Archive: 16/12/2015

New 'exercise hormone' promotes physical endurance

A new study in mice shows that exercise causes muscle to release a peptide that builds the muscle's capacity for energy production and increases physical endurance, allowing for longer and more intense exercise.

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When rejection comes from within

A new cellular structure responsible for previously unexplained rejection of organ transplants has been identified by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM.) This discovery could one day ...

Dec 16, 2015

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New compound successfully targets hard-to-treat breast cancer

Findings from a new study led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) suggest a potent new therapeutic approach for a number of hard-to-treat breast cancers.

Dec 16, 2015

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Researchers discover way to improve image sharpness for blind people with retinal implants

Retinal implants that deliver longer pulses of electrical current may noticeably improve image sharpness for individuals who have lost their sight due to retinitis pigmentosa, according to a new study by researchers from ...

Dec 16, 2015

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Scientists discover the function and connections of three cell types in the brain

How the brain functions is still a black box: scientists aren't even sure how many kinds of nerve cells exist in the brain. To know how the brain works, they need to know not only what types of nerve cells exist, but also ...

Dec 16, 2015

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Implant acts as a countermeasure

ETH Professor Martin Fussenegger calls them molecular prosthetics: cells with specially developed gene circuits that can be implanted into an organism, where they take over metabolic functions that the organism cannot perform ...

Dec 16, 2015

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How brain architecture leads to abstract thought

Using 20 years of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from tens of thousands of brain imaging experiments, computational neuroscientists Hava Siegelmann and a postdoctoral colleague at the University of Massachusetts ...

Dec 16, 2015

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Research offers recommendations for use of aspirin to prevent preeclampsia

To prevent preeclampsia, new research suggests that low-dose aspirin should be given prophylactically to all women at high risk (those with diabetes or chronic hypertension) and any woman with two or more moderate risk factors ...

Dec 16, 2015

Chewing slowly helps prevent excessive weight gain in children

Waiting 30 seconds in between bites of food allows children to realize they're no longer hungry before they overeat—preventing excessive weight gain. That's the conclusion of a study published in the Dec. 15 issue of the ...

Dec 16, 2015

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Scientists reveal new phase of HIV infection

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have identified a new life cycle stage in HIV infection, thanks to a novel technique they developed to take images of intact infected cells. They've shown that ...

Dec 16, 2015

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