Archive: 07/02/2017

Genetic defects in tooth enamel conducive to development of caries

Bacteria are not the sole cause of caries; tooth resistance also plays an instrumental role. Researchers from the University of Zurich demonstrate that mutated genes lead to defects in the tooth enamel and can therefore encourage ...

Feb 7, 2017

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Prenatal bisphenol A exposure weakens body's fullness cues

An expectant mother's exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) can raise her offspring's risk of obesity by reducing sensitivity to a hormone responsible for controlling appetite, according to a mouse ...

Feb 7, 2017

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Less inclusive criteria for lung cancer screening would be cost-effective

Limiting lung cancer screening to high-risk former smokers may improve cost-effectiveness at a population level, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine. Regular computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening of current ...

Feb 7, 2017

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Heart attack treatment might be in your face

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have received $2.4 million in federal funding to pursue research on a novel cell therapy that would repair heart damage using modified cells taken from the patient's own facial ...

Feb 7, 2017

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Induced pluripotent stem cells don't increase genetic mutations

It's been more than 10 years since Japanese researchers Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., and his graduate student Kazutoshi Takahashi, Ph.D., developed the breakthrough technique to return any adult cell to its earliest stage ...

Feb 7, 2017

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Why we underestimate time when we're having fun on Facebook

Updating your Facebook status can be a fun way to while away the hours - but now it seems it really is making us lose track of time as we do it.

Feb 7, 2017

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Novel tool informs women about elective egg freezing

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine lifted the experimental status for egg freezing in October 2012, and since then the popularity of elective egg freezing has been on the rise. Although primarily intended for ...

Feb 7, 2017

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Sickle cell trait may confound blood sugar readings among African-Americans

A new study in JAMA provides evidence that hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), a common blood biomarker used to measure blood sugar over time, may not perform as accurately among African-Americans with sickle cell trait and could be ...

Feb 7, 2017

Findings suggest a gap between need, availability of genetic counseling

Physicians often fail to recommend genetic testing for breast cancer patients at high risk for mutations associated with ovarian and other cancers, according to a large study by researchers at the Stanford University School ...

Feb 7, 2017

New brain target for potential treatment of social pathology in autism spectrum disorder

Researchers at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science have induced empathy-like behavior by identifying then manipulating a brain circuit in an experimental model, an indication that new strategies may help ...

Feb 7, 2017

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