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Activating gene that helps excite neurons reverses depression in male mice

Directly activating a gene important to exciting our excitatory neurons and associated with major depression may help turn around classic symptoms like social isolation and loss of interest, at least for males, scientists report.

18 Feb 2019

Study offers implications of advanced age in evaluation, management of ischemic heart disease

Demographic trends worldwide show a progressively aging population and an increase in the overall medical complexity of elderly patients with cardiovascular disease.

18 Feb 2019

Researchers outline roles and impacts of human in socio-ecological systems

In two back-to-back symposia at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 1:30 and 3:30 PM respectively, a cross-disciplinary cohort of scientists will present the first comprehensive investigations of how humans interacted with plant and animal species in different cultures worldwide through time.

18 Feb 2019

Patients with diabetes mellitus have high risk of stable ischemic heart disease

More than 30 million Americans have diabetes mellitus, and heart disease is the cause of death in 68% of them.

18 Feb 2019

Children from homes with flame-retardant sofa have high SVOC concentration in their blood

Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher concentrations of potentially harmful semi-volatile organic compounds in their blood or urine than children from homes where these materials are not present, according to a new Duke University-led study.

18 Feb 2019

Drug combinations could become first-line treatment for metastatic kidney cancer

A combination of two drugs - one of them an immunotherapy agent - could become a new standard, first-line treatment for patients with metastatic kidney cancer, says an investigator from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, reporting results from a phase 3 clinical trial.

18 Feb 2019

Art Institute of Chicago announces results of research on five terracotta sculptures

On February 16, the Art Institute of Chicago announced the results of significant new research on five terracotta sculptures--so named Bankoni after a village in present-day Mali where they were found. The objects date from between the 12th and 15th centuries.

18 Feb 2019

New PET/CT tracer shows high detection rate for diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism

A first-in-human study featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports that the novel positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracer 18F-GP1 showed excellent image quality and a high detection rate for the diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism.

18 Feb 2019

Study estimates how common, preventable are sepsis-related deaths in hospitals

This study estimates how common sepsis-related deaths are in hospitals and how preventable those deaths might be.

18 Feb 2019

Researchers develop large-scale window material for high-efficiency PM2.5 capture

Tuning the light intensity and reducing the concentration of atmospheric particulate matter in commercial buildings are both crucial to keep indoor people comfortable and healthy.

18 Feb 2019

Smoking may blight immune response against melanoma and reduce survival

Melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are 40 per cent less likely to survive their skin cancer than people who have never smoked, according to a new report funded by Cancer Research UK.

18 Feb 2019

Scientists identify link between drinking contexts and early onset intoxication among adolescents

Early onset drinking, drinking and intoxication at an early age among adolescents, has been identified as a primary risk for later heavy drinking, alcohol problems, and alcohol dependence among youth and young adults. To prevent or delay early onset drinking, we must know more about the modifiable circumstances that enable these behaviors.

18 Feb 2019

Research finds reasons for sudden cardiac death in patients with stable ischemic disease

Sudden death in patients with stable ischemic heart disease is not a common occurrence and is sparsely reported.

18 Feb 2019

KU professor discusses promise of brain-computer interface to aid, restore communication

Brain-computer interfaces promise to restore communication for individuals with severe speech and physical impairments. Current brain computer interfaces share many features of high-tech, conventional augmentative and alternative communication systems, but via direct brain link.

17 Feb 2019

Study sheds new light on left ventricular dysfunction in ischemic heart disease

Ischemic heart disease is a growing cause of heart failure owing to the increasing prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.

17 Feb 2019

Columbia researchers unravel why some glioblastomas respond to immunotherapy

Columbia researchers have learned why some glioblastomas--the most common type of brain cancer--respond to immunotherapy. The findings could help identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with immunotherapy drugs and lead to the development of more broadly effective treatments.

17 Feb 2019

Chilean food regulations are changing food perceptions and purchasing habits, study suggests

Food regulations targeted at reducing obesity make a positive impact on those most likely to purchase the family's food - mothers.

17 Feb 2019

Patented IU discovery to treat ARDS has been optioned to Theratome Bio

A patented Indiana University School of Medicine discovery that uses proteins, lipids and nucleic acids secreted by adult stem cells to treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, or ARDS, has been optioned to Theratome Bio, an Indianapolis-based life sciences company.

17 Feb 2019

Study reveals increase in readmission rates after introduction of flat-rate payments

Seven years after the introduction of flat-rate payments at Swiss hospitals, a major study has revealed a slight increase in readmission rates. Researchers from the University of Basel and the cantonal hospital of Aarau reported the findings in the journal JAMA Network Open.

17 Feb 2019

New study outlines sex-specific issues in ischemic heart disease

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and death among women. Our knowledge of ischemic heart disease has grown tremendously over the past few decades as sex differences in prevalence, presentation, and pathophysiology are increasingly being recognized.

17 Feb 2019

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Activating gene that helps excite neurons reverses depression in male mice

Study offers implications of advanced age in evaluation, management of ischemic heart disease

Researchers outline roles and impacts of human in socio-ecological systems

Patients with diabetes mellitus have high risk of stable ischemic heart disease

Children from homes with flame-retardant sofa have high SVOC concentration in their blood

Drug combinations could become first-line treatment for metastatic kidney cancer

Art Institute of Chicago announces results of research on five terracotta sculptures

New PET/CT tracer shows high detection rate for diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism

Study estimates how common, preventable are sepsis-related deaths in hospitals

Researchers develop large-scale window material for high-efficiency PM2.5 capture

Smoking may blight immune response against melanoma and reduce survival

Scientists identify link between drinking contexts and early onset intoxication among adolescents

Research finds reasons for sudden cardiac death in patients with stable ischemic disease

KU professor discusses promise of brain-computer interface to aid, restore communication

Study sheds new light on left ventricular dysfunction in ischemic heart disease

Columbia researchers unravel why some glioblastomas respond to immunotherapy

Chilean food regulations are changing food perceptions and purchasing habits, study suggests

Patented IU discovery to treat ARDS has been optioned to Theratome Bio

Study reveals increase in readmission rates after introduction of flat-rate payments

New study outlines sex-specific issues in ischemic heart disease

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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