How localized bacterial infections can turn into dangerous sepsis
We carry numerous bacteria on our skin, in our mouth, gut, and other tissues, and localized bacterial infections are common and mostly not harmful. Occasionally, however, a localized infection turns...
View ArticleResearchers discover underlying genetics, marker for stroke, cardiovascular...
Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke, and have also uncovered new details about an important metabolic pathway...
View Article3-D model links facial features and DNA
DNA can already tell us the sex and ancestry of unknown individuals, but now an international team of researchers is beginning to connect genetics with facial features, degrees of femininity and racial...
View ArticleWTC first responders are at higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers have linked high levels of exposure to inhaled particulate matter by first responders at Ground Zero to the risk of obstructed sleep apnea and...
View ArticleHPV-linked throat cancer may have telltale first symptoms
(HealthDay)—The first symptoms of throat and mouth cancer—also known as oropharyngeal cancer—may differ depending on whether the condition is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a small study...
View ArticlePlaying as black: Avatar race affects white video game players
What happens when white video game players see themselves as black characters in a violent game?
View ArticleCould 'nasal filter' device help ease allergies?
(HealthDay)— A new device that you wear in your nose—about the size of a contact lens and works like a miniature air filter for a furnace—might help filter out pollen and other allergens and keep them...
View ArticleNew drug raises potential for cancer treatment revolution
(Medical Xpress)—A revolution in cancer treatment could soon be underway following a breakthrough that may lead to a dramatic improvement in cancer survival rates. A new study at the University of...
View ArticleGene sleuths use social media to help map a new disease
(Medical Xpress)—By combining the modern tools of gene-sequencing and social media, a team of researchers has confirmed the identification of a new genetic disorder that causes severe impairments in...
View ArticleStudy identifies DNA region linked to severity of herpes simplex infections
(Medical Xpress)—In a study that has important implications for how the herpes simplex virus causes blindness and fatal brain disease, researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati...
View ArticleA key link between tumors and healthy tissue identified
(Medical Xpress)—The delicate balance between development of normal tissue and tumors depends in part upon a key molecular switch within cells, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the March...
View ArticleTumor blood vessel signals turn cancer into a lethal disease resistant to...
(Medical Xpress)—Blood vessels have been thought to be important to cancer because of the nutritious oxygen they provide to growing tumors. But now, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have...
View ArticleAnimals could help reveal why humans fall for illusions
Visual illusions, such as the rabbit-duck and café wall are fascinating because they remind us of the discrepancy between perception and reality. But our knowledge of such illusions has been largely...
View ArticleTweets can help track national health trends—and now local ones too
(Medical Xpress)—When Twitter recently unveiled a new grant program that will allow outside researchers to mine its stockpile of tweets, the social media site pointed to Johns Hopkins' flu tracking as...
View ArticleVisualizing real-time development of capillary networks in adult brains
The advancement of microscopic photoimaging techniques has enabled the visualization of real-time cellular events in living organs. The brain capillary network exhibits a unique feature that forms a...
View ArticleResearcher first to identify cellular patterns of contraction in human hearts
(Medical Xpress)—When Premi Haynes was growing up in Pune, India, she attended Stella Maris High School, an English language convent school founded by Swiss nuns. Her second grade singing class used a...
View ArticlePreterm children at increased risk of having maths problems
Researchers have found that preterm children are at an increased risk of having general cognitive and mathematic problems.
View ArticleSurprising new way to kill cancer cells
Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that cancer cells – and not normal cells – can be killed by eliminating either the FAS receptor, also known as CD95, or its binding component, CD95...
View ArticleThe gene family linked to brain evolution is implicated in severity of autism...
The same gene family that may have helped the human brain become larger and more complex than in any other animal also is linked to the severity of autism, according to new research from the University...
View ArticleGenetic factor contributes to forgetfulness
Misplaced your keys? Can't remember someone's name? Didn't notice the stop sign? Those who frequently experience such cognitive lapses now have an explanation. Psychologists from the University of Bonn...
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