An Ohio State University researcher and her team have created the first medical glove that can block radiation while meeting
Month: January 2019
Poor sleep and heart – related death
Elderly men who experience extended episodes of interrupted breathing while asleep have a high risk of heart problems. Research shows
Blood test could detect the onset of dementia before symptoms are noticed
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory, thinking skills and the ability to perform simple tasks.
Alzheimer’s disease destroys brain connections
Scientists have uncovered a mechanism through which a toxic brain protein that is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease can damage
Stool transplants from ‘super donors’ could be a cure-all
New research suggests that stools from so-called “super donors” have such rich microbial diversity that using them for fecal transplants
Mom’s gestational diabetes hikes kids’ pre-diabetes, obesity risk
Up to 20 percent of women develop gestational diabetes – high blood sugar – during pregnancy, but the long-term effects
Human respiratory viruses continue to spread in wild chimpanzees
Less than two years after the first report of wild chimpanzees in Uganda dying as a result of a human
New Yeast Model of Metabolic Disorders May Lead to Life-saving Therapies
There are hundreds of metabolic disorders — including phenylketonuria, tyrosinemia, maple syrup urine disease and homocystinuria. These disorders lead to
Targeting ‘hidden pocket’ for treatment of stroke and seizure
The ideal drug is one that only affects the exact cells and neurons it is designed to treat, without unwanted
Early prediction of Alzheimer’s progression: Blood protein
Years before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease manifest, the brain starts changing and neurons are slowly degraded. Scientists at the German
