Month: June 2017

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute An international research team has found a way to improve the anti-cancer effect of ...

Degeneration of cartilage and other joint tissues is a major cause of disability. A new review highlights the recent developments ...

Credit: Professor Hidetoshi Arima Autophagy is a natural cellular mechanism that plays an important role in cellular homeostasis by removing ...

Most patients suffering liver toxicity due to medications or herbal or dietary supplements recover from the acute liver injury without ...

One would think that too much iron is too much iron - whether it is ingested from particular foods or ...

Researchers have found that patients with acute heart failure and diabetes, compared with those without diabetes, have distinct markers related ...

Credit: Pixabay Carbon nanotubes exhibit interesting characteristics rendering them particularly suited to the construction of special hybrid devices - consisting ...

Important pieces of the puzzle to understand what drives diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are still missing today. One ...

A new study in the journal Health Affairs shows that, despite being designed to more effectively manage care and control ...

A research team has successfully used magnets implanted behind a person's eyes to treat nystagmus, a condition characterised by involuntary ...

Credit: Morgan Bond Steelhead trout are entrenched in the economy, ecology, and culture of the Pacific Northwest. Declining numbers of ...

Credit: CSHLP Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) today announced a grant from the J.C. ...

"Our discovery could be used to design new medicines", says Pål Stenmark, Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and ...

Cancer tumours manipulate a natural cell process to promote their survival suggesting that controlling this mechanism could stop progress of ...

Healthcare professionals are in a unique position to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking. Nearly 88 percent of them ...

Women in Tennessee who were diagnosed with breast cancer were more likely to be diagnosed with late stage disease after ...

Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. - Washing with soap and water is second nature for many. But in many ...

Gay men and Lesbians who don't feel socially supported feel less secure about their retirement than heterosexual adults, a study ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2017 -- Elastography, sometimes referred as seismology of the human body, is an emerging technology used ...

Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU The findings have helped some plants survive 50 percent longer in drought conditions, and could eventually ...