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Guidelines to help children develop healthy habits early in life

The World Health Organization recently issued guidelines on screen time, physical activity, and sleep for children from birth through age four.

16 Jul 2019

Daily intake for phosphates in infants, children can exceed health guidance values

They are added to a large number of foods to perform various technological functions, e.g. as acidity regulators. These include soft drinks, especially cola beverages, whipped cream and cream products, milk drinks, milk powder and coffee whitener, as well as meat products.

16 Jul 2019

Antioxidant precursor molecule could improve dopamine levels in Parkinson's patients

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a naturally occurring molecule that replenishes one of the body's antioxidants and now shows potential benefit as part of a standard course of treatment for patients with Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the journal, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

16 Jul 2019

Gene modulation goes wireless hacking the "boss gene"

Researchers from the University at Buffalo have successfully used technology to wirelessly tweak the functioning of a gene FGFR1. This gene is vital in the growth of embryos into adults. Their experiments were successful in the lab grown brain tissues and shows potential in therapeutics.

16 Jul 2019

Perinatal depression screenings may overlook women having suicidal ideation

A new study of 736 low-income pregnant women in Illinois found that more than one-third of those who reported thoughts of self-harm did not have elevated levels of depression, according to a commonly used health questionnaire.

16 Jul 2019

Pitt wins $6 million grant to develop cortical vision research program

The University of Pittsburgh received a $6 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to support the development of a cortical vision research program in the Pitt School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology.

16 Jul 2019

Carbofuran in red chili unlikely to cause health risk

Carbofuran is a plant protection product which can be used against certain insects, mites, ticks and nematodes.

16 Jul 2019

Study finds sex-specific differences in risk and progression of Alzheimer's disease

The abnormal accumulation of proteins in the brain is a biological marker for Alzheimer's disease, but the ways in which these proteins spread may help explain why the prevalence of Alzheimer's is higher in women than in men.

16 Jul 2019

BU professor awarded NIH grant to study Down syndrome

Tarik F. Haydar, PhD, professor of anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) from the National Institutes of Health.

16 Jul 2019

Transgender and non-binary individuals more likely to display autistic traits, study finds

New research indicates that transgender and non-binary individuals are significantly more likely to have autism or display autistic traits than the wider population - a finding that has important implications for gender confirmation treatments.

16 Jul 2019

Researchers find mechanism behind susceptibility to viral infections

A team of researchers from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medicine Centre's Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre found that immune cells undergoing stress and an altered metabolism are the reasons why some individuals become sick from viral infections while others do not, when exposed to the same virus.

16 Jul 2019

Gut microbiota protects from viral-induced neurologic damage, study finds

Gut microbes produce compounds that prime immune cells to destroy harmful viruses in the brain and nervous system, according to a mouse study published today in eLife.

16 Jul 2019

Single-cell encapsulation technology can protect transplanted MSCs from immune attack

Bone marrow transplants of hematopoietic stem cells have become standard treatment for a host of conditions including cancers of the blood and lymphatic systems, sickle cell anemia, inherited metabolic disorders, and radiation damage.

16 Jul 2019

Researchers evaluate usefulness of fertility apps

For many women of reproductive age, the most common way of assessing their menstrual health and fertility means regular visits to a gynecologist or another clinician.

16 Jul 2019

HbA1c analyzer identifies diabetics with poor glycemic control and high risk of sight loss

This HbA1c analyzer is successfully supporting improved medical management of patients with sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR).

From EKF Diagnostics 16 Jul 2019

Keck School of Medicine of USC to recruit patients typically underrepresented in clinical trials

A highly competitive $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will support Keck School of Medicine of USC efforts to recruit patients from underrepresented populations into cardiac surgery clinical trials.

16 Jul 2019

Medical News

Guidelines to help children develop healthy habits early in life

Daily intake for phosphates in infants, children can exceed health guidance values

Antioxidant precursor molecule could improve dopamine levels in Parkinson's patients

Gene modulation goes wireless hacking the "boss gene"

Perinatal depression screenings may overlook women having suicidal ideation

Pitt wins $6 million grant to develop cortical vision research program

Carbofuran in red chili unlikely to cause health risk

Study finds sex-specific differences in risk and progression of Alzheimer's disease

BU professor awarded NIH grant to study Down syndrome

Transgender and non-binary individuals more likely to display autistic traits, study finds

Researchers find mechanism behind susceptibility to viral infections

Gut microbiota protects from viral-induced neurologic damage, study finds

Single-cell encapsulation technology can protect transplanted MSCs from immune attack

Researchers evaluate usefulness of fertility apps

HbA1c analyzer identifies diabetics with poor glycemic control and high risk of sight loss

Keck School of Medicine of USC to recruit patients typically underrepresented in clinical trials

Dogs and cats relieve academic stress and lift students' mood, according to a new study

Repurposing a heart drug could increase survival rate of children with ependymoma

International study aims to more accurately describe mental health disorders

Study analyzes high capacity of A. baumannii to persist on various surfaces

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

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

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