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• Ancient origins of viruses discovered

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Public Release: 4-Apr-2018   New study transforms understanding of virus origins and evolution University of Sydney Research published today in Nature has found that many of the viruses infecting us today have ancient evolutionary histories that date back to the… Read More ›

• Type 1 Diabetes Reversed with New Beta Cell Implant (Animal Model)

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 31, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Type 1 Diabetes Reversed with New Beta Cell Implant (Animal Model) Researchers have successfully created a novel biomaterial that can be seeded with insulin-producing beta cells. Implantation of the beta cell-seeded biomaterial reversed diabetes in a mouse model by effectively… Read More ›

• Beet Compound could have a key role in ‘Alzheimer’s disease

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Beet Compound could have a key role in ‘Alzheimer’s disease Beet Compound could have a key role in ‘Alzheimer’s disease A compound in beets that gives the vegetable its distinctive red color ( Betanin ) could eventually help slow the… Read More ›

• Paralysis Reversed, neuroprosthetic rehabilitation (Animal Study)

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 24, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Paralysis Reversed, neuroprosthetic rehabilitation (Animal Study) Paralysis Reversed, neuroprosthetic rehabilitation (Animal Study) The therapy triggers the growth of new connections from the motor cortex into the brain stem and from the brain stem into the spinal cord, thus reconnecting the… Read More ›

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Possible Breakthrough Treatment

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Possible Breakthrough Treatment Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Possible Breakthrough Treatment A new study reveals that chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating condition with unknown causes, can be explained by lower thyroid levels — but may be distinct from thyroidal… Read More ›

• Programming DNA to deliver cancer drugs

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Public Release: 19-Mar-2018   New technology could lead to the development of new cancer therapies University of Delaware DNA has an important job–it tells your cells which proteins to make. Now, a research team at the University of Delaware has… Read More ›

• Cancer comes back all jacked up on stem cells

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Public Release: 19-Mar-2018 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus   IMAGE: Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD, and University of Colorado Cancer Center colleagues analyze three tumor samples collected over time from a single patient to show how cancer evolves to resist… Read More ›

• Omega-3 levels better predictors of death risk than cholesterol

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Omega-3 levels better predictors of death risk than cholesterol Results showed that the risk for death from any cause was reduced by about 33% comparing in participants with highest omega-3 blood levels while total serum cholesterol was not significantly associated… Read More ›

• Eating Nuts may dramatically improve Colon Cancer outcomes

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Eating Nuts may dramatically improve Colon Cancer outcomes   Those who regularly consumed at least two, one-ounce servings of nuts each week demonstrated a 42% improvement in disease-free survival and a 57% improvement in overall survival. Nut Consumption and Survival… Read More ›

• Is your stress changing my brain?

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Is your stress changing my brain? Scientists have discovered that stress transmitted from others can change the brain in the same way as a real stress does. Social transmission and buffering of synaptic changes after stress. Nature Neuroscience, 2018; DOI:… Read More ›

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