Keeping the excitement under control
Credit: Jean-Sebastian Jouhanneau, MDC James Poulet's lab at the MDC uses advanced techniques to monitor the activity of networks of...
Unique protein is a vulnerability in the malaria parasite
Over a thousand people die from malaria every day. The disease is caused by a single-cell parasite (protozoan) that is...
Fatty fish and camelina oil are beneficial for your HDL and IDL cholesterol
Credit: UEF/Varpu Heiskanen Eating fatty fish increases the size and lipid composition of HDL particles in people with impaired glucose...
Deep learning predicts drug-drug and drug-food interactions
Credit: KAIST A Korean research team from KAIST developed a computational framework, DeepDDI, that accurately predicts and generates 86 types...
Evolution: Urban life leaves behind traces in the genome of bumblebees
Bumblebees living in the city have genes that differ from those of their relatives in the countryside. Although genetic differences...
Spectacle lens designed by PolyU slows myopic progression by 60 percent
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University A specially designed spectacle lens developed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was...
Revisiting existing drugs finds molecules that control body clocks
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Using drug repurposing, a team of researchers led by animal biologists at Nagoya University has discovered...
Frontiers in Anatomy: Anatomy for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Credit: Dr. Plauto Christopher Aranha Watanabe, Bentham Science Publishers Anatomical studies of the skull, face bones and teeth are complex...
World-first research into injury rates among people released from prison
Centre for Mental Health Research Fellow Mr Jesse Young led a study that identified hospital records for 1307 people released...
Jeffrey H. Samet, M.D., F.A.C.P., honored with national award from American College of Physicians
Philadelphia, 2017 -- Jeffrey H. Samet, MD, MA, MPH, FACP, has been awarded the American College of Physicians (ACP) Richard...
Development of a quantitative pharmacodynamic assay for apoptosis in fixed tumor tissue
Credit: Oncotarget Existing microscopy-based methods of detecting apoptosis, such as TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling), have limited quantitative...
Safety measures could save 250,000 lives a year in low- and middle-income countries
Interventions such as speeding enforcement and formal swimming lessons for young children could potentially save more than 250,000 lives a...
Why is it harder for females to gain weight?
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine For years, scientists have observed that when male and female mice eat the same high-fat...
Detailed images of tumor vasculature
The new technology has been developed jointly by teams headed by Prof Dr Georg Schmitz at the Chair for Medical...
Similarity between high-risk atherosclerotic plaque and cancer cells discovered
Atherosclerotic plaque builds up gradually in the walls of the body's arteries. Ruptured plaque can trigger clots that cause life-threatening...
T cell antigen receptors act alone: Longstanding immunological mystery solved
Credit: TU Wien They protect us from the onslaught of bacteria and viruses and also from cancer: T cells are...
Is risk of suicide attempt among soldiers associated with time before, during or after deployments?
Bottom Line: Early first deployment and a shorter length of time between deployments were associated with a higher risk of...
Association of cannabis with cognitive functioning in young people
Bottom Line: Frequent cannabis use by adolescents and young adults was associated with small reductions in cognitive function that appeared...
Study: Wide distribution of naloxone can slash overdose deaths during epidemics
A new study in The Lancet Public Health shows the rapid expansion of British Columbia's Take Home Naloxone program significantly...
Transplanted livers help body defend against organ rejection, Mayo Clinic study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- For decades, transplant experts have observed that liver transplant recipients often need less anti-rejection medication, known as...
