Archive: 29/12/2016

The rhythm that makes memories permanent

Every time we learn something new, the memory does not only need to be acquired, it also needs to be stabilized in a process called memory consolidation. Brain waves are considered to play an important role in this process, ...

Dec 29, 2016

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Iron deficiency anemia associated with hearing loss

In a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kathleen M. Schieffer, B.S., of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa., and colleagues examined the association between ...

Dec 29, 2016

Penn experts call for expansion of molecular imaging in precision cancer care

New molecular imaging technologies can make it easier to diagnose, monitor, and treat cancers while potentially saving patients from undergoing therapies that are likely to be ineffective and playing a role in minimizing ...

Dec 29, 2016

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Genes and the environment equally affect language-related brain activity

Osaka University-led researchers examine brain activity in monozygotic and dizygotic Japanese twins and show that environmental and genetic influences affect language-related brain activities in left frontal area of the brain.

Dec 29, 2016

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Puerto Rico receives $2M to fight Zika epidemic in mountains

Puerto Rico has been awarded more than $2 million in federal funds to fight Zika across mountain communities in the U.S. territory's interior.

Dec 29, 2016

Biomarker tests in breast cancer: Decision on chemotherapy remains difficult

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) investigated the benefit of biomarker tests to support the decision for or against adjuvant systemic chemotherapy in certain breast cancer patients, that ...

Dec 29, 2016

Gene therapy to prevent vision loss: Studies in primates needed to optimize human trials

Many gene therapy-based approaches are in development to combat genetic and other causes of blindness and vision loss, and much can be learned about the safety and effectiveness of these promising new therapies by studying ...

Dec 29, 2016

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Possible treatment targets found for pre-malignant bone marrow disorders

Cincinnati Children's researchers report in Nature Immunology a new mechanism that controls blood cell function and several possible molecular targets for treating myelodysplasia syndromes (MDS) - a group of pre-malignant ...

Dec 29, 2016