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UrduMyoKardia, Inc. today announced the launch of the 2nd Annual MyoSeeds™ Research Grants Program, an initiative to support original, independent research in the biology and underlying mechanisms of cardiomyopathies and precision heart disease treatment.
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Prolonged unrest likely to spring from India’s decision to revoke Kashmir’s special status
Kashmir has been a region disputed by India and Pakistan for over 70 years; India administers bout two-thirds of the state and Pakistan much of the remainder (with a small portion occupied by China). On Aug. 5, the Indian government…
Financial Abuse of Older Adults by Family Members More Common than Scams by Strangers
Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers identified financial abuse of older adults by family members as the more common than scams by strangers
Moderate to Heavy Drinking During Pregnancy Alters Genes in Newborns, Mothers
Mothers who drink moderate to high levels of alcohol during pregnancy may be changing their babies’ DNA, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Scars: gone with the foam
Poorly healing wounds and severe scarring are more than just a cosmetic problem; they can significantly impair a person’s mobility and health. Empa researchers have now developed a foam that is supposed to prevent excessive scarring and help wounds to heal quickly. An essential ingredient: the yellow ginger tumeric.
CANDLE Illuminates New Pathways in Fight Against Cancer
As part of the Department of Energy’s role in the fight against cancer, scientists are building tools that use supercomputers to solve problems in entirely new ways.
New research could provide better food and faster analysis of blood tests
A group of researchers from the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen have figu
System for studying diseases like gout and kidney stones finds new drug targets
Researchers develop a strain of fruit fly that develops high uric acid levels when triggered by diet
Selective coronary angiography following cardiac arrest
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 2, pp. 85-98 ; DOI https:/ / doi. org/ 10. 15212/ CVIA. 2017. 0060 , Jayasheel O. Eshcol and Adnan K. Chhatriwalla from Saint Luke’s Hospital Mid America…
Pores for thought: Ion channel study beckons first whole-brain simulation
Blue Brain Project’s ‘Channelpedia’ is open to brain modellers and pharmacologists everywhere
French major energy player Total joins National Carbon Capture Center
Continuing its international engagement in technology innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Carbon Capture Center – which is managed and operated by Southern Company – has welcomed French major energy player Total as a new member. Total is…
Sensory impairment and health expectancy in older adults
Out of the five physical senses, impairment in vision and hearing, especially simultaneously, may have the greatest impact on the health of older adults. These impairments are associated with poor health outcomes, such as limitations in physical function and activities…
New study shows how autism can be measured through a non-verbal marker
How a visual test can help screen for autism
Global reinsurance experts urge investment in open-source risk models
Strategic management academics recommend alteration of insurance industry in background paper prepar
Age-related illness risk for people living with HIV
Study finds increased incidence of heart disease, COPD and bone fractures
Uric acid pathologies shorten fly lifespan, highlighting need for screening in humans
Backed by human genetics, research in flies provides potential drug targets for gout, metabolic synd
No, Siri and Alexa are not making us ruder
Study of 274 adults finds the answer — for now
NIH awards $17.4 million to Cornell for CHESS subfacility
A single human cell contains thousands of proteins that perform a vast array of functions, from fighting off viruses to transcribing DNA. By understanding the structure of these proteins, researchers can interpret their functions and develop methods for turning them…
Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) vol 4, issue 2 publishes
Beijing, 06 August 2019: the journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) has just published a new issue, Volume 4 Issue 2. This issue is a general issue with a wide variety of papers by authors from the US, Asia and…
Immune cells drive gallstone formation
Sticky meshworks of DNA and proteins extruded by white blood cells called neutrophils act as the glue that binds together calcium and cholesterol crystals during gallstone formation, researchers in Germany report August 15 in the journal Immunity . Both genetic…
Cardiac rehabilitation: Preliminary results
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 2, pp. 121-23; DOI https:/ / doi. org/ 10. 15212/ CVIA. 2017. 0069 , C. Richard Conti, Jamie. B Conti, and Jeff Plasschaert from the University of Florida…
Epicardial coronary artery abnormalities that do not result in myocardial ischemia
What to Do with Epicardial Coronary Artery Abnormalities That do not Result in Myocardial Ischemia? In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 2, pp. 109-111 ; DOI https:/ / doi. org/ 10. 15212/ CVIA. 2017.…
Ultrasound: The potential power for cardiovascular disease therapy
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 2, pp. 125-134; DOI https:/ / doi. org/ 10. 15212/ CVIA. 2019. 0013 , Xiaoyu Zheng, Qingyao Liao, Yue Wang, Hua Li, Xiaodong Wang, Yaohui Wang, Wentao Wu,…
The relationship between mean platelet volume and in-hospital mortality in geriatric patients with S
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 2, pp. 135-141; DOI https:/ / doi. org/ 10. 15212/ CVIA. 2019. 0015 , Ömer Şatıroğlu, Murtaza Emre Durakoğlugil, Hüseyin Avni Uydu, Hakan Duman, Mustafa Çetin, Yüksel Çiçek,…
Care less with helmet
Psychologist at the University of Jena (Germany) discovers altered behaviour and brain activity amon
Warmer winters are changing the makeup of water in Black Sea
WASHINGTON – Warmer winters are starting to alter the structure of the Black Sea, which could foreshadow how ocean compositions might shift from future climate change, according to new research. A new study published in AGU’s Journal of Geophysical Research:…
Simulation of the future in the Grimsel rock laboratory
