Mitochondria, the power generators in our cells, are essential for life. When they are under attack—from poisons, environmental stress or genetic mutations—cells wrench these power stations apart, strip out the damaged ...
Jan 14, 2016
2
180
A University of Florida Health researcher has found a simple, rapid way to treat an immune-related disorder in mice, an approach that could eventually help multiple sclerosis patients after further research.
Nov 24, 2015
0
13
Fragments of cancer DNA circulating in a patient's bloodstream could help doctors deliver more personalized treatment for liver cancer, Japanese researchers report.
Nov 2, 2015
0
26
A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggests that awakening several times throughout the night is more detrimental to people's positive moods than getting the same shortened amount of sleep without interruption.
Oct 31, 2015
0
1718
A new company that could revolutionise the accurate diagnosis of heart conditions was launched in Christchurch, New Zealand today.
Oct 28, 2015
0
4
A research team led by Amantha Thathiah (VIB/KU Leuven) has determined that a protein - known as GPR3 - might play an important role in alleviating the cognitive deficits and reducing the generation of 'amyloid plaques'. ...
Oct 14, 2015
0
88
Temper tantrums and misbehavior, restlessness and inattention are the trappings of the typical toddler. But they may also be signs of developmental delays or disorders. Are infant sleep irregularities red flags for later ...
Oct 8, 2015
0
31
There may be two new ways to fight AIDS—using a heat shock protein or a small molecule - to attack fibrils in semen associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during the initial phases of infection, according ...
Aug 18, 2015
0
130
For the first time, UCLA researchers have shown that a natural protein fragment produced in the brain can act as an inhibitor of a key enzyme implicated in the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a finding that could lead to the ...
Jul 29, 2015
0
50
Cedars-Sinai researchers have successfully tested two new methods for preserving cognition in laboratory mice that exhibit features of Alzheimer's disease by using white blood cells from bone marrow and a drug for multiple ...
Jul 7, 2015
0
204
