Targeting platelets
Credit: Foto: Rudolf Virchow Center of the Julius-Maximilians-Universitaet Wuerzburg (JMU) "Thrombocytes do much more than to stop bleedings and to...
PharmaMar presents new results with lurbinectedin
PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) today announced new data on the recurrent small-cell lung cancer patients cohort of the phase II basket study...
Poor sleep at night could mean decreased work productivity in the morning
Preliminary results from a new study suggest that several sleep-related symptoms are associated with decreased work productivity. Everyone experiences some...
Novel PET imaging noninvasively pinpoints colitis inflammation
Credit: A C Freise, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA RESTON, VA - A novel positron emission tomography (PET) imaging method shows...
Mixed signals from poisonous moths
Credit: University of Exeter Poisonous moths use bright red spots to warn predators to avoid them - but natural variation...
English translation of IQWiG’s updated General Methods now available
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) revised its methods paper and published the version "General...
Researchers create tool to better evaluate implementation of science research proposals
(Boston)--Researchers at Boston University's Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) have developed a new scoring criteria for evaluating...
In MS, disintegrating brain lesions may indicate the disease is getting worse
Credit: Michael G. Dwyer BUFFALO, N.Y. -- For decades, clinicians treating multiple sclerosis (MS) have interpreted the appearance of new...
UA College of Nursing receives $2.5 million grant to improve interventions for cancer survivors
Credit: UA College of Nursing Cancer survivors who suffer negative effects after treatment soon may have access to interventions with...
On the search for new approaches to cure lung cancer
Protein kinases regulate nearly all processes in cells. If the function of these enzymes is disrupted, often cancer will develop....
New findings demonstrate how the food we eat affects biochemical signals in the gut
For years, researchers have studied how the body's microbiome impacts virtually every aspect of human health ranging from the immune...
Peruvian rainforest plants have anti-malarial activity
Amsterdam, June 4, 2018 Media Contact Jason Awerdick [email protected] 212-633-3103 @elseviernews http://www.elsevier.com https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/research-and-journal..
Dementia patients could remain at home longer thanks to ground breaking technology
Innovative new technology will enable people with dementia to receive round the clock observation and live independently in their own...
Unlocking the genome
A team led by Prof. Stein Aerts (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovers how access to relevant DNA regions is orchestrated in epithelial...
A change in bacteria’s genetic code holds promise of longer-lasting drugs
AUSTIN, Texas -- By altering the genetic code in bacteria, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated...
Polarized cells give the heart its fully developed form
Credit: Anne M. Merks, MDC When it first starts to develop, the heart is a simple tube. Reporting in the...
Limited health literacy is a major barrier to heart disease prevention and treatment
DALLAS, June 4, 2018 --Limited healthy literacy is a major barrier blocking many people from achieving good cardiovascular health or...
A major step towards individualized cancer therapy
Credit: Izumi Mindy Takamiya Fuyuhiko Tamanoi of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and colleagues in the US...
Spironolactone may be an alternative to antibiotics in women’s acne treatment
PHILADELPHIA - In a finding that suggests the potential for practice change that would reduce the use of antibiotics in...
Inadequate sleep could cost countries billions
Inadequate sleep is a public health problem affecting more than one in three adults worldwide. A new study in the...
