Study: Alcohol-related cirrhosis patients are sicker, costlier and often female
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- More than one-third of cirrhosis cases are related to alcohol, a seven-year national study of more...
Breast cancer: Discovery of a protein linked to metastasis
Jean-François Côté, a researcher at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and professor at Université de Montréal's Faculty of Medicine,...
Ophthalmologists link immunotherapy with a serious eye condition
Credit: University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- New immunotherapy treatments offer a remarkable chance for survival...
New approach in the fight against antibiotic resistance
According to the WHO, around 700,000 people die every year as a result of antibiotic resistance. In Germany, around 6,000...
For mothers with advanced cancer, parenting concerns affect emotional well-being
CHAPEL HILL - Parenting concerns contributed significantly to the psychological distress of mothers with late-stage cancer, according to a study...
Very-low-carb diet shows promise in type 1 diabetes
Very-low-carbohydrate diets can improve blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes, with low rates of hypoglycemia and other complications, according...
Parenting concerns create challenges for mothers with advanced cancer and dependent children
A new study indicates that parenting concerns are associated with poor health-related quality of life among women with metastatic cancer...
Eggs not linked to cardiovascular risk, despite conflicting advice
University of Sydney researchers aim to help clear up conflicting dietary advice around egg consumption, as a new study finds...
New study links strong pupillary light reflex in infancy to later autism diagnosis
A new study published in Nature Communications shows that infants who are later diagnosed with autism react more strongly to...
Proper burial of dead cells limits inflammation
Credit: UofL If dead cells accumulate in the body, they can contribute to inflammation and pre-dispose individuals to multiple chronic...
HSS researchers launch study to measure bone effects of new rheumatologic agent
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have launched a pilot study to see how a drug that treats several...
Continuous consumption of pangasius exposes to dangerous mercury levels
The pangasius, originally from Vietnam, is one of the most consumed fish in the world for its low cost, mild...
Karger Publishers partners with BenchSci
Karger Publishers, a globally active medical and scientific publishing company, partners with BenchSci, a life science machine learning startup, to...
Toxicity and other health risks of electronic tobacco heating system
The project was implemented in accordance with the request of the Government of Russian Federation on the evaluation of non-medicinal...
New insights into blood vessel growth
FRANKFURT. How new blood vessels form in mammals, for example during development or after injury, was so far not known...
Carnivores in captivity give birth at the same time of year as those in the wild
Credit: (Image: Zoo Zürich / Enzo Franchini) Many species have a specific mating season when living in their natural habitat....
HKU AIDS Institute invents universal antibody drug for HIV-1 prevention and immunotherapy
Credit: The University of Hong Kong A research team led by scientists at AIDS Institute and Department of Microbiology, Li...
A more affordable drug for neuroendocrine tumors diagnostics passing preclinical tests
Credit: Tomsk Polytechnic University Leading researchers, physicists, and materials scientists of the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences...
Molecule that supports blood-cell production under dietary stress is identified
Credit: Kanazawa University The production of blood cells is regulated by so-called hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which reside in bone...
Application of human induced pluripotent stem cells in precision medicine
Researchers at Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have successfully demonstrated the use...
