Applying electric current to nerve for chronic low back pain does not provide clinically important improvement
In three randomized trials, treatment of chronic low back pain with radiofrequency denervation, a procedure that can be performed with...
Certain OTC, less expensive hearing aids provide benefit similar to conventional hearing aid
A comparison between less-expensive, over-the-counter hearing assistance devices and a conventional hearing aid found that some of these devices were...
Artificial bile ducts grown in lab & transplanted into mice could help treat liver disease
Credit: Fotis Sampaziotis Cambridge scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in...
Drug discovery: Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s spurred by same enzyme
Credit: From Zhang et al NSMB (2017). Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are not the same. They affect different regions...
HKBU’s clinical trial acupuncture proves effectiveness for weight control
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University recently completed a clinical...
Immune defense mechanism: How proteins bring together membrane blebs
Researchers have gained new insights into the mechanisms with which certain proteins help the immune defence mechanism in the human...
Key genes in nitrogen utilization in tobacco identified
Credit: British American Tobacco A new genetic road map of tobacco has been used to successfully identify and clone two...
New research describes the differences between mice and humans
Research from King's College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs which have worked...
New data on the protective effects of Alzheimer’s on cancer
Patients with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing glioblastoma and a lower risk of lung cancer. A paper...
Finnish mothers discovered to have gene variants that protect them from pre-eclampsia
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in cooperation with Professor John P. Atkinson's research group at the University of...
The more eggs the better in IVF?
Geneva, 3 July 2017: A higher number of eggs retrieved in an IVF treatment cycle is independently associated with more...
UNIST researchers find new way to tackle cancer cells
Credit: UNIST In-situ assembly of amphiphilic peptides with accompanying cellular functions inside a living cell (i.e., intracellular assembly) and their...
Female cancer survivors are one-third less likely to achieve pregnancy than women in general populat
Geneva, 3 July 2017: For the first time, a large population study has quantified the chance of pregnancy after treatment...
Baker’s yeast can help plants cope with soil contamination
Credit: Raquel Carvalho Most plant species, including crops, cannot tolerate the toxic effects of soil pollutants, which dramatically impair their...
Quick test finds signs of sepsis in a single drop of blood
Credit: Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis...
Quantum probes dramatically improve detection of nuclear spins
Credit: David A. Broadway/cqc2t.org Researchers at the University of Melbourne have demonstrated a way to detect nuclear spins in molecules...
Back to the future: The most efficient option for treating unexplained infertility
Geneva, 3 July 2017: An inexpensive fertility drug, which has been available for more than 50 years and can be...
Study shows childhood psychiatric disorders increase risk for later adult addiction
Washington, DC, July 3, 2017 - Children's health and well-being while growing up can be indicators of the potential health...
Radiosurgery reduces depression and improves quality of life for patients with facial pain
Amsterdam, July 3, 2017 - Doctors should consider radiosurgery earlier for patients with severe facial pain, according to a new...
Increased air pollution cuts victims’ lifespan by a decade, costing billions
Oxford, UK, July 3, 2017 - One of the benefits to cutting fossil fuel consumption is lowering air pollution. A...
