E-cigarette use may encourage experimentation with tobacco, study finds
Young people who have tried an e-cigarette may be more likely to go on to smoke cigarettes compared with those who have not, a study led by University of Stirling researchers has suggested.
View ArticleWant to learn something? Sleep on it, but not too deeply: study
Scientists fascinated by the idea that humans might be able to learn while asleep—a new language, say, or a piece of music—have long been coming up with clashing experimental results.
View ArticleThe ethics of animal research
The ethics pertaining to animal research have evolved over centuries, but there is still need for refining and improving them. A new review examines the chronology and evolution of ethics in animal...
View ArticleScientists identify mutations in venous valve disease
A team of scientists has discovered that mutations in the genes FOXC2 and GJC2 are associated with defects in venous valves, flaps within veins that help maintain proper blood flow.
View ArticleA pair of medical magnets shows promise as a new tool for creating an...
An experimental device that employs a pair of magnets offers surgeons a new safe and simple alternative to standard methods for creating an anastomosis for the first time in nearly 50 years. An...
View ArticleTick saliva may hold potential treatment for reducing HIV-linked heart...
Scientists may have found a clue to why people living with HIV have double the likelihood of developing heart disease. The findings, made by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Center for...
View ArticleStudy clears important hurdle toward developing an HIV vaccine
An international team of researchers has demonstrated a way of overcoming one of the major stumbling blocks that has prevented the development of a vaccine against HIV: the ability to generate immune...
View ArticleGuess who? Facial expressions can cause confusion
Photos of the same person can look substantially different. For example, your passport photo may look quite different from your driving licence, or your face in holiday photos.
View ArticleA novel biomarker for multiple sclerosis
An article published in Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 242, Issue 15, September, 2017) identifies opioid growth factor (OGF) as a novel biomarker for the onset and progression of multiple...
View ArticleGene therapy helps boys with 'Lorenzo's Oil' disease
The fledgling field of gene therapy has scored another win: An experimental treatment seemed to help boys with the inherited nerve disease featured in the movie "Lorenzo's Oil."
View ArticleResearchers release the brakes on the immune system
Many tumors possess mechanisms to avoid destruction by the immune system. For instance, they misuse the natural "brakes" in the immune defense mechanism that normally prevent an excessive immune...
View ArticleFDA rejects muscular dystrophy drug, says it doesn't work
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rejected an experimental drug for a common type of muscular dystrophy.
View ArticleBabies born late preterm may be at risk of cardiovascular diseases
Babies born late preterm at 35 weeks are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adult life than those born at full term, according to research published in Experimental Physiology.
View ArticleWith ARDS, doctors should keep ventilator-induced injury in mind
(HealthDay)—When applying evidence-based recommendations for mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), clinicians should be aware of the mechanisms of...
View ArticleEating at night could increase risk of heart disease and diabetes
Eating during the night is associated with higher risk of heart disease and diabetes, and the body's 24-hour cycle is to blame, according to research published today in Experimental Physiology.
View ArticleWorking to reduce brain injury in newborns
Research-clinicians at Children's National Health System led the first study to identify a promising treatment to reduce or prevent brain injury in newborns who have suffered hypoxia-ischemia, a...
View ArticleGenetic mutation in extended Amish family in Indiana protects against aging...
The first genetic mutation that appears to protect against multiple aspects of biological aging in humans has been discovered in an extended family of Old Order Amish living in the vicinity of Berne,...
View ArticleCombination immunotherapy targets cancer resistance
Cancer immunotherapy drugs have had notable but limited success because in many cases, tumors develop resistance to treatment. But researchers at Yale and Stanford have identified an experimental...
View ArticlePeople born premature have smaller airways causing respiratory problems
People born prematurely may have smaller airways than those born at full term, which can cause respiratory problems. That's according to research published in Experimental Physiology today.
View ArticleTrials show inactivated Zika virus vaccine is safe and immunogenic
The investigational Zika purified inactivated virus (ZPIV) vaccine was well-tolerated and induced an immune response in participants, according to initial results from three Phase 1 clinical trials....
View ArticleFailure to understand risks may lead to dangerous delay in seeking medical care
Making medical decisions for yourself or a loved one is challenging. Survival statistics, drug effectiveness rates and other numbers that convey risk factors and medical information may seem like they...
View ArticleSpinal cord injury affects the heart
Spinal cord injury affects the heart, that's what research published in Experimental Physiology and carried out by researchers from University of British Columbia, Canada has found.
View ArticleTeam of bioethicists calls for rigorous trials for experimental fetal therapy
Citing uncertainties about the risks and benefits of an experimental therapy for fetuses whose kidneys do not develop, bioethicists at Johns Hopkins and a team of medical experts are calling for...
View ArticleThe story of a new skin
Decades of scientific research into areas including plant genetics and data science helped doctors successfully carry out an experimental therapy to create a new skin for a seven-year-old boy suffering...
View ArticleModerate exercise training improves some of the Marfan syndrome symptoms in mice
Regular physical activity is a common therapy for people with cardiovascular problems, but not recommended to those with Marfan syndrome, a rare disease of the connective tissue affecting the...
View ArticleAt least three out of five people who try a cigarette become daily smokers
At least 61 per cent of people who try their first cigarette become, at least temporarily, daily smokers, suggests an analysis of survey data by Queen Mary University of London.
View ArticleOne of the most promising drugs for Alzheimer's disease fails in clinical trials
To the roughly 400 clinical trials that have tested some experimental treatment for Alzheimer's disease and come up short, we can now add three more.
View ArticleThe combination of two proteins exerts a regenerating effect in Parkinson's...
Parkinson's disease is currently the second-most widespread neurogenerative pathology. It is a motor disorder caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the gray matter of the brain. These neurons...
View ArticleNew study validates clotting risk factors in chronic kidney disease
In late 2017, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) discovered and published (Science Translational Medicine, (9) 417, Nov 2017) a potential treatment target to prevent chronic...
View ArticleDon't sweat it: Bikram yoga is no more effective than yoga practiced at room...
Bikram yoga, a hot yoga style, is no more effective at improving health than the same yoga postures at room temperature - that's what research published in Experimental Physiology and carried out by...
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