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Medical Xpress / How a key regulatory protein guides cartilage formation during embryonic development
Sox9, a master regulator of cartilage formation, switches its target genes dynamically during embryonic limb development instead of following a fixed program, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. They analyzed mouse ...
Medical Xpress / Gut biopsies could predict dementia, Parkinson's and MND years before symptoms develop
Routine gut biopsies predict the risk of developing dementia and related neurodegenerative conditions years before neurological symptoms appear, research from the University of Aberdeen has shown. The study, the first of ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify previously unreported pressure wave energy transfer to the brain from soccer headers
A new study has identified a previously unreported mechanism of energy transfer to the brain from soccer headers—a finding that could prove significant in understanding the mechanics of headers and inform future research ...
Phys.org / How changing ice conditions impact Great Lakes communities
A research collaboration, including a team of students from the University of Michigan, has published a new report that dives into an understudied aspect on changing ice cover on the Great Lakes. Namely, how do residents, ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood trauma tied to tough depression cases
People who have experienced adverse childhood experiences are at increased risk of developing depression later in life that is difficult to treat. This is shown in a new twin study from Karolinska Institutet based on Swedish ...
Medical Xpress / Not getting enough physical activity may be harming your health: Here's what being sedentary does to your body
Being regularly active can improve your mental well-being, reduce your chances of disease and increase your lifespan.
Tech Xplore / 'No pumps, no batteries needed': Wearable semiconductor fabric monitors health through sweat
A research team led by Prof. Kim Bong-hoon from the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has developed a semiconductor fiber-based wearable sweat sensor ...
Medical Xpress / Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Pick up an instrument or take a foreign trip, say researchers
Playing the piano, foreign travel and socializing with friends are among the most powerful ways to reduce the risk of developing dementia, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin.
Medical Xpress / Combining cannabis with opioids offers no added pain relief for knee arthritis patients, study concludes
Combining cannabis with an opioid did not improve acute pain for people with knee arthritis, according to results of a study published in Anesthesiology.
Phys.org / Floating biodegradable beads remove oil in 60 minutes and stay easy to recover
Floatable beads made from chitosan and cellulose acetate and enhanced with bentonite have been engineered to effectively clean oil from water. The beads showed good oil adsorption capacity while remaining easy to collect ...
Medical Xpress / Intralesional nivolumab may be effective against precancerous oral lesions, Phase I trial results indicate
Injecting nivolumab (Opdivo) directly into precancerous oral lesions led to a reduction in lesion size and allowed some patients to avoid surgery, according to research from a Phase I clinical trial presented at the American ...
Medical Xpress / Silence in health care still kills: Communication failures continue to threaten patients and health care innovation
Cultures of silence among health care professionals remain a significant threat to patients and health care innovation, according to results from a national survey of more than 3,500 clinicians and health care administrators.
