Lifestyle explains ethnic differences in breast cancer rates
(Medical Xpress)—Lower rates of breast cancer in South Asian and black women in England are largely explained by differences in lifestyle and reproductive patterns, such as alcohol consumption,...
View ArticleMusic through sport – jymmin improves your mood
Working out and making music at the same time – scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig retrofitted conventional fitness machines to produce music...
View ArticleSpinal nerve connections develop using simple rules
(Medical Xpress)—Repairing spinal injuries with stem cells may be a step closer thanks to scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Plymouth. A new study, published today in the Journal of...
View ArticleStudy: Intensive exercise training program for dementia patients improves...
(Medical Xpress)—A study by researchers at the University of Arizona Department of Surgery, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, showed that an innovative, customized exercise program...
View ArticlePreclinical study suggests E-cigarettes may promote lung cancer in high-risk...
Exposing human lung cells with genetic mutations associated with high risk for lung cancer to the chemicals in electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette) vapor enhanced the cells' cancerous behaviors,...
View ArticleRestarting stalled autophagy a potential approach to treating Niemann-Pick...
(Medical Xpress)—Whitehead Institute researchers have determined that the lipid storage disorder Niemann-Pick type C1 (NPC1) disease is caused not only by defects in cholesterol processing but also in...
View Article"Sugar is the new tobacco," says expert
Professor Simon Capewell, from the University of Liverpool's Institute of Psychology, Health and Society is part of a campaign, `Action on Sugar', aimed at reducing the amount of added sugar in food...
View ArticleDiscovery leads to patent for novel method of treating traumatic brain injury
A researcher in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio received a U.S. patent Dec. 31 for his discovery that a class of compounds is protective against...
View ArticleMapping reveals 110 multiple sclerosis risk genes
Norwegian researchers have mapped genetic variations associated with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) and myasthenia gravis (MG), bringing science one step closer to understanding these...
View ArticleCancer drug protects against diabetes
Very low doses of a drug used to treat certain types of cancer protect the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and prevent the development of diabetes mellitus type 1 in mice. The medicine works by...
View ArticleUnfit, lean people are better protected against heart attacks than fit, obese...
(Medical Xpress)—In a study published in the European Heart Journal, a research team at Umeå University, Sweden, has shown that physical fitness in your teens can reduce the risk of heart attack later...
View ArticleScientists uncover new target for brain cancer treatment
A new study is giving researchers hope that novel targeted therapies can be developed for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and most aggressive form of brain cancer, after demonstrating...
View ArticleUS food companies cut 6.4 trillion calories
Some of the largest U.S. food companies have cut more than 6.4 trillion calories from their products as part of a fight against obesity, according to a new study.
View ArticleMyotonic dystrophy disrupts normal control of gene expression in the heart
Disruption of a transcription network controlled by MEF2 in heart tissue of people with myotonic dystrophy type 1 – an inherited form of muscular dystrophy with symptoms starting in early adulthood –...
View ArticleScientists identify pivotal cellular protein underlying eczema
Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology have revealed a critical player in the cellular interactions leading to eczema – a chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting more...
View ArticleResearchers discover how vascular disease activates autoimmune disorders
The hardening of the arteries, also called atherosclerosis, that can lead to heart attack or stroke. has also been linked to autoimmune disorders. It has not been clear why these diseases are related,...
View ArticleA new pathway for neuron repair is discovered
Penn State University molecular biologists have discovered a brand-new pathway for repairing nerve cells that could have implications for faster and improved healing. The researchers describe their...
View ArticleMystery solved: How nerve impulse generators get where they need to go
Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery of the central nervous system, showing how a key protein gets to the right spot to launch electrical impulses that enable communication of nerve signals to...
View ArticleSHY hypothesis explains that sleep is the price we pay for learning
Why do animals ranging from fruit flies to humans all need to sleep? After all, sleep disconnects them from their environment, puts them at risk and keeps them from seeking food or mates for large...
View ArticleResearchers determine hormone linked to improved glucose metabolism activates...
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered that a hormone long associated with weight loss and improved glucose metabolism is linked to activation of calorie-burning brown fat. This finding...
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