Archive: 31/10/2016

Two genes linked to postpartum immunity revival in women with persistent hepatitis C

Alternative forms of two genes are associated with a boost in immunity to hepatitis C after childbirth, a study led by a Nationwide Children's Hospital physician-researcher shows.

Oct 31, 2016

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Study links athletic performance to mortality

It's not the locker room pep talk you'd expect, but new research from the University of Arizona suggests that athletes might perform better when reminded of something a bit grim: their impending death.

Oct 31, 2016

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White coat hypertension may indicate risk for heart disease in some people

White coat hypertension, where patients have high blood pressure readings in a medical setting but normal blood pressure outside the doctor's office, is most likely an innocuous condition that is not a predictor of heart ...

Oct 31, 2016

A common heart problem caused by cancer therapy avoided blood vessel treatment

Researchers at the Wihuri Research Institute and the University of Helsinki, Finland, have found that some of the harmful effects of a commonly used cancer drug can be alleviated by using gene therapy that stimulates blood ...

Oct 31, 2016

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Rett Syndrome study finds mechanisms underlying its visual deficits

In research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at Massachusetts ...

Oct 31, 2016

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Scientists show how mutation causes incurable premature aging disease

Scientists have demonstrated how a mutation in a specific protein in stem cells causes an incurable premature aging disease called dyskeratosis congenita, and were able to introduce the mutation into cultured human cells ...

Oct 31, 2016

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Live long and... Facebook? Study links online social interactions to longevity

Is social media good for you, or bad? Well, it's complicated. A study of 12 million Facebook users suggests that using Facebook is associated with living longer - when it serves to maintain and enhance your real-world social ...

Oct 31, 2016

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DNA damage response links short telomeres, heart disorder in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Progressively shortening telomeres—the protective caps on the end of chromosomes—may be responsible for the weakened, enlarged hearts that kill many sufferers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to a study by researchers ...

Oct 31, 2016

First study to link antibiotic resistance with exposure to the disinfectant chlorhexidine

Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria exposed to chlorhexidine-containing disinfectants can become resistant to colistin, a last resort antibiotic often used against multidrug resistant pathogens. This is the first study to link ...

Oct 31, 2016

Do candy and soda makers belong at a dietitians' conference?

The blinking game show wheel spins past logos for Triscuits, Wheat Thins and Honey Maid before the needle settles at Fig Newtons.

Oct 31, 2016

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Archive: 31/10/2016

Two genes linked to postpartum immunity revival in women with persistent hepatitis C

Study links athletic performance to mortality

White coat hypertension may indicate risk for heart disease in some people

A common heart problem caused by cancer therapy avoided blood vessel treatment

Rett Syndrome study finds mechanisms underlying its visual deficits

Scientists show how mutation causes incurable premature aging disease

Live long and... Facebook? Study links online social interactions to longevity

DNA damage response links short telomeres, heart disorder in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

First study to link antibiotic resistance with exposure to the disinfectant chlorhexidine

Do candy and soda makers belong at a dietitians' conference?

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