Medicine protects against strokes
2014-01-08
Medicine protects against strokes
It is well-known that anticoagulant medicine assists in the prevention of strokes. A large Danish study now shows that the medicine can also reduce the risk of death and brain damage when a stroke happens ...
Seniors moving to HCBS face more hospital risk
2014-01-08
Seniors moving to HCBS face more hospital risk
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Seniors want greater access to home- and community-based long-term care services. Medicaid policymakers have been happy to oblige with new programs to help people move out of expensive ...
Chemical imaging brings cancer tissue analysis into the digital age
2014-01-08
Chemical imaging brings cancer tissue analysis into the digital age
A new method for analysing biological samples based on their chemical makeup is set to transform the way medical scientists examine diseased tissue.
When tests are carried out on a patient's tissue ...
Climate change: How does soil store CO2?
2014-01-08
Climate change: How does soil store CO2?
Carbon content in soil influences climate models
Previous studies have established that carbon binds to tiny mineral particles. In this latest study, published in Nature Communications, researchers have shown ...
COPD: DMP is largely consistent with guidelines
2014-01-08
COPD: DMP is largely consistent with guidelines
Current guidelines are more detailed regarding some aspects of treatment
On 3 January 2014 the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results ...
Study shows 'readability' scores are largely inaccurate
2014-01-08
Study shows 'readability' scores are largely inaccurate
Teachers, parents and textbook companies use technical "readability" formulas to determine how difficult reading materials are and to set reading levels by age group. But new research from North Carolina ...
Scientists find a new mechanism underlying depression
2014-01-08
Scientists find a new mechanism underlying depression
Hebrew University research could lead to efficient and fast-acting antidepressant drugs
The World health Organization calls depression "the leading cause of disability worldwide," causing more years ...
Lower fat content and exercise for the diet of adolescents
2014-01-08
Lower fat content and exercise for the diet of adolescents
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country links dietary fat content with the excess of abdominal fat in adolescents, irrespective of the physical exercise they do
This news release is available ...
Study explains origins of giant underwater waves
2014-01-08
Study explains origins of giant underwater waves
Large-scale tests in the lab and the South China Sea reveal the origins of underwater waves that can tower hundreds of feet
CAMBRIDGE, Mass-- Their effect on the surface of the ocean is negligible, producing ...
Older firefighters may be more resilient to working in heat
2014-01-08
Older firefighters may be more resilient to working in heat
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (January 8, 2014) — Older firefighters who are chronically exposed to heat stress on the job could be more heat resilient over time. A recent study published in the December ...
Scientists make your stomach turn bright green if you have an ulcer
2014-01-08
Scientists make your stomach turn bright green if you have an ulcer
Doctors may soon be able to diagnose stomach ulcers without taking tissue samples from the stomach. Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark now report to have developed a new, safer and noninvasive ...
Does the body's immune response to viral vector delivery systems affect the safety or efficacy of gene therapy?
2014-01-08
Does the body's immune response to viral vector delivery systems affect the safety or efficacy of gene therapy?
New Rochelle, NY, January 7, 2014—Packaging replacement genes in viruses is an effective method to deliver them to target ...
Research reveals new therapeutic target for Huntington's disease
2014-01-08
Research reveals new therapeutic target for Huntington's disease
Geography has impact on grapevine moth's success in French vineyards
2014-01-08
Geography has impact on grapevine moth's success in French vineyards
Study sheds light on how regional differences, local temperatures influence immune function of pests
'Location, location, location' is an adage also true for the European grapevine moth, it seems. Research ...
Laundering money -- literally -- could save billions of dollars
2014-01-08
Laundering money -- literally -- could save billions of dollars
A dollar bill gets around, passing from hand to hand, falling on streets and sidewalks, eventually getting so grimy that a bank machine flags it and sends it to the shredder. Rather than destroying ...
Newly discovered celestial object defies categories
2014-01-08
Newly discovered celestial object defies categories
Scientists asking if it is a new kind of planet or a rare kind of failed star
TORONTO, ON – An object discovered by astrophysicists at the University of Toronto (U of T) nearly 500 light years away from the Sun ...
Metal ink could ease the way toward flexible electronic books, displays
2014-01-08
Metal ink could ease the way toward flexible electronic books, displays
Scientists are reporting the development of a novel metal ink made of small sheets of copper that can be used to write a functioning, flexible electric circuit on regular printer paper. ...
Green space can make people happier for years
2014-01-08
Green space can make people happier for years
Nearly 10 years after the term "nature deficit disorder" entered the nation's vocabulary, research is showing for the first time that green space does appear to improve mental health in a sustained way. The report, ...
Top chemical advances and more from the year 2013
2014-01-08
Top chemical advances and more from the year 2013
From stretchy electronics to Martian chemistry, the most notable advances in the chemical world in 2013 appear in the year-in-review issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the ...
AML score that combines genetic and epigenetic changes might help guide therapy
2014-01-08
AML score that combines genetic and epigenetic changes might help guide therapy
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Currently, doctors use chromosome markers and gene mutations to determine the best treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). ...
Cosmetic outcomes after breast-conserving therapy may vary by race
2014-01-08
Cosmetic outcomes after breast-conserving therapy may vary by race
Subjective ratings appear lower in African-American patients, reports PRS Global Open
Philadelphia, Pa. (January 7, 2013) – As perceived by both patients and doctors, the cosmetic results ...
Stopping tumors in their path
2014-01-08
Stopping tumors in their path
New study sheds light on most common and deadly form of brain cancer
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadly form of primary malignant brain cancer accounting for approximately 15% of all brain tumours and occurring mostly in adults between ...
Study shows women continue to outlive men as numbers of centenarians on the rise
2014-01-08
Study shows women continue to outlive men as numbers of centenarians on the rise
TORONTO, January 8, 2014 – The number of centenarians in Ontario increased by more than 70 per cent over the last 15 years with women making up more than 85 per cent ...
Researchers at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center discover ovarian cancer biomarker
2014-01-08
Researchers at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center discover ovarian cancer biomarker
MicroRNA predicts treatment response
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have identified a microRNA biomarker that shows promise in predicting treatment ...
Negative feedback makes cells 'sensitive'
2014-01-08
Negative feedback makes cells 'sensitive'
New research has shown that negative feedback loops in cell signalling systems can be essential for a cell's ability to perceive the strength of a growth stimulus. Cells lacking the feedback loop became insensitive ...
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