Barts Charity supports 'Rising Stars' of medical research with £6 million grant
Barts Charity, who support pioneering medical research at Queen Mary University of London, is granting £6 million to fund the ...
Month: January 2019
Cell lines deserve unique considerations when creating research protections, authors say
Researchers, ethicists urge policymakers to view immortal cells differently from other biospecimens as new rules go into effect ANN ARBOR, ...
Medical cannabis relieves symptoms in children with autism
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...January 31, 2019 - In a new study of patients with autism who are 18 years old and under, ...
A correlation found between psychiatric disorders and events during the prenatal stag
Particular genetic variants in the human genome that are important for the development of the brain early in the life ...
Bacteria promote lung tumor development, study suggests
Antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs may help combat lung cancer CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT cancer biologists have discovered a new mechanism ...
Membraneless protocells could provide clues to formation of early life
Credit: Bevilacqua Laboratory, Penn State Membraneless assemblies of positively- and negatively-charged molecules can bring together RNA molecules in dense liquid ...
SCYNEXIS announces positive interim results from Phase 3 open-label FURI study
Shows oral Ibrexafungerp's ability to treat refractory fungal infections and to provide an alternative to long-term IV therapies JERSEY CITY, ...
How the immune system protects us against bowel cancer
Credit: Diefenbach/Charité Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a protective mechanism which is used by the body to ...
When the structure of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) challenges the very concept of cell
Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur Cells in our bodies have the ability to speak with one another much like humans do. ...
Resistant germs — A global problem
BfR at the international start-up project meeting on animal health and food safety in Africa The project is funded by ...
Survivors of a firearm injury at risk for subsequent hospitalizations
(Boston)--Ten percent of firearm injury survivors will be readmitted to the hospital for further treatment within 90 days of their ...
Skin cancer can spread in mice by hijacking the immune system
Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to help the cancer to spread. ...
BDNF-VEGF interplay key to rapid antidepressant actions
A study in Biological Psychiatry investigates the mechanisms of fast-acting antidepressants Philadelphia, January 31, 2019 --- A study by researchers ...
Bitter rapeseed
How rapeseed could be used as a protein source for human nutritionCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Rapeseed doesn't just contain ...
Researchers discover method to 'turn off' mutated melanoma
New study provides novel insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of NRAS mutant melanoma (Boston)--Melanoma is the deadliest form of ...
Insilico Medicine to present at the CXOTALK
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, January 31, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing ...
Crossbreeding threatens conservation of endangered milky storks: NUS study
Recommended steps to preserve genetic composition include isolating pure species and removal of hybrids from the wildCredit: Eddy Lee Kam ...
Hurricane Katrina's aftermath included spike in heart disease hospitalizations
Increase in hospitalization rates lasted more than a month; higher among older black population compared to older white populationCredit: Elena ...
Treatment for obesity and fatty liver disease may be in reach
Hebrew University professor Amiram Goldblum's discovers 27 new molecules with significant therapeutic potentialCredit: Hebrew University Professor Amiram Goldblum and his ...
Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus
Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it ...
