Genetics
'Apple-shaped' body? 'Pear-shaped'? Your genes may tell
(HealthDay)—A large, new study has uncovered 24 genetic variations that help separate the apple-shaped people from the pear-shaped ones.
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Cardiology
Protein promotes small artery growth to damaged heart tissue in mice, study finds
A collaboration between basic and clinical scientists at Stanford University has revealed a protein that promotes the growth of small arteries leading into oxygen-starved heart tissues in mice.
Jan 24, 2019
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Neuroscience
Scientists harness machine learning to uncover new insights into the human brain
An interdisciplinary research team led by scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully employed machine learning to uncover new insights into the cellular architecture of the human brain.
Jan 10, 2019
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Neuroscience
Ritalin drives greater connection between brain areas key to memory, attention
There's a reason so many children are prescribed methylphenidate, better known by the trade name Ritalin: it helps kids quell attention and hyperactivity problems and sit still enough to focus on a school lesson.
Dec 13, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Irreversible damage to color vision linked to popular erectile dysfunction drug
In a first-of-its-kind study, Mount Sinai researchers have shown that color vision problems caused by retinal damage on a cellular level can result from a high dose of sildenafil citrate, the popular erectile-dysfunction ...
Oct 1, 2018
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Medical research
Research shows it's possible to reverse damage caused by aging cells
What's the secret to aging well? University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have answered it- on a cellular level.
Aug 15, 2018
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Neuroscience
New optical probes allow ultrafast imaging of dopamine activity in the brain
UC Davis neuroscientist Lin Tian and her team, Tommaso Patriarchi, Gerard Broussard and Ruqiang Liang, have developed fluorescence sensors that are opening a new era for the optical recording of dopamine activity in the living ...
Jun 4, 2018
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Medical research
A new puzzle piece to control the aging and age-related diseases
A basic discovery of how the cellular functions are connected to control aging is presented in the journal Cell Metabolism. The study shows that an increasingly deteriorating communication between the cells' organelles is ...
May 10, 2018
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Medical research
Characterizing 'keyhole' is first step to fighting obesity at cellular level
An international team has uncovered the potential to beat obesity at the cellular level, characterizing for the first time a complex, little-understood receptor type that, when activated, shuts off hunger.
Apr 18, 2018
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Medical research
Cold can activate body's 'good' fat at a cellular level, study finds
Lower temperatures can activate the body's 'good' fat formation at a cellular level, a new study led by academics at The University of Nottingham has found.
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