Archive: 14/09/2017

Study identifies blood vessel as a therapeutic target for diabetes

Blood vessels have an often overlooked role of regulating the transfer of nutrients from the blood to organs in the body. In a new Yale-led study, researchers have identified a role of a secreted protein, apelin, in regulating ...

Sep 14, 2017

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Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope

About 13 years ago, Northeastern professor Jonathan Tilly, a reproductive biologist, made a discovery that challenged everything scientists thought they knew about female reproduction. The long-held belief that mammals were ...

Sep 14, 2017

Alzheimer's study delves into degraded brain connections

A new study from the Center for Vital Longevity at The University of Texas at Dallas is among the first to investigate how degraded connections in certain parts of the adult brain might affect the ability to perform the financial ...

Sep 14, 2017

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Study calculates 18th century syphilis rates for first time

The unlikely coincidence of a local hospital record and a census led by a pioneering physician has enabled the first study charting rates of venereal disease in 18th century England, revealing high infection levels in the ...

Sep 14, 2017

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SIDS research confirms changes in babies' brain chemistry

University of Adelaide researchers have confirmed that abnormalities in a common brain chemical are linked to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Sep 14, 2017

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Asthma researchers test substance from coralberry leaves

The coralberry could offer new hope for asthmatics. Researchers at the University of Bonn have extracted an active pharmaceutical ingredient from its leaves to combat asthma, a widespread respiratory disease. In mice, it ...

Sep 14, 2017

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Researchers uncover mechanism behind calorie restriction and lengthened lifespan

Almost a century ago, scientists discovered that cutting calorie intake could dramatically extend lifespan in certain animal species. Despite numerous studies since, however, researchers have been unable to explain precisely ...

Sep 14, 2017

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Insulin therapy initially declined and delayed by an average of two years

Although delaying insulin therapy leads to a worsening progression of diabetes, new research by Brigham and Women's Hospital has found 30 percent of type 2 diabetic patients don't begin insulin, a medication used to lower ...

Sep 14, 2017

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Drug for type 2 diabetes provides significant benefits to type 1 diabetic patients

A majority of patients with Type 1 diabetes who were treated with dapagliflozin, a Type 2 diabetes medicine, had a significant decline in their blood sugar levels, according to a new study published in The Lancet Diabetes ...

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Key Democrats line up behind Sanders health care bill

Former US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Wednesday introduced a revolutionary plan for government-sponsored health care, a proposal that has gained traction among rising-star Democrats.

Sep 14, 2017

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