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Hospital patients' poor food intake is putting their health and lives at risk, study shows

For the 36 million Americans hospitalized each year, adequate nutrition plays a critical role in their health and recovery. Yet research from nutritionDay in the U.S., in collaboration with Abbott, shows malnutrition is still an unaddressed and widespread problem in hospitals.

29 Jan 2019

Genetics determine whether you are an early riser or a night owl

An international study has shed light on how the genetics behind the human body clock may be linked to mental health and disease.

29 Jan 2019

Small eye movements affect contrast sensitivity, shows research

It is often difficult for a driver to see a person walking on the side of the road at night--especially if the person is wearing dark colors.

29 Jan 2019

People with sight problems could benefit from new surgical trial

People with sight problems could benefit from a surgical trial advance that has been shown to help restore the surface of the eye.

29 Jan 2019

NIH grants awarded to Nanoscope to recruit talent and develop optogenetic delivery platforms

Retinal dystrophies such as Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are a major cause of vision loss in aging populations. National Eye Institute (NEI) estimates that the prevalence of advanced AMD will grow to nearly 3 million by 2020.

29 Jan 2019

Stress and paradoxical sleep associated with pathways of brain cell death and survival

The first and most distinct consequence of daily mild stress is an increase in rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, a new study in the journal PNAS reports. The research also demonstrated that this increase is associated with genes involved in cell death and survival.

28 Jan 2019

Studies show broad benefits of rocking motion during sleep

Anyone who has ever put a small child to bed or drifted off in a gently swaying hammock will know that a rocking motion makes getting to sleep seem easier.

25 Jan 2019

Exposure to stimulating environment increases brain plasticity of mice as well as their offspring

If mice grow up in a stimulating environment, for example in large cages with running wheels and labyrinths with several other mice, their brain remains adaptable for longer, ie more plastic. In fact, not only these mice, but also their offspring, benefit from this enrichment.

23 Jan 2019

Trump zeroes in on surprise medical bills in White House chat with patients, experts

President Donald Trump on Wednesday instructed administration officials to investigate how to prevent surprise medical bills, broadening his focus on drug prices to include other issues of price transparency in health care.

23 Jan 2019

UC team designs new naloxone-dispensing smart device

Like many cities across the country, Cincinnati has been rocked by the opioid epidemic, with an ever-fluctuating range of 50 to 80 overdoses per week across the Tristate. Many of those victims are revived by the overdose reversal medication, naloxone, which has proven to be a crucial lifesaving tool during this crisis.

23 Jan 2019

Physicians say eSport players should be treated as college athletes

With more than 80 US colleges offering varsity eSport teams, physicians writing in the British Journal of Medicine say collegiate players should be treated as athletes, with an appropriate level of medical care to promote continuing health.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers identify new genes linked with age-related macular degeneration

A new study, published in Clinical Epigenetics, identifies genes associated with Age-related Macular Degeneration that could represent new targets for future drug development.

22 Jan 2019

Defective molecular master switch could lead to age-related macular degeneration

A signaling pathway controlled by transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) could be involved in the progression of age-related macular degeneration.

22 Jan 2019

Experimental drug can positively modify key characteristic behavior in FXS patients

Researchers at MIND Institute at UC Davis and Rush University Medical Center have found that mavoglurant, an experimental drug known as a mGluR5 negative modulator, can positively modify a key characteristic behavior in individuals with fragile X syndrome.

22 Jan 2019

Mice transmit brain benefits of enriched upbringing to non-enriched offspring

Mice growing up in a basic cage maintain lifelong visual cortex plasticity if their parents were raised in an environment that promoted social interaction and physical and mental stimulation, according to a multigenerational study published in eNeuro.

From Society for Neuroscience 22 Jan 2019

Study to investigate new targeted oral treatments for severe asthma

A £2.68 million study to investigate the effective use of antibiotics to treat certain types of severe asthma is being spearheaded by researchers in Leicester.

21 Jan 2019

Scientists propose quick and pain-free method for diagnosing kidney cancer

Sechenov University together with their German colleagues suggest a new highly sensitive, quick, and pain-free method for diagnosing kidney cancer.

21 Jan 2019

Researchers identify new genes linked to development of age-related macular degeneration

Fight for Sight funded research published this week in Clinical Epigenetics, has identified new genes linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the UK.

18 Jan 2019

Newly developed biological system lets cells to create self-curving cornea

Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a biological system which lets cells form a desired shape by moulding their surrounding material - in the first instance creating a self-curving cornea.

18 Jan 2019

Blood vessels can now be created perfectly in a petri dish

Researchers have now successfully created perfect blood vessels in the labs and this may be a huge step in benefitting people with diabetes and other conditions. The report of the procedure appears in a study titled, “Human blood vessel organoids as a model of diabetic vasculopathy,” published in the latest issue of the journal Nature.

17 Jan 2019

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Hospital patients' poor food intake is putting their health and lives at risk, study shows

Genetics determine whether you are an early riser or a night owl

Small eye movements affect contrast sensitivity, shows research

People with sight problems could benefit from new surgical trial

NIH grants awarded to Nanoscope to recruit talent and develop optogenetic delivery platforms

Stress and paradoxical sleep associated with pathways of brain cell death and survival

Studies show broad benefits of rocking motion during sleep

Exposure to stimulating environment increases brain plasticity of mice as well as their offspring

Trump zeroes in on surprise medical bills in White House chat with patients, experts

UC team designs new naloxone-dispensing smart device

Physicians say eSport players should be treated as college athletes

Researchers identify new genes linked with age-related macular degeneration

Defective molecular master switch could lead to age-related macular degeneration

Experimental drug can positively modify key characteristic behavior in FXS patients

Mice transmit brain benefits of enriched upbringing to non-enriched offspring

Study to investigate new targeted oral treatments for severe asthma

Scientists propose quick and pain-free method for diagnosing kidney cancer

Researchers identify new genes linked to development of age-related macular degeneration

Newly developed biological system lets cells to create self-curving cornea

Blood vessels can now be created perfectly in a petri dish

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