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Study Reveals New Targets for Parkinson’s Disease
Study Reveals New Targets for Parkinson’s Disease Scientists used a novel approach to identify dozens of genes that may contribute to Parkinson’s disease. The discoveries may also yield insights into...
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Genetic Testing Doesn’t Improve Warfarin Dosing
Genetic Testing Doesn’t Improve Warfarin Dosing Adding genetic data to clinical information doesn’t improve the ability to determine initial doses of warfarin, a common blood thinner. The finding...
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Gut Microbes May Affect Cancer Treatment
Gut Microbes May Affect Cancer Treatment The effectiveness of certain cancer therapies may depend on microbes that live in the intestine, according to a study in mice. The findings suggest that...
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How Mosquitoes Detect People
How Mosquitoes Detect People Researchers discovered a receptor that mosquitoes use to detect both carbon dioxide and skin odor, and they identified compounds that interact with the receptor. The...
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Tobacco, Drug Use May Raise Risk of Stillbirth
Tobacco, Drug Use May Raise Risk of Stillbirth Smoking tobacco or marijuana, taking prescription painkillers, or using illegal drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of stillbirth, according to a...
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Insights into Brain Injury
Insights into Brain Injury New findings provide insight into the damage caused by mild traumatic brain injury and suggest approaches for reducing its harmful effects. Nationwide, at least 1.7 million...
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Stanford research: The meaningful life is a road worth traveling
Stanford research: The meaningful life is a road worth traveling A Stanford research project explored the key differences between lives of happiness and meaningfulness. While the two are similar,...
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Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use
Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use New NIH study shows that certain protective factors do not exist in those with severe mental illness People with severe mental illness such...
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Stanford shares in $540 million gift from Ludwig Cancer Research
Stanford shares in $540 million gift from Ludwig Cancer Research The Stanford University School of Medicine has received $90 million from Ludwig Cancer Research on behalf of its founder, Daniel K....
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Researchers take step toward developing ‘universal’ flu vaccine
Researchers take step toward developing ‘universal’ flu vaccine Every year, the approach of flu season sets off a medical guessing game, with life or death consequences. There are many different...
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Study provides glimpse into health of ultramarathon runners
Study provides glimpse into health of ultramarathon runners Researchers have recently published the baseline findings of a longitudinal study on the health of ultrarunners. Above, runners participate...
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5 Questions: Longhurst on clinical informatics gaining recognition as medical...
5 Questions: Longhurst on clinical informatics gaining recognition as medical sub-specialty Clinical informatics, a field at the intersection of clinical medicine and information technology, has...
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Creative Minds: Can Microbes Influence Mental Health?
Creative Minds: Can Microbes Influence Mental Health? While sitting in microbiology class as a college sophomore, Elaine Hsiao was stunned to learn that the human gut held between as much as 6 pounds...
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Oxytocin Affects Facial Recognition
Oxytocin Affects Facial Recognition A genetic variation in the receptor for oxytocin, a hormone involved in social bonding, affects the ability to remember faces in families with a child who has...
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Arthritis Genetics Analysis Aids Drug Discovery
Arthritis Genetics Analysis Aids Drug Discovery An international research team identified 42 new areas in the human genome associated with rheumatoid arthritis—and found that many are already the...
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Distracted Driving Raises Crash Risk
Distracted Driving Raises Crash Risk Researchers used video technology and in-vehicle sensors to show that distracted driving, particularly among new drivers, substantially raises the risk for car...
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Cognitive Training Shows Staying Power
Cognitive Training Shows Staying Power Ten years after a training program was completed, certain cognitive abilities were still improved in older adults, according to a new report. The findings suggest...
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Nature-Inspired Surgical Glue Mends Hearts
Nature-Inspired Surgical Glue Mends Hearts Researchers developed a new tissue adhesive that is biodegradable, biocompatible, and easily manipulated. It could allow for less invasive surgeries that...
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Toxin Kills HIV-Infected Cells
Toxin Kills HIV-Infected Cells An HIV-specific poison can kill cells in which the virus is still reproducing despite antiretroviral therapy, a study in mice showed. Such targeted therapies could become...
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Vitamin D Levels Predict Multiple Sclerosis Progression
Vitamin D Levels Predict Multiple Sclerosis Progression Among people with early-stage multiple sclerosis (MS), those with higher blood levels of vitamin D had better outcomes during 5 years of...
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