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In a study published in the journal Circulation researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Lund University examined how sex-discordant blood transfusions...

Novel type of cell death in Huntington’s disease may lead to effective new therapies

Credit: Department of Neuropathology,Medical Research Institute Researchers centered at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify novel type of cell...

Road salt can change sex ratios in frog populations, study says

Naturally occurring chemicals found in road salts commonly used to de-ice paved surfaces can alter the sex ratios in nearby...

Research shows preference for non-lethal protection of species

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Americans believe endangered species are best protected when their habitats are protected and not when animal predators...

Diabetes proves deadly for smokers

CHICAGO - While it is well known that smoking causes lung cancer, heavy smokers with diabetes are also at increased...

Spray-printed crystals to move forward organic electronic applications

Has the time come to replace traditionally used silicon with printable organic semiconductor inks? University of Surrey scientists believe so,...

Protein and salt drive post-meal sleepiness

Credit: Keith Murphy Sleepiness after a large meal is something we all experience, and new research with fruit flies suggests...

Emergency video telemedicine positively impacts newborn resuscitation

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Approximately 10 percent of newborns require help breathing after birth, and 1 in 1,000 newborns require more...

Sex, gender, or both in medical research

No one can deny that men and women have different genes, biology and anatomical features. However, only a minority of...

Global brain initiatives generate tsunami of neuroscience data

Credit: Wikimedia Commons Three years ago the White House launched the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative to...

Bridging the advances in AI and quantum computing for drug discovery and longevity research

Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc and YMK Photonics, Inc Tuesday, 22nd of November, 2016, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, Inc and...

New antiretroviral drugs decrease chances of HIV sexual transmission

Credit: IDIBELL More than 2 million people got infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2015, being sexual transmission the...

Researchers capture first glimpse of important, abundant ocean microbe

Credit: Patrick Keeling A rare microbe that was once thought to be insignificant has turned out to be one of...

Prevalence of Ph-like ALL in adults underscores need for genetic testing, clinical trials

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Seth Dixon A high-risk subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) first identified in...

Targeted therapy drugs could radically increase the costs of leukemia treatment

Adoption of novel oral targeted therapies for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) could raise the treatment costs for the...

New topical immunotherapy effective against early skin cancer

Credit: Robert Boston A combination of two topical drugs that have been in use for years triggers a robust immune...

Diabetes drug metformin corrects mitochondrial metabolism in familial cancer disorder

Individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome are at an increased risk for a number of cancers, including breast and bone cancer. Li-Fraumeni...

Research reveals insight into how lung cancer spreads

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A cellular component known as the Golgi apparatus may play a role in how lung...

NSU optometry professor receives national award

Credit: Nova Southeastern University FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) recently announced Nova Southeastern University (NSU)...

Study reveals genetic explanation for cancer’s higher incidence in males than females