NIH launches HIV prevention trial of long-acting injectable medication…
Credit: ViiV Healthcare The first large-scale clinical trial of a long-acting injectable medication for HIV prevention in sexually active women...
New map details threat of Zika across Europe, US
Credit: University of Kansas | KU News Service LAWRENCE — With Zika sparking anxiety at the Summer Olympic Games in...
New blood thinner better at preventing recurrent blood clots than…
Credit: The Ottawa Hospital An international research team with prominent Canadian leadership has found that the blood thinner rivaroxaban is...
Is gun violence contagious?
Is gun violence contagious? According to new findings from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Oxford, the answer...
Does HIV infection affect brain connectivity and cognitive performance?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 10, 2017–A new study has shown that compared to HIV-negative...
Insilico Medicine to present on applications of DL to drug discovery…
Credit: Insilico Medicine Tuesday, October 25, Baltimore, MD – Insilico Medicine today announced that it will present its recent advances...
Growing teeth and a backbone: Studies trace early origins of skeletal tissues
Credit: Katharine Criswell and Robert Criswell WOODS HOLE, Mass.– Two new studies on the evolutionary origin of teeth and of...
With community health center fund expiration looming, health center…
Credit: Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK (September 14, 2017)–If Congress fails to renew...
Racial, ethnic disparities in pediatric readmission rates for chronic disease vary by…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Disparities in pediatric readmission rates for chronic conditions such as asthma, depression, diabetes,...
Garret FitzGerald awarded an honorary fellowship by British Pharmacological Society
Credit: Sabina Louise Pierce PHILADELPHIA — Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, FRS, director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics...
Lose fat, preserve muscle: Weight training beats cardio for older…
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett Weight training or cardio? For older adults trying to slim down, pumping iron might be...
Free lung-cancer screening in the Augusta area finds more than double the cancer rate of…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 9, 2017) – The first year of free lung cancer screening in the Augusta,...
Antibodies from Ebola survivor protect mice and ferrets against related viruses
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The fight to contain the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa was hampered by the lack of...
CSU uses test for chronic wasting disease to study brain ailments in…
Credit: CSU Photography Wildlife disease experts at Colorado State University are investigating whether a test developed to detect early-stage chronic...
Study: High tolerance for wildlife exists around Indian reserves despite continued losses
Credit: WCS-India A new study from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), Duke University, and the Centre for Wildlife Studies in India...
South Carolina & George Mason link women’s sexual orientation to (un)happiness about birth
Credit: Lisa Lindley Unhappiness about a pregnancy or birth has been associated with negative health outcomes for mothers and babies....
Genetic cause identified for previously unrecognized developmental…
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of scientists has identified variants of the gene EBF3 causing a developmental...
Inflammation linked to weakened reward circuits in depression
About one third of people with depression have high levels of inflammation markers in their blood. New research indicates that...
Research suggests sexual appeals in ads don’t sell brands, products
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Could it be that sex actually does not sell? An analysis...
Study reveals potential therapy targets for triple-negative breast…
In cancer, cell signaling pathways are the critical chain of events that can either quash or quicken disease progression. A...