Geologists at the University of Jena (Germany) investigate the stability of the geotechnical barrier
Deep-earth diamonds reveal primordial rock source in Earth’s mantle
An analysis of helium isotopes locked inside “super-deep” diamonds hundreds of kilometers below Earth’s surface suggests that vast reservoirs of molten primordial source rock, perhaps nearly as old as the Earth, are present. The helium-bearing diamonds studied as part of…
Router guest networks lack adequate security, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University
BEER-SHEVA…August 15, 2019 – While many organizations and home networks use a host and guest network on the same router hardware to increase security, a new study by Ben-Gurion University indicates that routers from well-known manufacturers are vulnerable to cross-router…
How buildings can cut 80% of their carbon emissions by 2050
Energy use in buildings–from heating and cooling your home to keeping the lights on in the office–is responsible for over one-third of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States. Slashing building CO2 emissions 80% by 2050 would therefore…
A step forward in wearable robotics: Exosuit assists with both walking and running
A soft robotic exosuit – worn like a pair of shorts – can make both walking and running easier for the wearer, a new study reports. The self-contained, portable device, which weighs only 11 pounds, is capable of detecting the…
Predictive value of resting pd/pa for fractional flow reserve assessed with monorail pressure microc
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 2, pp. 113-120; DOI https:/ / doi. org/ 10. 15212/ CVIA. 2017. 0078 , Keng Tat Koh, Asri Said, Khaw Chee Sin, Oon Yen Yee, Erwin Mulia, Tan…
Gene variant in maize ancestor could increase yields in today’s densely planted fields
From within the genetic diversity of wild teosinte – the evolutionary ancestor of modern maize -valuable traits lay hidden. In searching the ancestral genome, researchers report the discovery of UPA2 , a rare allele long-lost to the selective pressures of…
In worms, researchers uncover protein that may one day make opioid use safer
Studying mutant worms has led to the discovery of a receptor that reduces sensitivity to opioid side effects in these organisms. The work implicates the understudied GPR139 receptor in the toxic effect of these painkillers; the authors say GPR139 could…
New BioIVT research examines potential link between HIV integrase inhibitor drugs and neural tube de
This research, which investigates the risk of drug-induced folate deficiency with HIV integrase inhi
Wiggling it beats a path for a better performance at school
Rhythmic moves helps children’s self-regulation skills
New industrial revolution sparked by technology gives power to service, retail, wholesale industries
PRINCETON, N.J.–The United States is experiencing a new type of industrial revolution, one in which businesses outside of manufacturing are harnessing the power of the internet to scale up production and increase profits. Three sectors are contributing to the new…
Princeton scientists awarded grant to boost crop yields by adding algal organelle to plant
Goal is to increase efficiency of photosynthesis
Data assimilation method offers improved hurricane forecasting
Operational models for severe weather forecasting predicted Hurricane Harvey would become a Category 1 hurricane in 2017, according to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Instead, it became a massive Category 4 just before it made landfall, tying Hurricane Katrina…
Expression of M gene segment of influenza A virus determines host range
The host range of the influenza A virus (IAV) is restricted by dysregulated expression of the M viral gene segment, according to a study published August 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Anice Lowen and John Steel of…
Health research funding lags for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Clinical research funding continues to lag for the U.S. population of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, even though the nation’s largest biomedical funding agency has pledged to prioritize research on diverse populations, a new study…
Regenstrief, IU scientists to present cutting-edge HIT expertise at world congress
Research scientists representing Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI are joining – and in some cases leading – the global health conversation at the 17th World Congress of…
Regenstrief researcher, national leaders support keeping feeding tube orders on POLST form
Susan Hickman, PhD, director of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute, and her colleagues nationwide are stressing the importance of including orders about artificial nutrition preferences on POLST (Provider’s Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) forms. POLST…
Premature mortality is partly predicted by city neighborhood
Where you live in the City of Toronto impacts your health and longevity
Mapping the brain landscape for Alzheimer’s disease using artificial intelligence
A major research grant to explore Alzheimer’s disease in brains of individuals of Mexican, Cuban, Pu
Drug accelerates blood system’s recovery after chemotherapy, radiation
In mice, new compound lifts molecular ‘brakes’ that normally slow the regeneration of blood stem cel
Major award for 2 Bernese medical projects
The American “Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs” (CDMRP) provide grants on behalf of the US Department of Defense (DoD) to support medical research projects in numerous areas of biomedicine. Researchers apply for these grants in a highly competitive process. The…
Ice sheets impact core elements of the Earth’s carbon cycle
The Earth’s carbon cycle is crucial in controlling the greenhouse gas content of our atmosphere, and ultimately our climate. Ice sheets which cover about 10 percent of our Earth’s land surface at present, were thought 20 years ago to be…
Dinosaur brains from baby to adult
New research by a University of Bristol palaeontology post-graduate student has revealed fresh insights into how the braincase of the dinosaur Psittacosaurus developed and how this tells us about its posture. Psittacosaurus was a very common dinosaur in the Early…
Vegetable-rich diet lowers fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients by raising good cholesterol
Fatigue affects majority of MS patients, impacting quality of life and ability to work full time