Enzyme may get key role in drug design for breast cancer and brain condition
In recent years, researchers have focussed on the enzyme TLK2 suspecting it of playing a main role in several diseases....
Plant fossils provide new insight into the uplift history of SE Tibet
Credit: ©Science China Press The Tibetan Plateau, the highest and largest plateau in the world, is well known as 'The...
DBS treatment may slow the progression of Parkinson’s tremor in early-stage patients
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) may slow the progression of tremor for early-stage Parkinson's disease patients, according to a Vanderbilt University...
Complication of ‘fat freezing’ procedure may be more common than thought
June 29, 2018 - Cryolipolysis is a noninvasive cosmetic procedure that eliminates excess fat by freezing it. But a complication...
Treating AFib with ablation reduces mortality and stroke
Credit: Copyright UC Regents, courtesy UC Davis Health (SACRAMENTO) -- Using catheter-based ablation instead of medications alone reduces the risks...
Most teens with gynecomastia don’t need hormone lab tests
June 29, 2018 - Routine assessment by an endocrinologist and laboratory tests to measure hormone levels aren't necessary in most...
Up to half of childhood cancer survivors will develop hormone disorders
WASHINGTON--The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to diagnose and treat the endocrine...
Business accelerator takes aim at US health threats
LOWELL, Mass. - The federal agency tasked with solving critical health threats to Americans has chosen the Massachusetts Medical Device...
First-of-its-kind biofabrication research lab opens at University of Illinois
Credit: Frederick Seitz Materials Research Lab (MRL) Enabled by a generous gift from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, the...
UMN kidney transplant team receives national award for difficult transplant match
MINNEAPOLIS- June 29, 2018- The National Kidney Registry has awarded its 2018 "Excellence in Teamwork" Award to the University of...
Is risk for endocrine disease higher in survivors of cancer in adolescence, young adulthood?
Bottom Line: An increased risk of endocrine diseases, such as thyroid disease, testicular dysfunction and diabetes, was associated with people...
Researchers find connection between genes, response to environmental chemicals
Why do individuals respond differently to the same environment? Researchers from North Carolina State University and Oregon State University have...
Timing is key for bacteria surviving antibiotics
Credit: Frank Wojciechowski For bacteria facing a dose of antibiotics, timing might be the key to evading destruction. In a...
Screening for postpartum depression in the emergency department
Credit: Children's National Health System It's a scenario that Children's emergency medicine specialist Lenore Jarvis, M.D., M.Ed., has seen countless...
Researchers apply computing power to track the spread of cancer
Princeton researchers have developed a new computational method that increases the ability to track the spread of cancer cells from...
Anti-mucositis gel developed at UGR to be widely available by 2022
Credit: CIBM Researchers from the University of Granada have developed new medication which could help to treat and prevent chemotherapy...
Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes reduces follow-up costs by more than half
Credit: UEF Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes used in combination with an electronic feedback system results in considerable savings on...
Drinking changes young adults’ metabolite profile
Credit: UEF Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profile, a new study from the University of Eastern...
LOINC honors Pam Banning for contributions to advancement of health data interoperability
Credit: Timothy Yates, IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- LOINC, the world's most widely used code system for identifying medical...
Administering hormones affects DNA
The public debate on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) - exogenous substances that have the same or similar effects as endogenous...
