Study reveals a promising alternative to corticosteroids in acute renal failure treatment
A protein produced by the human body appears to be a promising new drug candidate to treat conditions that lead ...
Month: September 2018
Mathematics meets biology to uncover unexpected biorhythms
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel mathematical approach has uncovered that some animal cells have robust 12-hour cycles of ...
Sample size matters in multisensory integration studies
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The accuracy and reproducibility of research studies are a major concern of the scientific community. ...
Gut branches of vagus nerve essential components of brain’s reward and motivation system
A novel gut-to-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward ...
Study: Immediate compression could help prevent complications after deep-vein thrombosis
Credit: Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum (WASHINGTON, September 20, 2018) -- People with deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) can substantially cut their risk ...
Drop in EU/EEA measles cases between March and July 2018
During the month of July, a total of 758 cases of measles were reported across seventeen countries in the EU/EEA, ...
Talking with the doctor makes it easier to deal with grief and bereavement
Talking with the doctor makes it easier to deal with grief and bereavement In a comprehensive study, researchers from Aarhus ...
NIH launches study to test combination antibody treatment for HIV infection
Credit: NIAID A clinical trial testing infusions of combination antibodies in people living with HIV has begun at the National ...
Fatty acids can slow down an overheated immune system
Sometimes, the body's otherwise intelligent immune system mistakenly attacks the body's healthy tissue by responding to infections that do not ...
New way to target advanced breast cancers
Credit: Jackson Laboratory A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a ...
Detecting epigenetic signature may help people stay ahead of IBD
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ...
Lighthouse Guild to present Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Seminar
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, will present the 2018 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and ...
A new approach towards developing a vaccine against vivax malaria
Credit: del Portillo et al. A novel study indicates promising avenues in an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against ...
Researchers look to immune cell shapes to predict how well body will fight lung cancers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which ...
Smartphone, M.D.
In a potential game changer for the health care industry, a new cell phone app and lab kit now allow ...
Study at Johns Hopkins hospital leads to changes in reporting patient safety concerns
In a case study published online last week in Academic Medicine, an international team of researchers led by the University ...
Analysis of sea squirt embryo reveals key molecules in dopaminergic neuron differentiation
Tsukuba, Japan - The human brain is exceedingly complex, consisting of various regions with particular functions and approximately 100 billion ...
New hub to drive vaccine discovery, development and manufacturing revolution
Vax-Hub, a new Future Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub, will bring together academia, industry and policy makers to affect radical change ...
A behavioral intervention for cancer patients that works
COLUMBUS, Ohio - This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from scientific ...
Mediterranean-style diet may lower women’s stroke risk
Following a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce stroke risk in women over 40 but not in men - according to new ...
