My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Scientists at the University of Granada have disproved the old idea that chocolate is fattening, in a study reported this week in Nutrition The study—possibly the most comprehensive to…
Contact: Louise Vennells l.vennells@exeter.ac.uk 44-077-685-11866 Diabetologia New technology has enabled scientists to prove that most people with type 1 diabetes have active beta cells, the specialised insulin-making cells found in…
Scientists answer hotly debated questions about how calorie restriction delays aging process September 3, 2013 By Lee Phillion Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has…
Contact: Agnes Wold agnes.wold@microbio.gu.se 46-734-028-750 University of Gothenburg Swedish researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, report that a simple habit may give significant protection against allergy development,…
17 Apr 2013 WASHINGTON (AFP) US hospitals face a disincentive to improve care because they make drastically more money when surgery goes wrong than when a patient is discharged with…
Contact: Jacqueline Partarrieu press@escardio.org 33-492-947-756 European Society of Cardiology Results from a large cohort study suggest that exposure to metabolic risks of cardiovascular disease is increasing Sophia Antipolis, 10 April…
Contact: Laura J. Williams laurajw@umich.edu 734-615-4862 University of Michigan ANN ARBOR—Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal…
Contact: Ulrike Lippe ulrike.lippe@degruyter.com 49-030-260-05153 Versita Recent research in laboratory medicine has revealed crucial differences between men and women with regard to cardiovascular illness, cancer, liver disease, osteoporosis, and in…
Contact: Robert Perkins perkinsr@usc.edu 213-740-9226 University of Southern California Testing helps catch the disease early, but experts caution that aggressive use of antiretroviral drugs in asymptomatic patients could breed more…
Contact: Jean-François Perrier Perrier@sund.ku.dk 45-23-81-27-46 University of Copenhagen A marathon runner approaches the finishing line, but suddenly the sweaty athlete collapses to the ground. Everyone probably assumes that this is…
Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE: Fred Kummerow, a 98-year-old emeritus professor of comparative biosciences at the University of Illinois, explains the primary causes of…
2-5-13 Media Release Some omega-3 oils better than others for protection against liver diseaseCORVALLIS, Ore. – Research at Oregon State University has found that one particular omega-3 fatty acid has…
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Use of sunblock could lessen protective effects, suggest authors [Exposure to ultraviolet-B and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis among women in the…
Contact: Jennifer Beal sciencenewsroom@wiley.com 44-012-437-70633 Wiley People with hepatitis C and chronic liver disease who relapsed or failed to respond to initial treatment are unlikely to improve on interferon retreatment.…
Contact: Daniel Fowler pubinfo@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 — Married men who spend more time doing traditionally female household tasks—including cooking, cleaning, and shopping—report having…
Contact: Lorinda Klein lorindaann.klein@nyumc.org 212-404-3533 NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke New York (January 9, 2013) -- A new…
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Mary F. Masson mfmasson@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System Helicobacter pylori in the mouse stomach put the brakes on colitis by reducing the…
14 December 2012 by Noah Palm and Ruslan Medzhitov Magazine issue 2894. For similar stories, visit the The Big Idea and Evolution Topic Guides From pollen to peanuts, we humans…
Contact: Louise Vennells L.Vennells@exeter.ac.uk 44-013-927-22062 University of Exeter Viruses cooperate or conquer to cause maximum destruction Scientists have discovered new evidence about the evolution of viruses, in work that will…
My microbes In a nutshell : The gut metagenome is the collection of all the genomes of all the microbes in the human intestinal tract : it is specific to each…
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