Mountain gorillas have herpes virus similar to that found in humans
Credit: Courtesy Tierra Smiley Evans/UC Davis Scientists from the University of California, Davis, have detected a herpes virus in wild ...
EurekAlert! Fellowships ‘validating’ for Chinese, Indian science reporters at…
Credit: Courtesy photos provided by the winners Winners of the 2017 EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters say the opportunity ...
Study explores impact of obesity on bone marrow cells
Credit: Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI -New research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine highlights the pernicious effect of obesity ...
Mini cancer tumours grown in first-of-kind pioneering research
Credit: University of Birmingham Charity Cancer Research UK has awarded the University of Birmingham £1.5 million to fund a five-year ...
Vitamin D deficiency may limit immune recovery in HIV-positive adults
Athens, Ga. – A University of Georgia researcher has found that low levels of vitamin D may limit the effectiveness ...
Penn researchers help unravel mysteries of pancreatic cancer’s resistance to…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Pancreatic cancer has long been one of the hardest to treat. Now, in a new ...
Tiny organisms with a massive impact
Credit: Matthias Sieber / ETH Zurich / ACE Diatoms are a very common group of algae found not only in ...
CNIC scientists discover a key signal in intercellular communication
Credit: CNIC A team of scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), led by Prof. Francisco ...
Environmental factors may contribute to the development of some…
Environmental factors may be a contributory cause in the development of some childhood cancers, leading scientists have revealed. Experts at ...
SWAT team of immune cells helps reduce infection rates in babies after cleft lip surgery
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 17, 2016) – The mouth is widely considered the dirtiest part of the human ...
After gene therapy, hemophilia B patients maintain near-normal levels of clotting factor
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers are reporting the highest and most sustained levels to date of the essential blood-clotting ...
Theory: Flexibility is at the heart of human intelligence
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Centuries of study have yielded many theories about how the brain ...
Exploring periodontitis in patients with Chédiak-Higashi syndrome
The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published an article titled “Periodontitis in Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome: An Altered ...
Tracking movement of immune cells identifies key first steps in inflammatory arthritis
Credit: Yoshishige Miyabe, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases Using a novel approach for imaging ...
Study finds tube placement may not be necessary for treating upper GI bleeds
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina For many of the millions of patients treated annually in hospitals for upper gastrointestinal ...
Reactive oxygen species — fueling or putting the brakes on…
Credit: Umeå University Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as peroxides and superoxides are important signalling molecules in an organism's regulation ...
Youth fitness program, BORN TO MOVE from Les Mills, increases positive…
Credit: Les Mills CHICAGO – Nov. 29, 2016 – A recent study completed at Edge Hill University has found that ...
New metabolomic screening method detects multiple inborn errors of metabolism in urine
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 3, 2016-Analysis of a single urine sample using a metabolomics-based ...
PCORI Board approves $97.9 million to Support Patient-Centered Comparative CER
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $97.9 million to fund 11 studies comparing different approaches ...
Attitudes vary across groups regarding meal choice in restaurants
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 6, 2017 – Previous analyses of menu offerings at chain ...
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