Learning about the impact of multiple symptoms in older adults
"Symptoms" is the medical term for any sign of a health problem, even if that sign doesn't help your healthcare...
Cancer comorbidities reduce clinical trial participation, new SWOG study shows
Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network + The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research Cancer patients with other illnesses or conditions, such...
NUS scientists harness machine learning to uncover new insights into the human brain
Study uses non-invasive neuroimaging data to reveal cellular properties of different brain regions, providing a new avenue to examine neurological...
African-Americans may live longer after liver transplant if their donors are the same race
Journal of the American College of Surgeons study authors report that donor race-matching may aid in future organ allocation CHICAGO...
How compostable plastic works (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2019 -- Due to the demands of eco-conscious consumers, manufacturers are making...
AI approach outperformed human experts in identifying cervical precancer
Algorithm could revolutionize cervical cancer screening, especially in low-resource settings A research team led by investigators from the National Institutes...
How dangerous is microplastic?
Dr. Natalia Ivleva discusses her research into the analysis of microplasticCredit: Uli Benz / TUM After early reports of microplastic...
Mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses
Credit: © D. Filloux, Cirad A new high-throughput, miniature, portable sequencing technique* has been developed in recent years, for human...
Pharmacists could dramatically reduce ER visits
Incorporating pharmacists with an expanded scope into the community or hospital emergency departments (ED) could significantly reduce ED crowdedness, according...
Cardiovascular diseases and nutrition in Europe: A lot of premature deaths preventable
Credit: MLU Of the 4.3 million cardiovascular deaths in Europe in 2016, 2.1 million were the result of poor nutrition....
Speeding up genetic diagnosis of Huntington's disease
Researchers funded by the SNSF have developed a method to measure the gene for Huntington's disease quickly and easily People...
New biomarker links cancer progression to genome instability
High level of specific protein in tumors indicates prognosis as well as optimal treatments, Tel Aviv University researchers say Our...
Award for Göttingen agricultural scientist, Matin Qaim
Professor Matin Qaim honoured as fellow of the Agricultural & Applied Economics AssociationCredit: University of Göttingen The agricultural scientist Professor...
Application of nanosized LiFePO4 modified electrode to electrochemical sensor & biosensor
This article by Dr. Wei Sunf et al. is published in Current Analytical Chemistry, Volume 14 , Issue 5 ,...
New strategy may curtail spread of antibiotic resistance
Study identifies key step in spread of drug resistance, opportunity for intervention Spotless surfaces in hospitals can hide bacteria that...
Neuroimaging shows social exclusion spurs extremism in those vulnerable to radicalisation
A study led by researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute...
Turbocharger for the cell machinery
Credit: DCB, University of Bern. The classic molecular-biological narrative has a simple form: Gene-RNA-protein. This is what we learned in...
UTSA uncovers the disconnect between the brain's dopamine system and cocaine addiction
(San Antonio, Jan. 10, 2019) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio have revealed significant insight into...
How drugs can minimize the side effects of chemotherapy
Researchers at the University of Zurich have determined the three-dimensional structure of the receptor that causes nausea and vomiting as...
Lung neuropeptide exacerbates lethal influenza virus infection
Researchers find that neuropeptide Y (NPY) makes influenza worse when produced by lung immune cells Osaka, Japan - Severe influenza...
