Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of developing bladder cancer, according to a systematic review of seven studies presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Brighton. Though further clinical studies are needed to confirm...
Huntingtin aggregates (brown) are elevated in skin sections from HD model mice (left). Levels are reduced after treatment with P110 (right).Credit: Disatnik et al., 2016
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have identified several new biological markers to measure...
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A new technique that allowed researchers to analyze genetic material from serum samples of HIV patients taken before AIDS was known provides a glimpse into the beginnings of the epidemic.
Researchers at the University of Arizona...
Mitochondria are membrane-bound organelles present in eukaryotic cells. Their essential role is to supply cells with energy in the form of ATP. Mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in a range of diseases, including Alzheimer's. Credit: Kelvinsong
On Nov. 25, 1901, a...
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For years, scientists have known that someone who is thin could still end up with diabetes. Yet an obese person may be surprisingly healthy.
Now, new research led by scientists at the University of Utah College of Health,...
By removing the protein galectin-3 (Gal3), a team of investigators led by University of California School of Medicine researchers were able to reverse diabetic insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in mouse models of obesity and diabetes.
By binding to insulin...
Adult zebrafish can regenerate their spinal cords after an injury. Supporting glial cells (shown in red) are first to bridge the gap between the severed ends. Neuronal cells (green) soon follow. Photo credit: Mayssa Mokalled and Kenneth Poss, Duke
Healing...
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Listen up: Everybody has heard that exercise can help keep you slim and is good for heart health, but University of Florida researchers have also found that exercise may also help prevent age-related hearing loss — at...
Women who avoided foods, cosmetics, and other products packaged in BPA-containing plastic containers for 3 weeks had significant reductions in urinary levels of BPA, a commonly used "endocrine disruptor" associated with negative health effects including weight gain. Over the...
When it comes to your mental and emotional health, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the weather variable that matters most.Image Credit: Flickr/Mark Lee
Sunshine matters. A lot. The idea isn't exactly new, but according to a...
An infographic describing the yearly number of mutations produced in a given type of cell by smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. Credit: Genome Research Limited
Scientists have measured the catastrophic genetic damage caused by smoking in different organs...
