How to slow down Ebola
Credit: © Maja George Between 2013 and 2016, West Africa suffered the most severe outbreak of Ebola ever recorded. In...
Mount Sinai team diagnoses asthma with nasal brush test
Credit: Jill Gregory, Mount Sinai Health System, licensed under CC-BY-ND Mount Sinai researchers have identified a genetic biomarker of asthma...
Surgical Oncologist Dr. Steven Rosenberg receives the 2018 Jacobson Innovation Award
Credit: Oscar and Associates CHICAGO: The 2018 Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was presented to...
Journal of Neuroscience study explains what makes aggressive mice so violent
Corresponding Author: Scott Russo, PhD, Director of the Center for Affective Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New...
Many at risk for HIV despite lifesaving pill
ANN ARBOR--Multiple barriers may stop high-risk individuals from accessing an HIV drug that can reduce the subsequent risk of infection,...
Patients’ self-diagnosis of personality disorders not as far off as previously believed
Purdue University researchers think the gap between a psychologists' diagnosis and a patient's self-evaluation might not be as extreme as...
UA receives $1.1m for study of genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease
Credit: BioCommunications at UA Health Sciences Yann C. Klimentidis, PhD, assistant professor and genetic epidemiologist at the University of Arizona...
Framework identifies genetic missense mutations linked to autism spectrum disorder
Missense mutations occur when there is a change in one gene's DNA base pair, and the change results in the...
Late-breaking science announced for the Structural Heart Disease Summit 2018
WHAT: The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced that the Structural Heart Disease Summit 2018 will feature three studies which...
Gold Foundation award named in honor of Regenstrief Institute investigator Rich Frankel
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Research Institute recently created the Richard Frankel Award for Creating...
PARP inhibitor improves overall response rates in small cell lung cancer patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center In a randomized, Phase II trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD...
UA receives $1.1 million for study of genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease
Credit: BioCommunications at UA Health Sciences Yann C. Klimentidis, PhD, assistant professor and genetic epidemiologist at the University of Arizona...
Human Vaccines Project announces new partnership with Telethon Kids Institute in Australia
NEW YORK, JUNE 11, 2018 - The Human Vaccines Project, a nonprofit public-private partnership focused on decoding the immune system...
Mozart, meditation and a yoga mat: Oncologists welcome integrative therapies for breast cancer
Credit: Robert Hood | Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE (June 11, 2018) - A breast cancer patient dealing with anxiety,...
Moderate and extreme temperatures could increase the risk of occupational injuries
Moderate and extreme ambient temperatures increase the risk of occupational accidents. This is the main conclusion of a new study...
Negative rapid test results may delay antiviral therapy in patients with severe influenza
June 10, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - A new study has found that half of influenza cases in patients admitted...
Improving Americans’ diets could save billions in health-related costs
What we eat has important implications for our health--and for what we spend on healthcare. New research suggests improving the...
Drug resistance genes shared among bacteria in hospitals can be deadly
June 10, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - A hospital outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) became more worrisome when researchers found...
Development of vaccines from AIDS to Zika, using a novel ‘plug and play’ viral platform
June 10, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Researchers from GeoVax have developed a flexible "Plug and Play" technology platform that...
Treg cells protect babies from getting HIV infection from their mothers
June 10, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Scientists now report that Treg cells, a type of regulatory lymphocyte, may be...
