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Researchers seek to understand the regenerative potential of newborn mammalian hearts

Unlike lower vertebrates, mammals are unable to repair their adult hearts after injuries that include heart attacks. This inability in humans leads to heart failure -- a deadly and costly disease that affects more than 5 million Americans.

10 Aug 2019

Antiviral drugs for hepatitis C reduce liver-related deaths by nearly half, study shows

A new study from the UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrates that antiviral drugs for hepatitis C reduce liver-related deaths by nearly 50% in patients with a history of liver cancer.

10 Aug 2019

Depression symptoms together with AD pathology could trigger changes in memory and thinking

Increasingly, Alzheimer's disease research has focused on the preclinical stage, when people have biological evidence of AD but no or minimal symptoms, and when interventions might have the potential to prevent future decline of older adults.

10 Aug 2019

Study links bone strength to timing of puberty

A new study from the University of Bristol has linked bone strength to the timing of puberty.

10 Aug 2019

Scientists discover mechanism that could offer potential new solution to tooth repair

Stem cells hold the key for tissue engineering, as they develop into specialized cell types throughout the body including in teeth.

10 Aug 2019

Use of wheeled bins linked to lower absence rates among waste collection workers

Research by the University of Greenwich examines the relationship between the use of recycling and waste management systems and absence rates among Local Authority waste collection workers due to Musculoskeletal Disorders.

9 Aug 2019

New soft neural implant can be wirelessly controlled using a smartphone

Researchers have developed a soft neural implant that can be wirelessly controlled using a smartphone. It is the first wireless neural device capable of indefinitely delivering multiple drugs and multiple color lights, which neuroscientists believe can speed up efforts to uncover brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, addiction, depression, and pain.

9 Aug 2019

Cornell professor secures $500,000 USDA grant to study public health in rural planning

Mildred Warner, professor of city and regional planning in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, has secured a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend her work on multigenerational planning in rural areas.

9 Aug 2019

Motor learning can be improved with brain stimulation

The ability to learn new motor skills is a lifelong prerequisite for mastering everyday tasks independently and flexibly.

9 Aug 2019

Microneedling helps decrease the appearance of acne scars

It turns out creating tiny injuries on your face with needles actually helps decrease the appearance of acne scars.

9 Aug 2019

Study shows how dual DNA barcoding could help improve diagnosis of fungal infections

A new study from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) has demonstrated how dual DNA barcoding could help improve the diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases, giving patients access to potentially life-saving treatment much sooner.

9 Aug 2019

Alcohol exposure during pregnancy linked with dose-dependent increase in miscarriage risk

Women who consume alcohol during pregnancy - even in small amounts - have a 19% greater risk of miscarriage than women who don't use alcohol, according to a new study by Vanderbilt researchers.

9 Aug 2019

$Non-operative treatment with a sling yields the same results as surgery for shoulder fractures$

Non-operative treatment with a sling yields the same results as surgery for shoulder fractures

There is nothing to be gained by operating on a patient with a so-called displaced fracture of the shoulder. Three weeks with the arm in a sling so that the shoulder is kept inactive yields the same results.

9 Aug 2019

Researchers identify direct toxic action of beta-amyloid in the brain

The brains of Alzheimer's patients who have already developed clinical symptoms contain large clumps of the protein beta-amyloid, known as plaques. Many therapeutic approaches focus on removing plaques, but such attempts have met with only limited success to date.

9 Aug 2019

Research offers new clues into why cognitive functions become impaired with age

Research at the University of Leicester is offering new clues into how and why cognitive functions such as memory and learning become impaired with age. A paper published recently in a specialist neuroscience journal shows that a crucial factor is calcium levels in specific cells in the brain.

9 Aug 2019

Bowel preparation for colectomies is unnecessary, study finds

In recent decades, patients in Europe coming in for colectomies, or surgical procedures targeted at the colon, have not been routinely subjected to what is known as bowel preparation, where the bowel is emptied before the operation. In the United States, on the other hand, cleansing the bowel is relatively common.

9 Aug 2019

Study shows potential of crucial signaling pathway as biomarker, therapeutic target for cancer

A crucial signaling pathway that can tell the immune system to fight off cancer can also be co-opted by cancer cells to put the brakes on the immune system, according to a new study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Aug 2019

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Researchers seek to understand the regenerative potential of newborn mammalian hearts

Antiviral drugs for hepatitis C reduce liver-related deaths by nearly half, study shows

Depression symptoms together with AD pathology could trigger changes in memory and thinking

Study links bone strength to timing of puberty

Scientists discover mechanism that could offer potential new solution to tooth repair

Use of wheeled bins linked to lower absence rates among waste collection workers

New soft neural implant can be wirelessly controlled using a smartphone

Cornell professor secures $500,000 USDA grant to study public health in rural planning

Motor learning can be improved with brain stimulation

Microneedling helps decrease the appearance of acne scars

Study shows how dual DNA barcoding could help improve diagnosis of fungal infections

Alcohol exposure during pregnancy linked with dose-dependent increase in miscarriage risk

Non-operative treatment with a sling yields the same results as surgery for shoulder fractures

Researchers identify direct toxic action of beta-amyloid in the brain

Research offers new clues into why cognitive functions become impaired with age

Bowel preparation for colectomies is unnecessary, study finds

Study shows potential of crucial signaling pathway as biomarker, therapeutic target for cancer

Research offers new approach to change healthcare spending paradigm

NIH-funded clinical trial will evaluate seasonal influenza vaccines with two experimental adjuvants

Researchers identify epigenetic mechanism that may strongly influence healthy aging

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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