MDI Biological Laboratory scientist Viravuth P. Yin, Ph.D., with zebrafish. Scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory and Novo Biosciences have identified a drug candidate to restore heart muscle function following a heart attack.
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Scientists at the MDI...
Many people find it challenging to exercise regularly and that is contributing to the obesity and diabetes epidemics. A much less strenuous activity, whole-body vibration, can mimic the muscle and bone health benefits of regular exercise.
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New research reveals the neurobiological control of sociability and could represent important first steps toward interventions for patients with autism. Image Credit: Flickr / Hepingting
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have gained new insight into the genetic...
RCI drill trajectory across the mastoid bone.
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A team of surgeons and engineers of Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, have...
The study shows that learning to reduce rumination is very helpful for patients with depressive symptoms.Image Credit: Flickr/ryan melaugh
Depressed individuals "don't need to worry and ruminate," says Professor Roger Hagen, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU)...
Parenthood is associated with a longer life than childlessness, particularly in older age, when health and capacity may start to decline, finds a new research.
Parenthood is associated with a longer life than childlessness, particularly in older age, when health...
Daily screen time of three or more hours is linked to several risk factors associated with the development of diabetes in children, finds a new study. Image Credit: Flickr/Andrew Seaman
Daily screen time of three or more hours is linked...
Depression is the strongest predictor of death in the first decade following a diagnosis of coronary heart disease, according to a new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.
The study, which is...
Hospitalized patients treated by physicians who order more or more expensive tests and procedures are just as likely to be readmitted or to die as patients treated by doctors who order fewer or less expensive tests, according to research...
Images that predate the formation of toxic clumps of beta-amyloid, the protein believed to be at the root of Alzheimer’s disease, have now been captured by researchers.Credit: Illustration: Per Uvdal
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used the MAX...
In 90-95 percent of people, high blood pressure has no identifiable cause, yet it is a risk factor for diseases of the brain, kidneys, heart, eyes, and other parts of the body. Image Credit: Flickr/imcomkorea
Abnormally high blood pressure, or...
