Heart drug eases pain of rare disease
U. ROCHESTER (US) — An older medication originally approved to treat heart problems eases pain and stiffness from a very rare muscle disease, a new study reports. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Sep 26, 2012 15:12 - 3 Comments
Runny-nosed kids make your cold worse
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Exposure to school-age children raises the odds that a person with lung disease who catches a cold will actually suffer symptoms like a runny nose, sore throat, and cough, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 15, 2012 14:52 - 1 Comment
‘Shadow plumbing’ hauls waste from brain
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Neuroscientists have discovered a previously unrecognized system that drains waste from the brain at a rapid clip. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 16, 2012 17:16 - 0 Comments
Alzheimer’s gene opens floodgate in brain
U. ROCHESTER (US) — A genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease triggers a cascade of signaling that results in leaky blood vessels in the brain, allowing toxic substances to pour into brain tissue. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2012 9:19 - 1 Comment
Meds curtail Parkinson’s-related depression
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Medication eases depression in Parkinson’s patients without worsening other symptoms of the disease, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 29, 2012 14:32 - 0 Comments
Humble ‘brain glue’ governs neurons
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Researchers credit once-overlooked cells called astrocytes with key roles in neuron firing and brain activity. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2012 15:54 - 5 Comments
Menopause ‘brain fog’ is real, study confirms
U. ROCHESTER (US) — The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, not imagined. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2012 15:32 - 0 Comments
Cells coax damaged nerves to reconnect
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Researchers have taken a step toward repairing nerves more effectively in patients who have been involved in car accidents or suffered severe injuries. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 14, 2012 12:51 - 1 Comment
Starved by protein, HIV can’t replicate
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Immune cells can be protected from the most virulent form of HIV by a protein that starves the virus of materials it needs to replicate. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 27, 2011 11:52 - 0 Comments
How tooth microbes aim straight for heart
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Bacteria best known for causing cavities are also able to make their way into heart tissue, causing endocarditis, a dangerous and potentially lethal condition. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 21, 2011 14:44 - 4 Comments
After brain injury, add antidepressants
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Antidepressants may help spur the creation and survival of new brain cells after brain injury, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 11, 2011 11:35 - 0 Comments
New offensive in battle with superbug
U. ROCHESTER (US) — A new way to attack pathogens stops bacteria’s ability to degrade RNA, a “housekeeping” process crucial to their ability to thrive. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 28, 2011 11:13 - 0 Comments
Lattice adds flexibility to nano toolkit
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scientists have created a diamond-like lattice composed of gold nanoparticles and viral particles, woven together and held in place by strands of DNA. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 7, 2011 15:04 - 0 Comments
Tumor gets start in stem cell’s daughter
U. ROCHESTER (US) — The most common type of malignant brain tumor gets its start in cells known as glial progenitor cells—often referred to as “daughter” cells of stem cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 6, 2010 16:09 - 1 Comment
This stands between you and pandemic
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Eggs—hundreds of millions of them—have to be available to make flu vaccines happen each year. But a new study with bacteria suggests there may be a way to skip the eggs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 24, 2010 10:44 - 1 Comment
Teeth should be thankful for cranberry
U. ROCHESTER (US) — You won’t be the only one feasting this Thanksgiving. Harmful bacteria await their own holiday meal, launching one of the biggest assaults of the year on your teeth. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 3, 2010 11:54 - 0 Comments
Boring brain cells lead double life
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Immune cells known as microglia, long thought to be activated in the brain only when fighting infection or injury, are constantly active and likely play a central role in the creation and elimination of synapses. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2010 9:32 - 0 Comments
Protein makes HIV less sticky
U. ROCHESTER (US) — A protein best known for the troubles it poses in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients is being exploited in semen as a way to stop HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 23, 2010 8:48 - 1 Comment
Old drug puts up a fight against lung bug
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A drug to treat inflammation plays a surprising role reducing the level of infection caused by an opportunistic bug that is deadly for AIDS and cancer patients and others with weakened immune systems. (more…)
