New MRI technique illuminates the wrist in motion
If a picture is worth 1,000 words then a movie is worth far more, especially when it comes to diagnosing wrist problems.
Jan 2, 2014
Archive: 02/01/2014
Jumping DNA in the brain may be a cause of schizophrenia
Stretches of DNA called retrotransposons, often dubbed "junk DNA", might play an important role in schizophrenia. In a study published today in the journal Neuron, a Japanese team revealed that LINE-1 retrotransposons are ...
Jan 2, 2014
More evidence suggests type 2 diabetes is an inflammatory disease
As people's waistlines increase, so does the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Now scientists have a better understanding of exactly what happens in the body that leads up to type 2 diabetes, and what likely causes some of the ...
Jan 2, 2014
Residual activity 'hot spots' in the brain key for vision recovery in stroke patients
Scientists know that vision restoration training (VRT) can help patients who have lost part of their vision due to glaucoma, optic nerve damage, or stroke regain some of their lost visual functions, but they do not understand ...
Jan 2, 2014
New cell mechanism discovery key to stopping breast cancer metastasis
Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah discovered a cellular mechanism that drives the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body (metastasis), as well as a therapy which blocks ...
Jan 2, 2014
Doxorubicin-associated mitochondrial iron accumulation promotes cardiotoxicity
Doxorubicin is a widely used as a component of chemotherapy regimes; however, the use of doxorubicin is associated with severe cardiotoxicity. It is unclear exactly how doxorubicin promotes cardiotoxicity, but it has been ...
Jan 2, 2014
Opioid tolerance and pain hypersensitivity associated with mTOR activation
Currently, opioids are the standard treatment for chronic pain. Patients on opioids for long periods of time become desensitized to these drugs or become paradoxically hypersensitive to pain (hyperalgesia); however, the adaptive ...
Jan 2, 2014
Plant used in Chinese medicine fights chronic pain
A plant used for centuries as a pain reliever in Chinese medicine may be just what the doctor ordered, especially when it comes to chronic pain. A key pain-relieving ingredient is a compound known as dehydrocorybulbine (DHCB) ...
Jan 2, 2014
