Like two unruly boys who need to be split up in class, a pair of protein molecules work together to speed up the toxic events of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at the UT…
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One Mystery Of Tissue Regeneration Unlocked
The human body has a remarkable ability to heal itself. Due to the presence of dedicated stem cells, many organs can undergo continuous renewal. When an organ becomes damaged, stem cells in…
Scientists Discover Mechanism Involved In Breast Cancer’s Spread To Bone
In a discovery that may lead to a new treatment for breast cancer that has spread to the bone, a Princeton University research team has unraveled a mystery about how these tumors…
NFL, NDC, Gen YOUth Foundation collaborate to tackle childhood obesity
Some of our nation’s principal thought leaders in child health, physical activity and education will converge today in North Texas, site of Super Bowl XLV, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
Inherited Breast Cancer Mutation Regulates Cell FateInherited Breast Cancer Mutation Regulates Cell Fate
A new study sheds light on why individuals who inherit a particular family of mutations have a high risk of developing a very aggressive form of breast cancer. The research, published by…
Simple life changes could stop millions of cancers
LONDON – About a third of all common cancers in the United States, China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food, drank less alcohol and exercised more,…
Newly identified mosquito subspecies highly susceptible to malaria parasite, prefers outdoors
“Researchers have discovered a previously unknown subspecies of mosquito in West Africa that is highly susceptible to the malaria parasite and whose existence may stymie efforts to eradicate the deadly disease,” the…
AIDS United awards new grants to improve lives of people with HIV/AIDS
Thousands of individuals living with HIV/AIDS in low-income and/or rural areas will now receive local, high quality care, thanks to new grants awarded by AIDS United for its Access to Care (A2C)…
Doctors of Optometry troubled by disregard for vision and eye health needs of children
Doctors of Optometry Troubled by Disregard for Vision and Eye Health Needs of Children under 3 and Reliance on Failed Vision Screening System for Preschoolers The American Optometric Association (AOA), the voice…
March of Dimes appreciates FDA for approving new drug to prevent preterm births
New Drug Can Reduce the Risk of Preterm Births in Some Women. The first-ever drug known to prevent some preterm births, which won market approval today from the Food and Drug Administration,…
Novel study finds unexpected link between reproductive proteins in humans, invertebrates
A novel study in the scientific journal Molecular Biology and Evolution draws a completely unexpected link between reproductive proteins in humans and proteins involved in fertilization in invertebrates, as well as mating…
Scientists find gene that could help body cure itself of HIV
Scientists may have found a way for the body to cure itself of HIV. In a series of tantalising experiments, they were able to harness the immune system to such an extent…
Children with working mothers are six times more likely to be fat
Children whose mothers work are six times more likely to be overweight, research shows. They believe that a diet of fatty ready meals and snacks eaten unsupervised after school is causing them…
Scientists Unlock One Mystery of Tissue Regeneration
Researchers identified a genetic switch that controls oxidative stress in stem cells, and thus, governs stem cell function. The human body has a remarkable ability to heal itself. Due to the presence…
‘Tsunami of obesity’ spreads worldwide: Study
Middle East countries are catching upPARIS: A “tsunami of obesity” is unfurling across the world, resulting in a near-doubling of the numbers of dangerously overweight adults since 1980, doctors warned Friday. More…