Archive: 02/02/2016

Parkinson's disease diagnosis may be preceded by increased risk of injury-causing falls

Years before Parkinson's disease (PD) is diagnosed, patients may be at higher risk for injurious falls or hip fractures, according to research published this week in PLOS Medicine. Peter Nordström and colleagues at Umeå ...

Feb 2, 2016

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Increased risk of bacterial infection if food is exposed to light

Listeria bacterium found in food, which can infect people and cause temporary gastro-intestinal distress, is a serious health risk for pregnant women and for people with compromised immune systems. According to a dissertation ...

Feb 2, 2016

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Cell insight offers clues on biological processes linked to fertility

Congenital disorders such as Down's syndrome could be better understood, following new insights into how healthy cells are formed.

Feb 2, 2016

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Newly identified pathway links fetal brain development to adult social behavior

Fetal development has been known to play an important role in social interaction, a fundamental behavior found in nearly all organisms, and later adult social behaviors. Autism, a highly heritable neurodevelopment disorder ...

Feb 2, 2016

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Penn Nursing study answers: What's a good breakfast for kids?

A team of researchers, led by Tanja Kral, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, concluded that a breakfast high in protein - like ...

Feb 2, 2016

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Antiseptic baths to prevent infections deemed effective for long-term use

Long-term use antiseptic soap in bathing critically ill patients to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) did not cause high levels of resistance in bacteria on the patients' skin, according to a new study published ...

Feb 2, 2016

Women more sensitive to irksome behavior than men

Women may be friendlier than men, but that doesn't mean they like putting up with jerks.

Feb 2, 2016

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Only a minority of cancer cells affect the growth and metastasis of tumors

New research shows that a small minority of cancer cells in neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas contribute to the overall growth and metastasis of the tumour. This discovery was made by a research group at Lund University, ...

Feb 2, 2016

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Researchers shed light on anti-adhesive molecule in vascular endothelium

Researchers from the Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Ophthalmology and the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear have gained new insight into how a non-inflammatory state is maintained in ...

Feb 2, 2016

Autophagy—a review of techniques

In this comprehensive review with over 2,450 authors, the topics covered reflect the range of specialist fields within autophagy, and the diversity of animal, plant and fungal cell types that must inevitably invoke autophagy. ...

Feb 2, 2016

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