Archive: 09/02/2016

Scientists shed light on how cells with an incorrect number of chromosomes lead to tumour development

Aneuploid cells—that is to say those with an abnormal number of chromosomes—are found in most human tumours.

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How faster sepsis diagnoses could save lives and cut costs

EU funding has enabled European researchers to pioneer life-saving research that could lead to the early diagnosis of the deadly disease sepsis.

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New biomarkers to provide cardiovascular disease early warning

The long-term goal of the EU-MASCARA (Markers for sub-clinical cardiovascular risk assessment) project has been to apply these new biomarkers in a way that aids clinical practitioners in risk prediction and early intervention. ...

Feb 9, 2016

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Childhood diabetes discoveries could lead to new treatments

Children who are diagnosed with diabetes before the age of seven develop a more aggressive form of the disease than that seen in teenagers, new research has revealed.

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Evidence of a lipid link in the inherited form of Alzheimer's disease

Australian researchers have found biochemical changes occurring in the blood, in the rare inherited form of Alzheimer's disease. Changes in these fat-like substances, may suggest a method to diagnose all forms of Alzheimer's ...

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Rat study shows that renal denervation helps to bring drug-resistant hypertension under control

Up to 10 percent of people with high blood pressure have resistant hypertension—high blood pressure that remains elevated despite treatment with at least three blood pressure medications. Now, researchers report in the ...

Feb 9, 2016

Study pinpoints key protein in a severe vascular disease

The aorta, the body's largest artery, is like a hose through which our blood flows. When the hose is squeezed, the pump (i.e., the heart) is forced to work harder. In a new study, Yale researchers investigated factors that ...

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Discovery may lead to better egg screening and IVF outcomes

Experts in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) from UC San Francisco have discovered a pattern of protein secretion during egg maturation that they say has the possibility of leading to a new, non-invasive test to evaluate the fitness ...

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In autism, the social benefits of being a girl

Infant girls at risk for autism pay more attention to social cues in faces than infant boys, according to a Yale School of Medicine study—the first one known to prospectively examine sex-related social differences in at-risk ...

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Epilepsy self-monitoring app EpSMon now available free in the UK

The epilepsy self-monitoring app EpSMon is now available to download for free in the UK.

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