Genetic variant discovery to help asthma sufferers
Research from the University of Liverpool, published today in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, identifies a genetic variant that could improve the...
The role of verb fluency in the detection of early cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Memory Clinic and Research Center of Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Barcelona, Spain March 16, 2018, Barcelona,...
Researchers join forces to improve life for children with genetic disorder
Credit: David Hungate/VTCRI Audrey Alves had just turned 2 when she first visited the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Neuromotor...
Soil fungi may help determine the resilience of forests to environmental change
Credit: Kai Zhu Nature is rife with symbiotic relationships, some of which take place out of sight, like the rich...
The absence of ants — Entomologist confirms first Saharan farming 10,000 years ago
Credit: University of Huddersfield BY analysing a prehistoric site in the Libyan desert, a team of researchers from the universities...
BU: Brazil yellow fever outbreak necessitates vaccines
Brazil is in the midst of a yellow fever outbreak, with the mosquito-borne virus reaching popular tourist destinations that do...
Tree care workers need better training to handle dangers on the job, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Nick Romanenko / Rutgers University As climate change increases the risk to trees from severe storms, insects, diseases, drought...
Obesity and health problems: New research on a safeguard mechanism
Obesity and its negative impacts on health - including metabolic syndrome, type-2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular complications - are a...
3-D tissue model of developing heart could help drug safety testing for pregnant women
The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents....
Chemical peels are safe for people with darker skin, result in few side effects and complications
BOSTON-- Results from a new study led by Boston Medical Center (BMC) indicate that, when performed appropriately, chemical peels can...
80 percent cut in liver metastasis by restricting the blood vessels supplying it
Credit: (UPV/EHU) Metastasis is the process whereby a tumour that grows in one organ breaks away from it and travels...
Development of an enzymatic cycling method using pyruvate kinase
Credit: Dr. Shigeru Ueda et al., Bentham Science Publishers Pyruvate kinase (PK), an omnipresent and functionally important enzyme, catalyzes the...
Human ‘chimeric’ cells restore crucial protein in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Cells made by fusing a normal human muscle cell with a muscle cell from a person with Duchenne muscular dystrophy...
Online intervention improves depression treatment rates in teen moms
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An online program persuaded teenage mothers across 10 Kentucky counties to seek medical...
Optimizing MS care — Mission of the consortium of multiple sclerosis centers
Credit: CMSC March is MS Awareness Month and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis (CMSC) has partnered with leading organizations, accredited...
Not having a regular doctor affects healthcare quality for older adults
March 16, 2018 - About five percent of older adults on Medicare don't have a "personal physician," and this group...
Researchers advise the use of anesthesia in fetuses from 21 weeks of gestation
Credit: University of Seville / Hospital Virgen del Rocío Although the problem of whether foetuses are able to feel pain...
UCalgary researchers develop portable brain imaging system to shed light on concussions
Credit: Pauline Zulueta/Cumming School of Medicine It's one of the most talked about injuries in sport today, concussion. Yet, there...
Land under water: Estimating hydropower’s land use impacts
Credit: Ånund Killingtveit/NTNU Hydropower is the world's top provider of renewable energy, producing a whopping 16 per cent of the...
Blunt products more popular in states where marijuana is legal
March 15, 2018 -- A study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health finds that cigars commonly...
