Blood vessels are not designed to fight infection
Credit: Osaka University Most infections enter the body through organs that are in constant contact with the outside environment, such...
Fighting world hunger: Researchers use nuclear methods to study pest-resistance in corn
Credit: Joseph Spencer, Illinois Natural History Survey. COLUMBIA, Mo. – According to estimates, the current global population is more than...
RUDN chemists: A new compound will be used against tumors and Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Alexey Festa Researchers from RUDN University conducted an effective three-component reaction, obtaining unusual organic compounds. The latter are structurally...
Hedgehog signaling proteins keep cancer stem cells alive
Credit: Dr. Joseph Regan / Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Colon cancer is the third most common cancer and fourth most...
Postoperative wound monitoring app can reduce readmissions and improve patient care
Credit: Journal of the American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (Jan. 19, 2017): A new smartphone app called WoundCare is successfully...
Many rape victims experience involuntary paralysis that prevents them…
Active resistance is often considered to be the “normal” reaction during rape, but a new study found that most victims...
Hazardous chemicals discovered in flavored e-cigarette vapor
Credit: DRI RENO – Building on more than 30 years of air quality research in some of the most polluted...
CHLA receives $1.3 million from NIH for undergraduate research training program
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Emil Bogenmann, PhD, EdD, at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, received...
Few heart attack survivors get recommended physical activity
NEW YORK, NY (Mar. 1, 2017) — Only 16 percent of heart attack survivors get the recommended amount of physical...
Team establishes first diagnostic criteria for idiopathic multicentric…
Credit: David Fajgenbaum, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – More than six decades after Castleman disease...
Research elucidates hormone ghrelin’s role in blood glucose regulation
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – May 9, 2017 – UT Southwestern research investigating the blood glucose-regulatory actions of the hormone...
Alpha blockers more effective for large kidney stones
Credit: University of Michigan Health System Nearly one in 11 Americans will have a kidney stone in their lifetime, causing...
Insufficient evidence for the use of omega 3 supplements in treating depression
New research out today concludes that there is insufficient evidence for the use of taking an Omega 3 fatty acid...
Bright light therapy improves sleep in people treated for cancer
Credit: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine. DARIEN, IL – January 16, 2018 – Results of...
What sex is safe for heart patients: A new approach using the KiTOMI model
Philadelphia, PA, November 5, 2015 – Changes in sexual satisfaction and decreases in sexual activity are often reported by heart...
A new role for an old protein in breast cancer
Credit: University of Kent Scientists led by Dr Chris Toseland of the University's School of Biosciences studied a protein called...
Simple new test could improve diagnosis of tuberculosis in developing…
Credit: Carolyn R. Bertozzi PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22, 2016 — In developing nations, the current test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) is...
Ringing in ears keeps brain more at attention, less at rest, study finds
Credit: Photo by Joyce Seay-Knoblauch CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical...
Humanitarian Intervention reduces ‘stress hormone’ in war-affected youth
Credit: Taghyeer Organization New Haven, Conn. — A new study shows that a humanitarian program to improve the mental health...
Media portrayals of pregnant women, new moms unrealistic, study says
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Whether it's a pregnant character on a TV show or a...
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