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TPU scientists develop new implants that double the rate of bone lengthening in kids

The implants developed by TPU scientists passed preclinical trials In the Ilizarov Orthopedic Center. These implants form part of the Ilizarov system variation applied for lengthening and correcting the deformations of long tubular bones in children.

22 Jan 2019

New approach to reduce toxic protein production in ALS

Patients with ALS frequently have a string of repeated DNA code in the cells of their brain, carrying hundreds to thousands of copies within the gene C9orf72.

22 Jan 2019

Study links concussions to development of epilepsy

Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have identified a cellular response in mice to mild traumatic brain injuries that may lead to seizures.

22 Jan 2019

Rutgers researchers discover cause of bone loss in people with joint replacements

Rutgers researchers have discovered the long-sought reason that many people with joint replacements experience harmful inflammation and bone loss.

22 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

Asthma, eczema are not barriers to active lifestyle in teenagers

A fresh look by the University of Bristol at how teenagers are affected by their asthma, eczema or obesity has some reassuring findings published in BMJ Open today.

22 Jan 2019

Genetic changes may predict likelihood of relapse in breast cancer patients

Scientists have identified genetic changes that may predict the likelihood of breast cancer relapse in women taking a common type of hormone therapy.

22 Jan 2019

Precision medicine can help keep astronauts healthy during deep space missions

When you get sick, a doctor or hospital is typically right down the road, a couple hours away at most. But what if the nearest one was 34 million miles and eight months away?

22 Jan 2019

Human 'common cold' virus continues to spread in wild chimpanzees

Less than two years after the first report of wild chimpanzees in Uganda dying as a result of a human "common cold" virus, a new study has identified two other respiratory viruses of human origin in chimpanzee groups in the same forest.

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

Peptide isolated from soil fungi has antitumor and antibacterial properties

A team of scientists from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University together with their colleagues isolated a peptide named emericellipsin A from soil fungi.

22 Jan 2019

Examing the effects of menopause in workplace

As The Open University celebrates its 50th anniversary and its track record for research which turns ideas into solutions that benefit people, business and society, Jo Brewis, Professor of People and Organizations in The Faculty of Business and Law will examine the effects of menopause and call for employers to pay careful attention to it.

22 Jan 2019

Parents’ mental health problems associated with reactive attachment disorder in children

Children's risk of being diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) increases if parents are diagnosed with any type of mental health disorder, discovered researchers from the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry of the University of Turku, Finland.

22 Jan 2019

Scientists have reversed memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Using a new epigenetics-based approach, scientists have managed to reduce memory loss and improve cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

22 Jan 2019

Erasing memories could reduce relapse rates among drug addicts

Erasing memories that link environmental cues to drug use could represent a potential new treatment for drug addiction and prevent relapse.

22 Jan 2019

Three in five people struggle to find nutritional information when eating out

Diabetes UK is today calling on the out-of-home sector to recognize their responsibility to help consumers eat more healthily, after a survey commissioned by the charity revealed that more than three in five UK adults (61%) say they struggle to find information on nutritional contents of food brought from restaurants, cafes and takeaways.

22 Jan 2019