A new Listeria species from Costa Rica identified
Listeria costaricensis is the official name given to the new bacterial species described by investigators from the Costa Rican Institute...
Boosting employment rate is unlikely to curb opioid use
PRINCETON, N.J.--Improving job prospects for people in economically depressed parts of the United States is unlikely to help curb the...
The enzyme designers
Credit: Sophie Mader/TUM Practically all biochemical processes involve enzymes that accelerate chemical reactions. A research team from the Technical University...
Conference addresses dementia in the UK — and Far East
The annual Plymouth International Dementia Conference takes place at Plymouth Guildhall, UK on 4 May this year with a full...
Scientists identify potential targets for new autoimmune disease treatments
Researchers have provided new insight into how a gene associated with autoimmunity contributes to disease in humans. Their findings, published...
Could statins ease deadly heart condition in rare neuromuscular disease?
PHILADELPHIA - In preclinical studies using cell models that mimicked liver cells of patients with the rare disease Friedreich's ataxia...
Model can predict success of treatments that manipulate the gut microbiota
A new mathematical model can predict the effectiveness of microbiome therapies that manipulate the immune system through live bacteria and...
FDA approves new standard of care for kidney cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - April. 17, 2018 - The standard of care for kidney cancer patients continues to improve....
Simple one-page tool improves patient satisfaction with doctor visit
Credit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - A simple, one-page form given to patients ahead of their doctor visit can significantly...
Gene affects how some women store fat — and ups their diabetes risk
Credit: University of Virginia School of Medicine WHAT'S NOTABLE: A naturally occurring version of the gene KLF14 affects some women's...
Top-down approach gets to the bottom of cancer
Credit: Kelleher Research Group, Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- When a RAS gene operates normally, it acts as an on/off...
Flipping the classroom approach in public health — does student performance improve?
April 17, 2018 -- A study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health analyzed the traditional model of...
Preserving fertility during chemotherapy
Credit: Tuppi et al. FMany chemotherapeutics act by damaging the DNA. Since cancer cells divide more often than most normal...
New clues point to relief for chronic itching
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis A common side effect of opioids is intense itching -- a problem for some...
Digital remains should be treated with the same care and respect as physical remains
From live-streaming funerals to online memorial pages and even chat-bots that use people's social media footprints' to act as online...
Penn researcher co-directs National Lung Cancer Screening Center
(PHILADELPHIA) - Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, along with the Institute for Health...
For aggressive breast cancer in the brain, researchers clarify immune response
CHICAGO -- Once it has begun to spread in the body, approximately half of patients with an aggressive breast cancer...
OncoDNA announces publication of peer-reviewed study in Oncotarget assessing the utility of its uniq
Credit: Jean-François Laes, email: [email protected] Gosselies, Belgium - April 17, 2018: OncoDNA ("OncoDNA or "the Company"), the healthcare technology company...
Airway Therapeutics closes $11 million series B round of financing
Credit: Airway Therapeutics Airway Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on developing new interventions for acute and chronic lung diseases has...
Text messaging tool may help fight opioid epidemic
Credit: Epharmix A new automated text messaging service may curb opioid abuse and reduce the likelihood of relapse while also...
