Enzyme helps build motor that drives neuron death
Credit: Carter Laboratory/Vanderbilt University A biochemistry instructor curious about an enzyme discovered in the damaged neurons of people with multiple...
Animations prove effective in accurately measuring pain
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, August 6, 2018 - To improve communication about pain between patients and physicians, a team...
Reducing NOVA1 gene helps prevent tumor growth in most common type of lung cancer
ANN ARBOR--Researchers have identified a gene that when inhibited or reduced, in turn, reduced or prevented human non-small cell lung...
Smart wristband with link to smartphones could monitor health, environmental exposures
Credit: Abbas Furniturewalla Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a smart wristband with a wireless connection to smartphones that will...
Created line of spinal cord neural stem cells shows diverse promise
Credit: Mark Ellisman and Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego Researchers at University of...
Is too much screen time harming children’s vision?
SAN FRANCISCO - Aug. 6, 2018 - As children spend more time tethered to screens, there is increasing concern about...
Solving its insolubility, researchers discover method to deliver curcumin to cancer cells
Credit: Heather Coit, University of Illinois College of Engineering In India and other countries in Southeast Asia, curcumin is often...
Doxorubicin disrupts the immune system to cause heart toxicity
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in ovarian, bladder, lung, thyroid and stomach cancers,...
Children are highly vulnerable to health risks of a changing climate
August 6, 2018 -- Young children are far more vulnerable to climate-related disasters and the onus is on adults to...
Gene recombination deactivates retroviruses during invasion of host genomes
Credit: Zoo Vienna, Daniel Zupanc Working with the example of koalas, the researchers have now identified key stages in the...
Researchers detail variation in costs of child vaccination program in Indian states
Washington DC - Researchers from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP) have completed a study which outlines...
IDSA announces recipients of Antimicrobial Stewardship CoE designation
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) announced today the recipients of its Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence (CoE) designation....
MD Anderson and Jazz Pharmaceuticals collaborate to evaluate treatment options for hematol
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc today announced a five-year collaboration agreement with a...
Drug prices not always aligned with value, CU Anschutz researchers say
AURORA, Colo. (August 6, 2018) - In many countries, health care reimbursements for drugs are directly related to their value...
Epigenetic markers of ovarian cancer
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, July 6, 2018 - Johns Hopkins researchers in collaboration with Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology company based...
Scientists create atomic glue gun to build better nucleic acid therapeutics
When it comes to certain molecules, shape makes all the difference. The shape of limonene, for instance, a compound produced...
The starch risk to teeth
An examination of research on oral health, commissioned by the World Health Organisation, has indicated that for oral health we...
Researchers uncover potential new drug targets in the fight against HIV
Johns Hopkins scientists report they have identified two potential new drug targets for the treatment of HIV. The finding is...
New program keeps elderly out of emergency
A medical program developed by clinicians at one of Australia's largest hospitals, the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH), is...
Lessons from flies: genetic diversity impacts disease severity
Credit: University of Utah Health New research offers clues as to why some diseases are highly variable between individuals. The...
