Cardiology
Heart sends out signals to fatty tissue
Overweight patients are often told that extra pounds are bad for their hearts.
Apr 6, 2018
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Cardiology
A nanoparticle inhalant for treating heart disease
A team of researchers from Italy and Germany has developed a nanoparticle inhalant for treating people suffering from heart disease. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes ...
Neuroscience
Activating MSc glutamatergic neurons found to cause mice to eat less
(Medical Xpress)—A trio of researchers working at the State University of New York has found that artificially stimulating neurons that exist in the medial septal complex in mouse brains caused test mice to eat less. In ...
Neuroscience
Autism may reflect excitation-inhibition imbalance in brain, study finds
A study by Stanford University investigators suggests that key features of autism reflect an imbalance in signaling from excitatory and inhibitory neurons in a portion of the forebrain, and that reversing the imbalance could ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Scientists focus on 'guardian of the genome' to understand preterm births
Scientists have gotten a better look at the effects of a gene known as the "guardian of the genome" in causing premature births and miscarriages.
May 25, 2017
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Medical research
Scientists aim to reduce animals killed in drug testing
That's the hope of Associate Professor Noriyuki Yanaka and researchers at Hiroshima University who have developed a non-invasive way to assess the anti-inflammatory properties of fortified health foods and medications.
Jan 31, 2017
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Neuroscience
Why binge drinking cause binge eating
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. has found what they believe is the reason why consumption of alcohol leads to hunger pangs and excessive eating. In their paper published ...
Genetics
Possible miscarriage gene found: study
Scientists said Wednesday they had linked mutations in a specific gene with an increased risk of recurrent miscarriages, offering hopes of better diagnosis and treatment for affected women.
Oct 19, 2016
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Medical research
Are lab mice too cold? Why it matters for science
A typical mouse laboratory is kept between 20 and 26 degrees C, but if the mice had it their way, it would be a warm 30 degrees C. While the mice are still considered healthy at cooler temperatures, they expend more energy ...
Apr 19, 2016
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Medical research
Researchers develop cell line to study obesity, other diseases
A Kansas State University research team has created a cell line that can be used in studies aimed at understanding obesity and other disease in humans, a discovery that has caught the attention of a Canadian company that ...
Nov 25, 2015
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