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News A study found that genes could be activated in human stem cells that initiate biomineralization ... Contributed Author: Jorge Salazar Topics: Regenerative Medicine

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A new study suggests an association between elevated amyloid beta levels & the worsening of anxiety symptoms. The findings support the hypothesis that neuropsychiatric symptoms could repres...

About 40 percent of Americans have problems falling asleep and they spend billions every year on sleep aids and remedies. Instead of spending hard earned cash, falling asleep could be as simple as writing a to-do list. P...

News The method developed by the Rice lab of chemist Matteo Pasquali allows researchers to make short lengths of strong, conductive fibers ... Contributed Author: Rice University

Product Announcement Mencom's Inside-Outlet (GFDP1) Power Port features three GFCI-protected receptacles; two outside and one inside the panel to provide a simple solution to comply with NFPA 79 ... Contributed Author: M...

News Edwards LifeSciences is recalling its Certitude Delivery System due to a molding overflow defect in the button valve within the loader ... Contributed Author: FDA Topics: Surgical

News It has been done to help alliviate the problem that over 2 billion peole in the world do not have access to corrective lenses, according to MIT ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler

According to health officials, the Utah hepatitis A outbreak has spread from San Diego. Thousands of people may have been exposed to the virus, but no deaths have been reported yet.

The Tide Pod Challenge is both a stupid and dangerous internet craze that is gaining popularity among teens. The challenge requires participants to eat small pods that contain laundry detergent, which is never a good ide...

(BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) BfR Communication No. 036/2017 from 22 December 2017Epidemiological studies are a central element of public discussion in the debate surrounding the carcinogenic potential of g...

(The Francis Crick Institute) In a feat of nanoengineering, scientists have developed a new technique to map electrical circuits in the brain far more comprehensively than ever before. Scientists worldwide could use the ...

(Ruhr-University Bochum) Researchers have demonstrated the potential of a new class of drugs for the treatment of refractory chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, i.e. COPD. Incurable to date, the disease is one of the ...

(Linköping University) Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown warning system that contributes to the body's immune system. Mitochondria in the white blood cells secrete a web...

(University of Pennsylvania) A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers provides an explanation for how Pacific midshipman fish can generate a mating call that emits continuously from their bodies for a fu...

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Extended shift work has historically been linked to interrupted sleep patterns and risk of injury, and is a persistent problem for emergency medical services (EMS...

(Boston University School of Medicine) A new study strongly suggests that the brains of people who have died of Huntington's disease (HD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) show a similar response to a lifetime of neurodegener...

(University of Exeter) The fat of obese people becomes distressed, scarred and inflamed, which can make weight loss more difficult, research at the University of Exeter has found.

(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares) Scientists at the CNIC and Columbia University have identified a new mechanism regulating the elasticity of titin, a protein with important roles in the function of s...

(University of Virginia Health System) The approach could represent the first new treatment to improve survival in patients with severe scleroderma in more than four decades.

(Carnegie Mellon University) Today, we take it for granted that stress and disease are linked and that psychological stress, social networks and socioeconomic status impacts infections, cardiovascular disease and asthma....

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) Environmental DNA analysis makes it possible to detect water organisms without having to capture them first. For the first time, a team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) s...

(University of the Basque Country ) Current therapies for Parkinson's disease are mainly of a replacement type and pose problems in the long term, so the challenge is to establish an early diagnosis and develop neuroprot...