Archive: 10/04/2019

Canada opioid deaths top 10,000

More than 10,000 Canadians have died of opioid-related overdoses since a public health crisis erupted in 2016, according to new data released Wednesday.

Apr 10, 2019

Researchers offer new insights into how maternal immunity impacts neonatal HSV

Findings from a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, led by David Leib, Ph.D., professor and chair of microbiology and immunology at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, are offering new insights ...

Apr 10, 2019

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Active lifestyles may help nerves to heal after spinal injuries

Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves regenerating after a spinal cord injury.

Apr 10, 2019

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Protein pileup affects social behaviors through altered brain signaling

Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have discovered that when a normal cellular cleanup process is disrupted, mice start behaving in ways that resemble human symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ...

Apr 10, 2019

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Research underscores value of cognitive training for adults with mild cognitive impairment

Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, investigated the effects of combining two non-pharmacological interventions for adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): eight semi-weekly ...

Apr 10, 2019

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Nurses use FDNY geospatial mapping of opioid overdoses to inform clinical practice in real time

Nurse practitioners and nursing students can use local, real-time maps of opioid overdoses to inform their clinical work with adolescents in community health settings, finds new research from NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.

Apr 10, 2019

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Breast milk analyses show new opportunities for reducing risk of childhood obesity

New research suggests the composition of breast milk in normal weight mothers differs from that of overweight mothers, and that variations in small molecule metabolites found in breast milk are possible risk factors for childhood ...

Apr 10, 2019

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The protein p38-gamma identified as a new therapeutic target in liver cancer

An enzyme involved in cell stress responses could become a new pharmacological target in the treatment of liver cancer, a disease that currently has few available treatment options. The research team at the Centro Nacional ...

Apr 10, 2019

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New cancer drug targets accelerate path to precision medicine

In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers used CRISPR technology to disrupt every gene in over 300 cancer models from 30 cancer types and discover thousands of key genes essential for cancer's survival. The team, ...

Apr 10, 2019

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ClinEpiDB data resource releases childhood malnutrition and intestinal disease study

As the big data revolution continues to evolve, access to data that cut across many disciplines becomes increasingly valuable. In the field of public health, one barrier to sharing data is the need for users to fully comprehend ...

Apr 10, 2019

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