Noninvasive colorectal cancer screening tool shows unprecedented detection rates
Results of a clinical trial of Cologuard show unprecedented rates of precancer and cancer detection by a noninvasive test. The detection rates are similar to those reported for colonoscopy. The results...
View ArticleDiabetes researchers track cells' ability to regenerate
Vanderbilt University scientists have found evidence that the insulin-secreting beta cells of the pancreas, which are either killed or become dysfunctional in the two main forms of diabetes, have the...
View ArticleResearchers find basal forebrain controls decision-making speed in rodents
Neural activity in the basal forebrain (BF) leads to a faster and more precise response to reward-based stimuli in rats, report Irene Avila and Shih-Chieh Lin of the National Institute on Aging at NIH,...
View ArticleIBM's Watson to help in brain cancer research (Update)
IBM is teaming up with the New York Genome Center to help fight brain cancer.
View ArticleStudy describes first maps of neural activity in behaving zebrafish
In a study published today in the scientific journal Neuron, neuroscientists at the Champalimaud Foundation, in collaboration with neuroscientists from Harvard University, describe the first activity...
View ArticleLow doses of antianxiety drugs rebalance the autistic brain
New research in mice suggests that autism is characterized by reduced activity of inhibitory neurons and increased activity of excitatory neurons in the brain, but balance can be restored with low...
View ArticleResearchers uncover allergy-cancer connection
While many are stocking up on allergy medicine in preparation for spring, a new study from researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center has uncovered a new connection between...
View ArticlePast HIV vaccine trials reveal new path to success
A multi-national research team led by Duke Medicine scientists has identified a subclass of antibodies associated with an effective immune response to an HIV vaccine.
View ArticleThe aging brain needs REST: Research implicates new player in Alzheimer's,...
Why do neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's affect only the elderly? Why do some people live to be over 100 with intact cognitive function while others develop dementia decades earlier?
View ArticleMiscarriage clues identified in new DNA test
New research shows an alternative DNA test offers clinically relevant genetic information to identify why a miscarriage may have occurred years earlier. Researchers were able to identify chromosomal...
View ArticleAlzheimer's prevention trial to evaluate, monitor participants' reactions to...
A new clinical trial will soon begin testing whether early medical intervention in people at risk for Alzheimer's can slow down progression of disease pathology before symptoms emerge, as outlined in...
View ArticleStudies advance potential use of MRI magnetic fields to treat balance disorders
Expanding on earlier research, Johns Hopkins researchers report that people with balance disorders or dizziness traceable to an inner-ear disturbance show distinctive abnormal eye movements when the...
View ArticleNew guidelines deem 13 million more Americans eligible for statins
New guidelines for using statins to treat high cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease are projected to result in 12.8 million more U.S. adults taking the drugs, according to a research team led...
View ArticleAlzheimer's strikes women harder than men, report finds
(HealthDay)—A 65-year-old American woman has a 1 in 6 chance of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life, while a man the same age has about a 1 in 11 chance.
View ArticleCommon cold meds may pose health threats
(HealthDay)—Over-the-counter sinus and pain remedies that combine two common ingredients—phenylephrine and acetaminophen—might cause serious side effects such as high blood pressure, dizziness and...
View ArticlePartial skull removal may save older patients' lives after massive stroke
(HealthDay)— Removing half the skull is a drastic step, but it's one that can save lives in people over 60 who've had a severe stroke, new research indicates.
View ArticleCan 'love hormone' oxytocin protect against addiction?
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Adelaide say addictive behaviour such as drug and alcohol abuse could be associated with poor development of the so-called "love hormone" system in our...
View ArticleStudy examines how parents can teach their children to be safer
As parents, we've all been there: Watching our children teeter on a chair, leap from the sofa, or careen about the playground, fearing the worst. And, we all wonder, how can we teach them to be safer?
View ArticleReported 'neuroimage bias' not as strong as first believed
A few years back, there was concern that the developing field of neuroimaging – producing colorful images of brain activity – was potentially biasing scientists and the public alike. A series of...
View ArticleScientists create stem cells from a drop of blood
Scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have developed a method to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from a single drop of finger-pricked blood. The...
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