Diabetes drug alleviates anxiety in mice
The antidiabetic medication metformin reduces anxiety-like behaviors in male mice by increasing serotonin availability in the brain, according to a study published in JNeurosci. These […]
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Study finds link between Medicaid expansion and equity in cancer care
Racial disparities in timely cancer treatment disappeared in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to an analysis of over 30,000 […]
Read moreHuman contact plays big role in spread of some hospital infections, but not others
An observational study conducted in a French hospital showed that human contact was responsible for 90 percent of the spread of one species of antibiotic-resistant […]
Read moreAnalyzing a protein from cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose patients with prion diseases
Every year in Catalonia 15 new cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease are diagnosed. It is a deadly prion disease whose cause is unknown and has […]
Read moreLost in translation: The medium is the message for a healthy heartbeat
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion have revealed how a genetic message to produce healthy heart tissue is altered in […]
Read moreExperimental noninvasive tool monitors effectiveness of stem cell transplantation
Stem-cell based therapies to strengthen the heart muscle and treat other diseases are beginning to show promise in human clinical trials. However, other than observing […]
Read moreNew cognitive training game to improve driving skills among the elderly
The number of older car drivers worldwide is increasing, leading to accidents caused by age-related cognitive decline among drivers. Researchers at Tohoku University have developed […]
Read moreDiscovery in mice could remove roadblock to more insulin production
By the time someone gets diagnosed with diabetes—in either of its forms—the insulin-making factory inside their body has ground to a halt, or at least […]
Read moreNew autism research on single neurons suggests signaling problems in brain circuits
Autism affects at least 2% of children in the United States—an estimated 1 in 59. This is challenging for both the patients and their parents […]
Read moreThe long-term physical-psychiatric effects of childhood trauma
Exposure to trauma in childhood is associated with both psychiatric and physical problems for decades afterward, according to new research presented here today at the […]
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