Marine researchers say recent sea star wasting disease epidemic defies prediction
Credit: Melissa Miner Beginning in 2013, a mysterious disease crippled sea star populations up and down the U.S. west coast....
Vitamin D might be key to syndrome affecting half of women aged 50 or plus
Results of a study carried out in Brazil showed a strong association between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome in...
A method for predicting the impact of global warming on disease
Scientists have devised a method for predicting how rising global temperatures are likely to affect the severity of diseases mediated...
Scientists discern new antibiotics resistance mechanism to peptide antibiotics
Credit: Division of Life Science, HKUST Non-ribosomal peptide antibiotics, including polymyxin, vancomycin, and teixobactin, most of which contain D-amino acids,...
Brewing hoppy beer without the hops
Credit: Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally, UC Berkeley Hoppy beer is all the rage among craft brewers and beer lovers,...
Medicare claims show long-term prostate cancer prevention benefits of finasteride
Credit: The Hope Foundation Men who take the medication finasteride get a prostate cancer prevention benefit that can last 16...
Surgeons at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles treat the hospital’s first patient with gene therapy
On March 20, 2018, surgeons at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, treated the hospital's first patient with gene therapy. The complex...
Innovation for ‘young & young at heart’ finds home at Disney & in geriatrics for #AGS18
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society Home to the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS18) (http://meeting.americangeriatrics.org/), the...
Amygdala neurons increase as children become adults — except in autism
Credit: UC Davis Health In a striking new finding, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that typically-developing children...
BU: Children of centenarians feel stronger purpose in life
A sense of meaning and direction in life is associated with living longer and experiencing less disease, disability, and cognitive...
Massey scientists identify genes that could inform novel therapies for EBV-related cancers
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified two genes that are responsible for governing the...
Praise may motivate young adults with autism to exercise more
Simple statements of praise may have a big effect on the amount of exercise young adults with autism complete, according...
Medicine that slows balding may turn stiff vessels supple, helping vital organs
WASHINGTON-(March. 20, 2018)- A medicine that slows balding and stimulates hair growth also may make stiff vessels more stretchy and...
European Lung Cancer Congress 2018
Geneva, Switzerland - Around 2,300 participants from across the world will meet in Geneva at the eighth European Lung Cancer...
Insilico Medicine to launch R&D center and announce new research results in Taiwan ROC
Credit: Insilico Medicine Tuesday, March 20th, 2018, Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based artificial intelligence company specializing in drug discovery, biomarker development...
Flight delays: Study finds out why some African birds stay home longer
Credit: Tom Flower Parents of millennials still living at home aren't the only ones with children that refuse to leave....
Western diet depletes artery-protecting immune cells
Credit: Dr. Dalia Gaddis, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--New research from scientists at the La...
Could drugs used after an organ transplant protect against Alzheimer’s?
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - March 20, 2018 - A UT Southwestern study in mice provides new clues...
Cardiovascular health disparities between whites and minorities narrow, study shows
The nation's overall cardiovascular health worsened from 1988 to 2014, with disparities among racial and ethnic groups dropping slightly. But...
Long-lasting method to prevent dengue launched in Mexico’s Baja California Sur
Communities in Mexico's Baja California Sur are to benefit from a self-sustaining program that uses Wolbachia mosquitoes to provide long-lasting...
