The Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of death in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, according to results from the observational study.Credit: Flickr/mona_q
The Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of death in patients...
Neural progenitor cells from Control (left) and ASD (right) patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells display faster growth and have less amount so BRN2 in the nuclei. (Scale bar: 200 ?m).
Credit: Manuscript (Figure 2C).
Brain cells grow faster in children with...
Research from The University of Queensland could lead to a new treatment for Parkinson's disease, with future potential applications to nearly 50 other disorders.
In Parkinson's disease – which affects about eight million people worldwide – vital nerve cells (neurons)...
A new approach to cancer therapy works to control it, not completely eliminate it.Credit: Graphic courtesy of Oregon State University.
Researchers have created a new drug delivery system that could improve the effectiveness of an emerging concept in cancer treatment...
Umbilical cells from children of obese or overweight mothers show impaired expression of key genes regulating cell energy and metabolism, compared to similar cells from babies of non-obese mothers.Credit: © yingzhu / Flickr
Scientists have long known that infants born...
Scripps Florida Scientists Shed New Light on the Role of Calcium in Learning and Memory.Credit: Flickr/ariesandrea
While calcium's importance for our bones and teeth is well known, its role in neurons -- in particular, its effects on processes such as...
The Zika virus reproduces in the vaginal tissue of pregnant mice several days after infection, according to a study by Yale researchers. From the genitals, the virus spreads and infects the fetal brain, impairing fetal development. The findings suggest...
Globally, about 42 million people now have dementia, with Alzheimer's disease as the most common type of dementia. Rates of Alzheimer's disease are rising worldwide. The most important risk factors seem to be linked to diet, especially the consumption...
Ascending, descending, and abdominal aortas.Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Elefteriades and the Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut
People with a family member who had an aortic dissection -- a spontaneous tear in one of the body's main arteries...
Car windows closed with the fan/heating off in traffic is the best ventilation setting leading up to a 76% reduction in in-car pollutants. Also, the safest setting is the air being circulated internally only by the fan without drawing...
A study by Johns Hopkins researchers of more than 13,000 people has found that even after accounting for such risk factors as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, so-called morbid obesity appears to stand alone as a standout...
