Antibodies halt placental transmission of CMV-like virus in monkeys
Credit: Alisa Weigandt for Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Long before the Zika virus became a global fear, cytomegalovirus, or ...
Steroids may do more harm than good in some cases of severe asthma
PITTSBURGH, July 6, 2017 - Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC have uncovered ...
Late teen years are key period for bone growth
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, July 6, 2017--The late adolescent years are an important period for gaining bone mineral, ...
NIH awards $8.6 million for bold bid to transform lung transplantation
Credit: Jackson Smith | University of Virginia Health System Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have received ...
How cats and cows protect farm children from asthma
Credit: (UZH) It is a known fact that microbes on farms protect children from asthma and allergies. But even non-microbial ...
Photo-responsive protein hydrogels as agent for controlled stem cell/protein release
Credit: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST Hydrogels, noted for their biomimetic properties, are the leading materials for biomedical ...
For rodents, seeing is believing
It's never easy to orientate oneself in a new place - that applies to rats as well. Researchers from the ...
Single molecule microRNA technology proves useful for liver toxicity detection
Quanterix Corporation, a company digitizing biomarker analysis with the goal of advancing the science of precision health, and DestiNA Genomics ...
New DNA-based strategy shows promise against a range of influenza viruses
PHILADELPHIA -- (July 6, 2017) -- A novel, synthetic, DNA-based strategy to provide protection against a broad array of influenza ...
More than half of China cancer deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors
A new report finds more than half of all cancer deaths in men in 2013 in China and more than ...
Bringing precision to Medicare cancer care
Medicare policies governing cancer patients' end-of-life care are based on generalized statistics -- such as average survival time and treatment ...
Watch cancer spread in a mouse
Credit: Hiroki R. Ueda et al. Researchers in Japan have developed a method to image cancer at the single-cell level ...
Bowel cancer diagnosis delayed by other illness
The researchers from the University of Exeter analysed clinical data from over 4,500 patients across the UK who were later ...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards over $3.1M to top clinical investigators
New York, NY (July 3, 2017) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named five new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators ...
New method helps fighting future pandemics
By developing a new technique for labeling the gene segments of influenza viruses, researchers now know more about how influenza ...
Don’t let lower back injuries take you down for the count
ROSEMONT, Ill. (July 5, 2017) -- Nearly one in three competitive athletes experiences low back pain. According to a literature ...
Reducing stress, optimizing coping strategies may diminish need for opioids following ankle surgery
ROSEMONT, Ill. (July 5, 2017)--Helping patients to better manage stress and improve coping strategies related to pain may minimize the ...
Chances of surviving malaria may be higher when host consumes fewer calories
Credit: Maria Mota Laboratory, iMM Lisboa University Park, PA -- The chances of surviving a malaria infection may be higher ...
Stand Up To Cancer and PBS LearningMedia program student searched for answers at TGen
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 5, 2017 -- Teleia Taumanu, a senior at Mesa's Red Mountain High School, is doing something ...
Early-life pain may lead to obesity risk, especially in females, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- Inflammatory pain at birth changes how the hippocampus, a part of the brain associated ...
