IMAGE: When mitochondria are damaged, cytochrome c can induce a signal that leads to apoptosis. view more Cytochrome c is a small enzyme that plays an important role in the production of energy by mitochondria. It is also involved in signaling dangerous problems that warrant apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Using solid-state NMR, University of Groningen…
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IMAGE: Marianne Matthias, PhD and Edward Miech, EdD are Regenstrief Institute research scientists. view more INDIANAPOLIS — CPAP, short for continuous positive airway pressure, is the most commonly used therapy for obstructive sleep apnea and is prescribed to millions. It is estimated that half of those prescribed CPAP find treatment adherence difficult despite untreated sleep apnea’s…
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New research is helping scientists around the world understand what drives language change, especially when languages are in their infancy. The results will shed light on how the limitations of the human brain change language and provide an understanding of the complex interaction between languages and the human beings who use them. The project is…
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TUCSON, Ariz., March 14, 2019 — The Critical Path Institute’s (C-Path) Predictive Safety Testing Consortium (PSTC) today announced availability of the User’s Guide: Kidney Safety Composite Measure Biomarker for Use in Clinical Development. Authored by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium Kidney Safety Biomarker Project Team and PSTC’s Nephrotoxicity Working…
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New York, NY — March 14, 2019 — Research from the Cardiovascular Research Foundation and the CRF Clinical Trials Center will be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session taking place March 16-18, 2019 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. They will be presenting the latest…
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IMAGE: Founded in 1942, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a nationwide, not-for-profit society of geriatrics healthcare professionals that has—for more than 75 years—worked to improve the health, independence, and quality… view more Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Trillions of dollars in cuts to everything from the nation’s largest insurer to programs for training more…
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IMAGE: Inga acuminata leaves damaged by plant-eating insects. New results published in Science by Dale Forrister, doctoral student at the University of Utah, suggest that, during the sapling stage of tropical… view more Credit: Steve Paton, Smithsonian Tropical Research Constant pressure from hungry insects forces plants to innovate: producing new chemicals to protect themselves. This is…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Green tea cut obesity and a number of inflammatory biomarkers linked with poor health in a new study. Mice fed a diet of 2 percent green tea extract fared far better than those that ate a diet without it, a finding that has prompted an upcoming study of green tea’s potential benefits…
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IMAGE: In a landmark study, an international team led by Michigan Medicine confirms the ability of non-invasive imaging to identify early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). view more Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory disease of the small airways in the lungs, affects 16 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of…
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IMAGE: Images from a scanning electron microscope show the midline of the mutant fly (below) go sideways at morphogensis, just as the embryo begins to take shape. Compare that to the… view more Credit: Images courtesy Stanislav Y. Shvartsman Fruit flies make for stingy mothers, imparting only a portion of the genetic building blocks their offspring…
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