A team of researchers from the Center for Biomedical Technology (CTB) at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) in collaboration with the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), the Cajal Institute and the San Carlos Clinical Hospital has developed an innovative treatment to repair damaged brain tissues
A new study in Clinical Kidney Journal indicates that the use of marijuana by kidney donors has no measurable effect on the outcomes of kidney transplants for donors or recipients. This study is the first to investigate the effect of marijuana use by live kidney donors
Men with particular cancers generally fare worse than women with the same cancers, new Australian research has found. Published in Cancer Causes & Control, the Cancer Council Victoria and University of Melbourne-led population-based study found to have a survival benefit to women for 11 of the 25 cancer types investigated
Microscopic particles floating in the air we breathe from sources such as fossil fuel combustion, fires, cigarettes, and vehicles. Known as fine particulate matter, this form of air pollution increases the risk of cardiovascular and other serious health problem
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now found a cause for frequent catastrophic events in the genetic material of cancer cells that have only been known for a few years. The failure of an important cellular DNA repair system promotes fragmentation and defective assembly of genetic material. Cancer cells with such a repair defect can now be treated by a specific group of drugs
New research published in Diabetology (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that children who are larger than average at birth (large for gestational age or LGA) and born to mothers with gestational diabetes are almost three times as likely to be obese as children born to normal size to diabetes-free mothers. The study is by Dr. Padma Kaul (Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada) and co-authors
Mitochondria have their own DNA, but the 13 genes in human mitochondria – along with DNA sequences for tRNAs, rRNAs and some small peptides – are massively overshadowed by the 20,000 genes in the human nucleus. However, these diminutive mitochondria may have a strong influence on cellular metabolism and susceptibility to metabolic diseases like heart failure or obesity.
Living cells depend absolutely on microtubules that form a scaffolding for moving materials inside the cell. Microtubule fibers are hollow rods made of much smaller tubulin subunits that spontaneously assemble at one end of the rod, but exactly how they do this inside the crowded environment of living cells has been a mystery. Now researchers have uncovered the mechanism that puts these blocks in place.
Research by Embry-Riddle’s Dr. Hugo Castillo that challenges conventional thinking about the impacts of low-level radiation exposure has drawn international attention from other scientists — and from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
An international team of scientists has completed the first 3D virtual reconstruction of the ribcage of the most complete Neandertal skeleton unearthed to date, potentially shedding new light on how this ancient human moved and breathed. The study is published in Nature Communications.
A drug discovery made at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland, will increase the safety of animal sedation and anesthesia. Vatinoxan, the pharmacological molecule discovered in the study, reduced the adverse effects of other drugs on the cardiovascular system of canine patients.
The battle against Non communicable diseases [NCDs] will be in the spotlight at the 3rd High-Level Meeting as part of the United Nations General Assembly on NCD's in September 27, 2018. It is hoped that progressive, evidence-based methods towards Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030 will be accepted by over 50 Heads of States for accelerated implementation.
Diabetes, often considered the mother's disease of most NCDs, will be tabled for discussion to reduce the global burden of disease. What is needed immediately is a strong policy commitment to ensure the meaningful prevention and support of people living at risk for diabetes in the response.