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Three-pronged therapy triggers axons to regrow after spinal cord injury in rodents

Neuroscientists at UCLA, Harvard University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have identified a three-pronged treatment that triggers axons – the tiny fibers that link our nerve cells and enable them to communicate – to regrow after complete spinal cord injury in rodents. Not only did the axons grow through scars, they could also transmit signals across the damaged tissue.

29 Aug 2018

Research: Physical abilities of male and female tennis players decline at the same rate

The physical abilities of male and female tennis stars decline at the same rate as they age, new research shows.

29 Aug 2018

Study yields therapeutic clues to combat drug resistance in rare aggressive cancer

Stephen Elledge, PhD, and his team did not set out to find therapies that could render tumors less resistant to therapy or make existing drugs more potent against a rare form of cancer. But these are precisely the clinical insights that their most recent study has yielded.

29 Aug 2018

WVU dermatologist develops smartphone app to help medical students diagnose melanomas

A dermatologist may distinguish a mole from a tumor based on a glance, the way a cook can tell parsley from cilantro by sniffing it. But medical students don't have enough experience to make such intuitive diagnoses.

29 Aug 2018

Novel program offers new options for adult congenital heart patients

Experts at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute are forging new ground in the development of a first-of-its-kind program aimed at adults with congenital heart disease.

29 Aug 2018

For nursing home patients, breast cancer surgery may do more harm than good

Surgery is a mainstay of breast cancer treatment, offering most women a good chance of cure.

29 Aug 2018

Food increases thermogenesis of brown fat

Brown fat consumes energy, which is the reason why it could be important for preventing obesity and diabetes.

29 Aug 2018

New study reports key steps towards development of acne vaccine

A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports important steps that have been taken towards the development of an acne vaccine.

29 Aug 2018

Both group and individual therapy can help children suffering from tics

Therapy against tics works, and both group and individual treatment are suitable methods to achieve a good effect.

29 Aug 2018

Study adds more evidence to underlying autoimmune mechanisms in type 1 diabetes

Immune reactions are usually a good thing - the body's way of eliminating harmful bacteria and other pathogens. But people also rely on molecular "brakes," or checkpoints, to keep immune systems from attacking their own cells and organs and causing so-called autoimmune disease.

29 Aug 2018

Novel tests to better assess earlier stages of AMD

The European MACUSTAR consortium is conducting a multi-country clinical study on age-related macular degeneration coordinated by the University of Bonn.

29 Aug 2018

Boys with undescended testes may have increased risk for testicular cancer, infertility in adulthood

Led by the University of Sydney researchers and published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, this is the first population-based cohort study to assess both adult fertility and cancer risk after surgical correction (orchidopexy) for undescended testes in early childhood.

29 Aug 2018

Soluble versions of immune cell protein could help treat Alzheimer's disease, study reveals

Researchers at the University of Florida have discovered that a modified version of an important immune cell protein could be used to treat Alzheimer's disease.

29 Aug 2018

Using novel gene therapy to cure infants born with severe combined immunodeficiency

Out of every 60,000 births, a baby arrives to face the world without a fully functioning immune system leaving them unequipped to fight even the most common infections.

29 Aug 2018

New study supports motor cortex 'excitability' as cause of restless legs syndrome

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say new experiments using magnetic pulse brain stimulation on people with moderate to severe restless legs syndrome have added to evidence that the condition is due to excitability and hyperarousal in the part of the brain's motor cortex responsible for leg movement.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers receive $6 million NIH grant to improve treatment for Chagas disease

Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have received nearly $6 million from the National Institutes of Health to improve treatment and develop new diagnostic tools to assess post-therapeutic outcomes for patients with Chagas disease.

29 Aug 2018

New NIMH grant to support study that uses brain imaging to diagnose suicidal thoughts

To build on a groundbreaking study that used brain imaging to identify individuals with suicidal thoughts, Carnegie Mellon University's Marcel Just and the University of Pittsburgh's David A. Brent have received a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institute for Mental Health.

29 Aug 2018

Hurricane Maria’s official death toll in Puerto Rico now stands at nearly 3,000

Nearly 3,000 Puerto Ricans died as a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria last year, a number that dwarfs the government's initial tally of 64, according to a report commissioned by Puerto Rican officials and released Tuesday.

29 Aug 2018

Scientists demonstrate how medical test results can be remotely modified

A team of physicians and computer scientists at the University of California has shown that it is easy to modify medical test results remotely by attacking the connection between hospital laboratory devices and medical record systems.

29 Aug 2018

Hesperos receives SBIR grant to create ‘human-on-a-chip’ model to mimic Alzheimer's disease

Hesperos, Inc., announced today the receipt of a NIH Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging to help create a new multi-organ "human-on-a-chip" model that can realistically mimic the biology of Alzheimer's Disease and the effects of potential new therapies under realistic human physiological conditions.

29 Aug 2018

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Three-pronged therapy triggers axons to regrow after spinal cord injury in rodents

Research: Physical abilities of male and female tennis players decline at the same rate

Study yields therapeutic clues to combat drug resistance in rare aggressive cancer

WVU dermatologist develops smartphone app to help medical students diagnose melanomas

Novel program offers new options for adult congenital heart patients

For nursing home patients, breast cancer surgery may do more harm than good

Food increases thermogenesis of brown fat

New study reports key steps towards development of acne vaccine

Both group and individual therapy can help children suffering from tics

Study adds more evidence to underlying autoimmune mechanisms in type 1 diabetes

Novel tests to better assess earlier stages of AMD

Boys with undescended testes may have increased risk for testicular cancer, infertility in adulthood

Soluble versions of immune cell protein could help treat Alzheimer's disease, study reveals

Using novel gene therapy to cure infants born with severe combined immunodeficiency

New study supports motor cortex 'excitability' as cause of restless legs syndrome

Researchers receive $6 million NIH grant to improve treatment for Chagas disease

New NIMH grant to support study that uses brain imaging to diagnose suicidal thoughts

Hurricane Maria’s official death toll in Puerto Rico now stands at nearly 3,000

Scientists demonstrate how medical test results can be remotely modified

Hesperos receives SBIR grant to create ‘human-on-a-chip’ model to mimic Alzheimer's disease

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