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Researchers show how dopamine falls and fluctuates during migraine headache

Using PET scans of the brain, University of Michigan researchers showed that dopamine falls and fluctuates at different times during a migraine headache.

29 Mar 2017

Researchers create new approach to reduce risk of dental implant failure

According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, 15 million Americans have crown or bridge replacements and three million have dental implants -- with this latter number rising by 500,000 a year.

24 Mar 2017

USC study close to finding gene involved in cleft lip and palate

A group of researchers has found that three siblings born with cleft lip and palate share a common gene mutation associated with the birth defect.

22 Mar 2017

Researchers awarded CIHR grant to investigate how Zika virus changes host cells during infection

For more than a year, Tom Hobman and his research team have devoted most of their waking hours to a headlong pursuit of knowledge about the Zika virus.

16 Mar 2017

Targeting cancer stem cells may be effective way to prevent spread of squamous cell carcinoma

Targeting cancer stem cells may be a more effective way to overcome cancer resistance and prevent the spread of squamous cell carcinoma — the most common head and neck cancer and the second-most common skin cancer, according to a new study by cancer researchers at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

10 Mar 2017

Promising new drug may offer effective treatment for heart failure patients

Heart failure patients who are getting by on existing drug therapies can look forward to a far more effective medicine in the next five years or so, thanks to University of Alberta researchers.

8 Mar 2017

Brain cells work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, research finds

Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, and are not solo artists as previously thought, Western-led brain research has determined.

6 Mar 2017

Exercise-induced irisin could regulate bone metabolism by autocrine mechanisms

Two weeks of voluntary wheel running induces higher expression of irisin--a fat-burning hormone that is released during exercise--in bone tissue in mice.

3 Mar 2017

Researchers discover groundbreaking process to rewarm large-scale preserved tissues

A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking process to successfully rewarm large-scale animal heart valves and blood vessels preserved at very low temperatures.

2 Mar 2017

KRAS ‘imbalances’ that emerge over time may influence cancer treatment response

Choosing among cancer treatments increasingly involves determining whether tumor cells harbor specific, mutated "oncogenes" that drive abnormal growth and that may also be especially vulnerable or resistant to particular drugs.

28 Feb 2017

Early preventive dental care for Medicaid-enrolled children may lead to long-term treatment, study suggests

Research out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health suggests preventive dental care provided by a dentist for children before the age of 2 enrolled in Medicaid in Alabama may lead to more care long-term.

28 Feb 2017

Sports massage therapist offers tips to better recognize and prevent common workout injuries

For many, the start of a new year means the start of a new workout regimen. It is difficult enough to make the time commitment, but nothing throws off a resolution like an injury.

24 Feb 2017

UAlberta scientists finding ways to inhibit ‘rogue’ protein believed to be key player in Alzheimer’s

Every day tens of thousands of Canadians unwillingly find themselves becoming shadows of their former selves. They grasp onto moments of clarity--fleeting windows of time--before slipping away again into confusion; robbed of memories, talents and their very personalities.

16 Feb 2017

Scalp cooling can lessen chemotherapy-induced hair loss in some breast cancer patients

Scalp cooling can lessen some chemotherapy-induced hair loss - one of the most devastating hallmarks of cancer - in certain breast cancer patients, according to a new multicenter study from UC San Francisco, Weill Cornell Medicine and three other medical centers.

15 Feb 2017

Women who participate in clinical trials experience improved health outcomes, research finds

Women who participate in obstetric and gynaecology clinical trials experience improved health outcomes compared to those who are not involved in trials, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.

14 Feb 2017

New dental procedure offers less painful way to treat small cavities in between teeth

A new clinical trial at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry is offering patients with cavities in between teeth a new, less painful treatment option.

13 Feb 2017

New thyroidectomy approach can be employed using standard surgical equipment, study shows

A surgical approach developed by ENT surgeons at LSU Health New Orleans to perform thryroidectomies without scarring the neck appears to be just as successful using standard surgery.

7 Feb 2017

Scientists use brain organoids to identify root causes of Miller-Dieker syndrome

Research led by scientists at UC San Francisco and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has used brain "organoids" — tiny 3D models of human organs that scientists grow in a dish to study disease — to identify root causes of Miller-Dieker Syndrome (MDS), a rare genetic disorder that causes fatal brain malformations.

7 Feb 2017

Precision-medicine approach could improve accuracy of PSA-based prostate cancer screening tests

A new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente has identified genetic predictors of normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in healthy men, which could be used to improve the accuracy of PSA-based prostate cancer screening tests.

3 Feb 2017

Research findings could lead to effective repair therapies for peripheral nerve damage

Research published today, 30th January 2017 online in the Journal of Cell Biology, has for the first time identified how a bodily protein allows nerves of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) to repair following injury.

30 Jan 2017

Dentistry News and Research

Latest Dentistry News and Research

Researchers show how dopamine falls and fluctuates during migraine headache

Researchers create new approach to reduce risk of dental implant failure

USC study close to finding gene involved in cleft lip and palate

Researchers awarded CIHR grant to investigate how Zika virus changes host cells during infection

Targeting cancer stem cells may be effective way to prevent spread of squamous cell carcinoma

Promising new drug may offer effective treatment for heart failure patients

Brain cells work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, research finds

Exercise-induced irisin could regulate bone metabolism by autocrine mechanisms

Researchers discover groundbreaking process to rewarm large-scale preserved tissues

KRAS ‘imbalances’ that emerge over time may influence cancer treatment response

Early preventive dental care for Medicaid-enrolled children may lead to long-term treatment, study suggests

Sports massage therapist offers tips to better recognize and prevent common workout injuries

UAlberta scientists finding ways to inhibit ‘rogue’ protein believed to be key player in Alzheimer’s

Scalp cooling can lessen chemotherapy-induced hair loss in some breast cancer patients

Women who participate in clinical trials experience improved health outcomes, research finds

New dental procedure offers less painful way to treat small cavities in between teeth

New thyroidectomy approach can be employed using standard surgical equipment, study shows

Scientists use brain organoids to identify root causes of Miller-Dieker syndrome

Precision-medicine approach could improve accuracy of PSA-based prostate cancer screening tests

Research findings could lead to effective repair therapies for peripheral nerve damage

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