Archive: 23/01/2019

Those with inadequate access to food likely to suffer from obesity

According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, over one-third of U.S. adults are obese. At the same time, obesity is the second leading cause of premature death in the North America and Europe.

Jan 23, 2019

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Cancer has a biological clock and this drug may keep it from ticking

A new drug shows potential to halt cancer cells' growth by stunting the cells' biological clock.

Jan 23, 2019

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Short-term hospital readmissions for gun injuries cost $86 million a year

Hospital readmissions of patients within six months of suffering a firearm injury cost taxpayers, private insurers and uninsured families an average of $86 million a year from 2010 through 2015, according to new estimates ...

Jan 23, 2019

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Bacterial pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis may contribute to Alzheimer's disease: Study

Cortexyme, Inc., a privately held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics to alter the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other degenerative disorders, today announced publication of a foundational ...

Jan 23, 2019

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New vaccine offers fresh take on malaria fight

Early research on a new approach to protecting against malaria is offering promising, potentially long-lasting results against the persistent parasite that sickens hundreds of millions people each year.

Jan 23, 2019

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Gene-edited disease monkeys cloned in China

The first cohort of five gene-edited monkey clones made from fibroblasts of a monkey with disease phenotypes were born recently at the Institute of Neuroscience (ION) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Shanghai. ...

Jan 23, 2019

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In surprising reversal, scientists find a cellular process that stops cancer before it starts

Just as plastic tips protect the ends of shoelaces and keep them from fraying when we tie them, molecular tips called telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes and keep them from fusing when cells continually divide and duplicate ...

Jan 23, 2019

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Old cells repair damage in the brains of multiple sclerosis patients

A new study shows that there is a very limited regeneration of cells in the brains of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). These findings underline the importance of treating MS at an early stage of disease progression, ...

Jan 23, 2019

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Small metabolites have big effects on the intestinal immune response

For at least a decade, researchers have known that normal bacteria in the gut can induce intestinal immune cells to extend tentacle-like structures, known as dendrites, to "capture" antigens, triggering both immediate and ...

Jan 23, 2019

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Study finds correlation between eviction rates in the US and high number of STIs

Almost 2.3 million people are evicted from their homes annually and four evictions are filed every minute in the United States. A study published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases outlines a correlation researchers ...

Jan 23, 2019

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