Crunched for time? High-intensity exercise = same cell benefits in fewer minutes
Rockville, Md. (September 20, 2018)--A few minutes of high-intensity interval or sprinting exercise may be as effective as much longer...
Test could detect patients at risk from lethal fungal spores
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered a genetic mutation in humans linked to a 17-fold increase in the...
Mediterranean-style diet may lower women’s stroke risk
Following a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce stroke risk in women over 40 but not in men - according to new...
A behavioral intervention for cancer patients that works
COLUMBUS, Ohio - This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from scientific...
New hub to drive vaccine discovery, development and manufacturing revolution
Vax-Hub, a new Future Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub, will bring together academia, industry and policy makers to affect radical change...
Analysis of sea squirt embryo reveals key molecules in dopaminergic neuron differentiation
Tsukuba, Japan - The human brain is exceedingly complex, consisting of various regions with particular functions and approximately 100 billion...
Study at Johns Hopkins hospital leads to changes in reporting patient safety concerns
In a case study published online last week in Academic Medicine, an international team of researchers led by the University...
Smartphone, M.D.
In a potential game changer for the health care industry, a new cell phone app and lab kit now allow...
Researchers look to immune cell shapes to predict how well body will fight lung cancers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which...
A new approach towards developing a vaccine against vivax malaria
Credit: del Portillo et al. A novel study indicates promising avenues in an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against...
Lighthouse Guild to present Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Seminar
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, will present the 2018 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and...
Detecting epigenetic signature may help people stay ahead of IBD
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),...
New way to target advanced breast cancers
Credit: Jackson Laboratory A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a...
Fatty acids can slow down an overheated immune system
Sometimes, the body's otherwise intelligent immune system mistakenly attacks the body's healthy tissue by responding to infections that do not...
NIH launches study to test combination antibody treatment for HIV infection
Credit: NIAID A clinical trial testing infusions of combination antibodies in people living with HIV has begun at the National...
Talking with the doctor makes it easier to deal with grief and bereavement
Talking with the doctor makes it easier to deal with grief and bereavement In a comprehensive study, researchers from Aarhus...
Drop in EU/EEA measles cases between March and July 2018
During the month of July, a total of 758 cases of measles were reported across seventeen countries in the EU/EEA,...
Study: Immediate compression could help prevent complications after deep-vein thrombosis
Credit: Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum (WASHINGTON, September 20, 2018) -- People with deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) can substantially cut their risk...
Gut branches of vagus nerve essential components of brain’s reward and motivation system
A novel gut-to-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward...
Sample size matters in multisensory integration studies
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The accuracy and reproducibility of research studies are a major concern of the scientific community....
