scientists identify new toxic pathway for protein aggregates in ALS and FTLD

Led by professor Ludo Van Den Bosch, scientists from Belgium, the UK and the US have identified new processes that form protein "clumps" that are characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD).

17 Mar 2017

How can sleep be improved by technologies?

Today we celebrate the 10th annual World Sleep Day. It is organized by the World Sleep Society, founded by the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) and the World Sleep Federation (WSF), an international association whose mission is to advance sleep health worldwide.

17 Mar 2017

Study finds reductions in volume of gray matter in the brains of children with obstructive sleep apnea

A study comparing children between 7 and 11 years of age who have moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea to children the same age who slept normally, found significant reductions of gray matter - brain cells involved in movement, memory, emotions, speech, perception, decision making and self-control - in several regions of the brains of children with sleep apnea.

17 Mar 2017

Why don’t patients always discuss hyperglycemia with their doctor?

Hyperglycemia occurs when a patient has higher than normal blood sugar levels. If the levels are very high, consistently 13-14 or above, the patient will start to feel tired, thirsty and feel the urge to go to the toilet frequently to pass urine (micturition).

17 Mar 2017

Researchers use animal model to study brain abnormality in human TD patients

Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is an intractable disease designated by Ministry of Welfare, Health and Labor of Japan, causing severe abnormalities of bones and the brain.

17 Mar 2017

Scientists identify genetic clues to chronic kidney disease

Using international genomic studies backed by proof-of-concept cell experiments, researchers have identified two genes that contribute to the chronic kidney disease glomerulonephritis.

16 Mar 2017

Young researchers explore impact of prolonged Zika viremia in pregnant women, fetuses and infants

A Maryland woman traveled to the Dominican Republic early in her pregnancy, spending three weeks with family. She felt dizzy and tired and, at first, attributed the lethargy to jet lag.

16 Mar 2017

Tulane researcher aims to improve hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women

New research at the Tulane School of Medicine is looking at an estrogen receptor that could be a site for targeted hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women.

16 Mar 2017

Penn studies provide new understanding of lung cancer progression and prevention

Treating the brain with a preventative course of radiation may help Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) patients - whose tumors often spread to their brain -- live longer, according to a new study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

16 Mar 2017

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Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy prevents autism traits in offspring

Better understanding of pre-metastatic niches could lead to new preventive therapies

Nocturia is the top cause of sleep disturbance

Scientists identify new toxic pathway for protein aggregates in ALS and FTLD

How can sleep be improved by technologies?

Study finds reductions in volume of gray matter in the brains of children with obstructive sleep apnea

Why don’t patients always discuss hyperglycemia with their doctor?

Researchers use animal model to study brain abnormality in human TD patients

Scientists identify genetic clues to chronic kidney disease

Young researchers explore impact of prolonged Zika viremia in pregnant women, fetuses and infants

Tulane researcher aims to improve hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women

Penn studies provide new understanding of lung cancer progression and prevention

Electroacupuncture triggers neurological mechanism to promote tissue repair and relieve pain, study shows

First physiological test opens door to early diagnosis of autism

Study uncovers genetic link to aggressive form of prostate cancer

Dietary anti-cancer compound from broccoli may work by influence on long non-coding RNAs

MPFI researchers develop new tool to study CaMKII kinetics in learning and memory

Neuroscientists elucidate how serotonin helps to deal with unfamiliar changing environment

Study shows how immune cells drive heart damage in mice

TSRI researchers develop novel drug delivery method for treating cancers

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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