EJAF and EGPAF launch new project to fight adolescent HIV in Africa
Washington, D.C., London, U.K.–Nov. 9, 2015– The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) and the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF)...
UVA finds ANOTHER immune system link science said didn’t exist
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System The University of Virginia School of Medicine has again shown that a part...
Saved by the sun
Credit: Michael Hawkes A new twist on the use of renewable energy is saving children's lives in Africa. The innovation–a...
Scripps first in West to treat heart attack with new supersaturated…
Credit: TherOx Inc. SAN DIEGO – A physician at Scripps Health's Prebys Cardiovascular Institute has become the first in the...
Cellular stress process identified in cardiovascular disease
Combining the investigative tools of genetics, transcriptomics, epigenetics and metabolomics, a Duke Medicine research team has identified a new molecular...
Rice University technology could cut MRI scan times
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Patients who have to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging scan may be spared the ordeal of...
Keck School of Medicine of USC receives $2.2 million NIH grant for…
Credit: Les Dunseith LOS ANGELES – Jay R. Lieberman, MD, chair and professor of orthopedic surgery at the Keck School...
Video game system technology helping physical therapists, athletic…
Credit: Photo by Rachel Coward COLUMBIA, Mo. – Motion-based lab technology can help physical therapists, clinicians and athletic trainers analyze...
MD Anderson and nation’s cancer centers jointly endorse updated…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center As national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low, The University of Texas...
Steering an enzyme’s ‘scissors’ shows potential for stopping Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: UBC Faculty of Medicine The old real estate adage about "location, location, location" might also apply to the biochemical...
Cost of neurological disease in US Approaching $800 billion a year
Credit: Photo courtesy of University of South Florida/Tampa, FL TAMPA, FL (March 29, 2017) — More Americans are living longer...
Turning down the brain to erase fearful memories
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Erasing unwanted memories is still the stuff of science fiction, but Weizmann Institute scientists have...
Two new lizards with ‘heroic past’ discovered in the…
Credit: Hugo A. Díaz Two new species of lizards have been discovered in the Andean highlands of Southern Chile. Collected...
Penn study solves mystery of cell powerhouse’s balance of…
IMAGE: The mitochondrial matric calcium ion concentration regulates activity of the major mitochondrial calcium influx pathway, as measured by patch...
Birds’ unique skulls linked to young dinosaur brains
Credit: Fabbri et al., 2017 Bird skulls and brains look like those of young dinosaurs, providing clues to their unique...
New opioid use in older adults with COPD associated with increased…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, June 29, 2017–Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder who recently started using...
New HIV guidelines outline prevention strategies for high-risk…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2017–New Canadian guidelines recommend the use of new medications by HIV-negative...
UTA biochemists are advancing research into autism, Alzheimer’s disease and Down…
IMAGE: This is Dr. Brad Pierce, UTA Associate Professor of Biochemistry. Credit: UT Arlington Biochemists at The University of Texas...
Bariatric surgery associated with semen abnormalities and reduced…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 7, 2017–A meta-analysis of studies in which men underwent Roux-en-Y...
Experimental ‘enhancer’ drug may boost conventional…
Credit: Eric Raabe Laboratory studies suggest that an experimental drug already in early clinical trials for a variety of adult...
