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Eye-centring common in 'selfie' photos

Why bother whether one eye is nearer the center or not in an Instagram selfie? The question seems particularly unimportant. However, earlier research showed that in historic portraits, one eye is always nearer the center of the picture.

11 Sep 2019

New model for vaginal microbiome transplantation

Bacterial vaginosis is a condition affecting thousands of women worldwide, and is associated not only with vaginal symptoms but with pregnancy-related complications including preterm labor and stillbirth. Now researchers have come up with an effective way to replace the unhealthy vaginal microflora with a ready-to-use microbiome – called a vaginal microbiome transplantation (VMT).

11 Sep 2019

Taller people at lower risk for type 2 diabetes

A new German study has found that taller people are at a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The study titled, “Associations of short stature and components of height with incidence of type 2 diabetes: mediating effects of cardiometabolic risk factors,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Diabetologia.

11 Sep 2019

Reducing opioid overdose risk in incarcerated women after prison release

More than 75 percent of incarcerated women in Oregon's state prison system require treatment for a substance use disorder.

11 Sep 2019

Social media use by adolescents associated with greater risk of internalizing problems

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media are more likely to report high levels of internalizing behaviors compared to adolescents who do not use social media at all.

11 Sep 2019

Quick action can save lives of people with severe hypoglycemia

People with diabetes and their friends and relatives will be better prepared to spot the signs of dangerously low blood sugar using new resources the Hormone Health Network has introduced.

11 Sep 2019

Combining exercise and calorie restriction could be bad for bone health

A new study published today in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research shows how bones in mammals are negatively impacted by calorie restriction, and particularly by the combination of exercise and calorie restriction.

11 Sep 2019

Identifying signs and symptoms of sepsis can reduce the number of fatal cases

Despite killing hundreds of thousands of Americans every year, sepsis is a condition few people know about.

11 Sep 2019

New neuroprosthetic technology combines robotic control with users’ voluntary control

EPFL scientists are developing new approaches for improved control of robotic hands - in particular for amputees - that combines individual finger control and automation for improved grasping and manipulation.

11 Sep 2019

Study aims to understand socio-cultural values around menstrual hygiene management

Attention to menstruation and its relationship to girls' schooling is gaining ground, yet many challenges remain.

11 Sep 2019

Calcium channel blockers may help effectively treat memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia but the changes in brain cell function underlying memory loss remains poorly understood.

11 Sep 2019

Neural network approach accurately identifies congestive heart failure with 100% accuracy

Researchers have developed a neural network approach that can accurately identify congestive heart failure with 100% accuracy through analysis of just one raw electrocardiogram heartbeat, a new study reports.

11 Sep 2019

Study shows increasing number of adolescents diagnosed with depression

The proportion of young people in Finland diagnosed with depression in specialized services is increasing, showed a study based on an extensive set of national data.

11 Sep 2019

Insulin imbalance may not be the only cause of diabetes

In Switzerland, more than 400,000 people suffer from type 2 diabetes, a serious metabolic disorder that is constantly increasing.

11 Sep 2019

Researchers identify mechanism responsible for spatial issues in people with Down syndrome

Researchers reveal that an imbalance of gene Grik1 is behind the spatial issues that people with Down syndrome experience.

11 Sep 2019

Study provides important insights into music processing by the brain

Scientists have observed how the human brain represents a familiar piece of music, according to research published in JNeurosci. Their results suggest that listening and remembering music involve different cognitive processes.

11 Sep 2019

Survey: Many doctors are unprepared to help their patients prevent diabetes

In a report on their findings in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the researchers say their survey of 1,000 randomly selected PCPs revealed significant gaps in the group’s overall knowledge of risk factors, diagnostic criteria and recommended management/prevention practices for prediabetes.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 11 Sep 2019

Quanterix Simoa technology powers Multiple Sclerosis Research with more than 50 presentations at ECTRIMS 2019

Quanterix announced ultra-sensitive Simoa technology has been referenced in more than 50 new research studies to be presented.

From Quanterix 11 Sep 2019

Gene coding error likely responsible for rare form of inherited 'short telomere' disease

By combing through the entire genetic sequences of a person with a lung scarring disease and 13 of the person’s relatives, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found a coding error in a single gene that is likely responsible for a rare form of the disease and the abnormally short protective DNA caps on chromosomes long associated with it.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 11 Sep 2019

Cell adhesion protein promotes metastasis in breast cancer, study reveals

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered that a cell adhesion protein, E-cadherin, allows breast cancer cells to survive as they travel through the body and form new tumors, a process termed metastasis.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 11 Sep 2019

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Eye-centring common in 'selfie' photos

New model for vaginal microbiome transplantation

Taller people at lower risk for type 2 diabetes

Reducing opioid overdose risk in incarcerated women after prison release

Social media use by adolescents associated with greater risk of internalizing problems

Quick action can save lives of people with severe hypoglycemia

Combining exercise and calorie restriction could be bad for bone health

Identifying signs and symptoms of sepsis can reduce the number of fatal cases

New neuroprosthetic technology combines robotic control with users’ voluntary control

Study aims to understand socio-cultural values around menstrual hygiene management

Calcium channel blockers may help effectively treat memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

Neural network approach accurately identifies congestive heart failure with 100% accuracy

Study shows increasing number of adolescents diagnosed with depression

Insulin imbalance may not be the only cause of diabetes

Researchers identify mechanism responsible for spatial issues in people with Down syndrome

Study provides important insights into music processing by the brain

Survey: Many doctors are unprepared to help their patients prevent diabetes

Quanterix Simoa technology powers Multiple Sclerosis Research with more than 50 presentations at ECTRIMS 2019

Gene coding error likely responsible for rare form of inherited 'short telomere' disease

Cell adhesion protein promotes metastasis in breast cancer, study reveals

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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