Archive: 05/11/2015

Early warning found for chronic kidney disease

Make room, cholesterol. A new disease marker is entering the medical lexicon: suPAR, or soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that suPAR, a circulating ...

Nov 5, 2015

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Hormone replacement therapy may benefit the kidneys

Hormone replacement therapy may help protect kidney health, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2015 November 3-8 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA.

Nov 5, 2015

Lack of sleep, body clock disruption leads to impaired insulin sensitivity

A new study by the University of Colorado shows that the longer people are awake during the time their biological clock is telling them to sleep the worse their sensitivity to insulin, which is a precursor to diabetes.

Nov 5, 2015

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Fly method is epilepsy's ray of light

Professor Richard Baines and Dr Carlo Giachello used a genetically-altered fruit fly to show that when nervous system activity is suppressed by shining yellow light through its embryo, it will not go on to develop symptoms ...

Nov 5, 2015

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Watching a memory form: Sea slug study reveals novel memory mechanism

Neuroscientists at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science have discovered that some neurons are joiners—seemingly eager to link-up with networks in which learning is taking place.

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No new heart muscle cells in mice after the newborn period

A new study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet shows that new heart muscle cells in mice are mainly formed directly after birth. After the neonatal period the number of heart muscle cells does not change, and A new study ...

Nov 5, 2015

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Scientists find neural match for complexity of visual world

The complexity of the neural activity we use to process visual images reflects the intricacy of those images, a team of New York University scientists has found. Their study offers new insights into how our brain extracts ...

Nov 5, 2015

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Estrogen receptor 'beta' helps endometrial tissue escape the immune system and cause disease

Endometriosis - tissue usually found inside the uterus that grows outside - thrives because of altered cellular signaling that is mediated by estrogen, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears ...

Nov 5, 2015

Zebrafish reveal how axons regenerate on a proper path

When peripheral nerves are damaged and their vital synaptic paths are disrupted, they have the ability to regenerate and reestablish lost connections. But what about when a nerve is severed completely, its original route ...

Nov 5, 2015

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Study finds access to specialists in Affordable Care Act plans may be inadequate

While 12 million Americans are enrolled in health care networks through the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) insurance marketplace, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) raises concerns about ...

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Archive: 05/11/2015

Early warning found for chronic kidney disease

Hormone replacement therapy may benefit the kidneys

Lack of sleep, body clock disruption leads to impaired insulin sensitivity

Fly method is epilepsy's ray of light

Watching a memory form: Sea slug study reveals novel memory mechanism

No new heart muscle cells in mice after the newborn period

Scientists find neural match for complexity of visual world

Estrogen receptor 'beta' helps endometrial tissue escape the immune system and cause disease

Zebrafish reveal how axons regenerate on a proper path

Study finds access to specialists in Affordable Care Act plans may be inadequate

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