New Tulane University drug effective against malaria
Credit: Tulane University/Paula Burch-Celentano Tulane University researchers have developed a new drug that is effective against non-severe cases of malaria,...
NYU Langone Medical Center Awarded Grant for New Nationwide Initiative…
$4 Million Grant from the American Heart Association to Support Research & Training at the Newly Created Sarah Ross Soter...
How geospatial characteristics affect those most affected by HIV
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (February 6, 2017) – Young men who have sex with men (YMSM), particularly racial/ethnic minorities and...
Scientists learn how young brains form lifelong memories by studying…
IMAGE: A segment of a C. elegans worm with a RIM neuron shown in green. The scientists showed that this...
Study finds major health benefits linked to indoor temperature variation
Credit: Taylor & Francis Exposure to environments outside a comfortable temperature could help tackle major metabolic diseases, such as diabetes...
Decreased glucose metabolism in medial prefrontal areas is associated with nutritional status in patients with prodromal and early Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Research Funding of Longevity Sciences Obu, Japan, September 15, 2017 – A new study from the Multimodal Neuroimaging for...
Anemia discovery offers new targets to treat fatigue in millions
Credit: Courtesy Goldfarb lab, University of Virginia School of Medicine A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of...
Caution urged in using PRP or stem cells to treat young athletes’ injuries
Credit: UHealth Sports Medicine Institute Physicians, parents and coaches should be cautious when considering treating injured young athletes with platelet...
Structure of primary optogenetic tool revealed
Credit: MIPT Press Office An international team of researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, the...
First line combination therapy improves progression-free survival in…
Credit: ©ESMO LUGANO-GENEVA, Dec. 7, 2017 – A new combination therapy for the first line treatment of advanced non-squamous non-small-cell...
New book on Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance from CSHLPress
One of the greatest medical accomplishments of the past century was the introduction of antibiotics into the clinic. However, the...
Newly identified rare Alzheimer’s disease gene mutation more common in Icelandic people
Credit: Shinya Yamamoto, Baylor College of Medicine People with Icelandic heritage are more likely to carry a novel rare mutation...
No sex without a kiss! Researchers discover how the brain controls sex
Credit: privat A research team led by Professor Julie Bakker at Liège University (Belgium) and Professor Ulrich Boehm at Saarland...
Max Planck Florida study reveals cortical circuits that encode black…
While some things may be 'as simple as black and white,' this has not been the case for the circuits...
UofL, Harvard, USF provide model for medical schools to teach signs of human trafficking
Credit: University of Louisville As many as 88 percent of human trafficking victims in the United States interact with a...
Circulating tumor cells associated with relapse in late-stage melanoma…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A study revealing a connection between circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and relapse in stage IV...
Blood flow altered in brains of preterm newborns vs. full-term infants
Credit: Credit: M. Bouyssi-Kobar, et al., The Journal of Pediatrics. WASHINGTON – (Dec. 4, 2017) – Cerebral blood flow (CBF)...
Data analysis finds lower risk of infection with LASIK than with contacts over time
Credit: University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, Tenn. – Which causes fewer eye infections – contact lens wear or...
Researchers use video gamelike test to study learning and recovery in…
Credit: Johns Hopkins Media A robotic arm and a virtual game were essential tools in a new study from researchers...
High risk of falling — an early sign of Parkinson’s
IMAGE: Helena Nyström is a doctoral student at Umeå University, and co-author of an article on fall-related injuries published in...
