By Institute for Research in Biomedicine-IRB
Researchers have developed a platform that compiles all the atomic data, previously stored in diverse databases, on protein structures and protein interactions for eight organisms of relevance. They apply a singular homology-based modelling procedure.
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By Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Oxidative stress is believed to cause a number of diseases. Up to now, it has been common practice to measure oxidative stress levels by determining the oxidation state of a small molecule called glutathione in cell extracts. Scientists have now discovere
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By New York City College of Technology
Scientists have developed a method to detect the smallest virus particle. Since even one viral particle can represent a deadly threat, the research likely will make an important contribution to ongoing research on early detection of such diseases as AIDS
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By Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
Many researchers and clinicians believe that an early age at first drink (AFD) can lead to alcohol problems. A new study challenges that belief by examining linkages between AFD and problem behaviors. Findings show that early drunkenness was a greater ris
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By Duke University Medical Center
Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, according to researchers who compared aerobic training, resistance training, and a combination of the two.
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By Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
Executive function (EF) guides complex behavior such as planning, decision-making, and response control. Alcohol dependence (AD) is known to impair EF. New findings indicate that increased impulsiveness and decreased EF may comprise an inherited trait tha
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By American Heart Association
New streamlined guidelines will help healthcare providers better treat patients with the most severe type of heart attacks, according to an American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology statement.
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By Bournemouth University
Research brings together evidence about the potential for misoprostol to prevent bleeding after home births in low resource countries.
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By BioMed Central Limited
Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research looks at illness requiring hospitalization and treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) and fin
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By International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
A recent study concludes that COPD is not an independent risk factor for lung cancer.
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By Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
Myopathy refers to a disease characterized by muscular weakness and wasting. Vitamin D deficiency is a well-recognized cause of myopathy, and excessive drinking is often associated with low or subnormal levels of vitamin D. A new review indicates that vit
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By American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
In a study of African Americans with kidney disease, levels of mineral metabolites rose over time; those with faster rates of kidney function decline had the greatest increases in metabolites. Higher baseline levels of metabolites were linked with an incr
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By Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Efforts to reduce underage exposure to alcohol advertising by implementing time restrictions have not worked, according to new research.. The report concluded that time restrictions on alcohol advertising actually increase teen exposure, because companies
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By University of East Anglia
The origins of congenital heart defects could be traced right back to the first stages of embryonic development, according to a new study.
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By American Heart Association
Psychosocial distress is associated with increased risk of stroke deaths and strokes in people over age 65, according to a new study. Psychosocial distress includes depression, stress and a negative outlook and dissatisfaction with life. The impact of psy
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By American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Trials for experimental drugs are often done on laboratory mice because of their genetic similarity to humans. But now a study has found that, when it comes to chronic neurological disorders, researchers may be using the wrong kind of mouse.
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By Henry Ford Health System
Urologists have developed a new technique that could make minimally invasive robotic partial nephrectomy procedures the norm, rather than the exception for kidney cancer patients. The technique spares the kidney, eliminates long hospital stays and provide
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By Public Library of Science
In a new study, researchers have discovered a potentially important mechanism by which the Ebola virus alters and evades the immune response of its infected host.
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By Indiana University
Medical researchers have found that more than two-thirds of generic drugs have safety-warning labels that differ from the equivalent brand-name drug. The majority of generics showed relatively small differences across their labels, but 9 percent showed di
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By McMaster University
A new study shows a specialized class of immune cells, known as T cells, can respond to virus infections in an older person with the same vigour as T cells from a young person.
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