Single injection alleviates chemotherapy pain for months in mice
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found a new way to block a root cause...
Studies examine vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy, for infants, children
Bottom Line: Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and for infants and children is the focus of two studies, an editorial...
Impaired energy production may explain why brain is susceptible to age-related diseases
Credit: Veronika Mertens LA JOLLA--(MAY 29, 2018) Defective energy production in old neurons might explain why our brains are so...
ASCO honors University of Rochester Physician with geriatric award
Supriya G. Mohile, M.D., M.S., an oncologist at the Wilmot Cancer Institute and trailblazer in the growing field of geriatric...
CDC interventions targeting diabetes in pregnancy could improve maternal and infant health
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 28, 2018--Diabetes in pregnant women can have serious health consequences...
MD Anderson and Ipsen announce joint bench-to-bedside cancer drug development partnership
The University of Texas MD Anderson and Ipsen, a global biopharmaceutical group, today announced a global licensing and joint development...
UMN study demonstrates link between social stress and shortened lifespan in mice
MINNEAPOLIS - May 29, 2018 - A new study from University of Minnesota Medical School researchers has demonstrated that psychosocial...
Penn-led trial shows AZEDRA can be effective, safe for treatment of rare neuroendocrine tumors
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A radiotherapy drug that treats the rare neuroendocrine cancers pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma can be both...
New drugs could also be deployed against lung and pancreatic cancers
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich A new anti-cancer drug may be effective against a wider range of...
Tufts CTSI and MIT announce research collaboration
Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced today a new collaboration...
Wake Forest researchers create advanced brain organoid to model strokes, screen drugs
Credit: WFIRM WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - May 29, 2018 - Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have developed a...
WIC participation better among vulnerable, US citizen children whose mothers are eligible for DACA
Results of a study of nearly 2,000 U.S. citizen children and their mothers add to growing evidence of the multigenerational,...
Surgical outcomes equivalent whether physician anesthesiologist assisted by nurse anesthetist or AA
CHICAGO - Patients who undergo inpatient surgery experience no difference in death rates, hospital length of stay or costs between...
UK Primary Immunodeficiency Registry will help doctors diagnose patients & offer best care
On the tenth anniversary of the United Kingdom Primary Immunodeficiency (UKPID) Registry, the publication of their Primary Immunodeficiency (PID) report...
NSF CAREER winner Sheereen Majd to improve drug delivery
Credit: University of Houston The National Science Foundation has awarded University of Houston biomedical engineer Sheereen Majd the Career Award...
Early-life seizures prematurely wake up brain networks tied to autism
PHILAELPHIA - Early-life seizures prematurely switch on key synapses in the brain that may contribute to further neurodevelopmental delay in...
Caseload volume in gynecologic surgery important consideration for women
WASHINGTON (May 29, 2018) -- When faced with the possibility of having to undergo gynecologic surgery, women rely on the...
Research on immune response to PCV in preterm infants earns ESPID-PIDJ Award
May 29, 2018 - A study showing that pneumococcal vaccination produces a lasting antibody response in preterm infants has been...
MSU neuroscientist publishes research that opens door for brain disorder therapies
Credit: MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN - A Montana State University neuroscientist who studies vision and visual attention has...
Dr. Ana Tuya Fulton named fellow of American Geriatrics Society
Credit: Care New England Ana Tuya Fulton, MD, FACP, executive chief of geriatrics at Care New England and medical director...
