New HIV therapy reduces virus, boosts immunity in drug-resistant patients
New Haven, Conn.-- In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in individuals with ...
Should all babies have their genomes sequenced?
As the cost of genome sequencing decreases, researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth, ...
Evening preference, lack of sleep associated with higher BMI in people with prediabetes
People with prediabetes who go to bed later, eat meals later and are more active and alert later in the ...
Tufts researchers receive award to integrate genomic sequencing into neonatal care
BOSTON (August 15) - Tufts Medical Center researchers have received a five-year grant award for more than $8 million from ...
A trained eye
We humans are pros at category learning -- the process by which we classify things, whether objects, concepts or events, ...
Neonatal pig hearts can heal from heart attack
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - While pigs still cannot fly, researchers have discovered that the hearts of newborn piglets do ...
Patient motivations behind cosmetic procedures
Bottom Line: What motivates patients to seek minimally invasive cosmetic procedures? Most patients want the procedures to please themselves, not ...
World’s oldest cheese found in Egyptian tomb
Aging usually improves the flavor of cheese, but that's not why some very old cheese discovered in an Egyptian tomb ...
Protein droplets keep neurons at the ready and immune system in balance
Credit: Pietro De Camilli Lab Inside cells, where DNA is packed tightly in the nucleus and rigid proteins keep intricate ...
Our perceived birth status can affect our adult relationships
LAWRENCE -- Findings appearing in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships show people who believe they resulted from unwanted ...
The origin of off-taste in onions
Chopping onions is usually associated with watery and stinging eyes. But after the onions are diced and the tears are ...
Light-emitting nanoparticles could provide a safer way to image living cells
Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) A research team has demonstrated how light-emitting nanoparticles, developed at the U.S. Department ...
Optimizing airport flight patterns take a toll on human health
August 15, 2018 - Health costs associated with noise from changing flight patterns over populated urban landscapes far outweigh the ...
Mizzou program significantly reduces delay in autism diagnosis
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - When Katie New first suspected her son had autism, she had to wait ...
Better statistical methods to understand gene interactions leading to cancer development
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Hui-Yi Lin, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics at ...
UMN Medical School research shows it’s possible to reverse damage caused by aging cells
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- August 15, 2018 - What's the secret to aging well? University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have answered ...
BioOne Complete welcomes back popular titles for 2019
WASHINGTON, DC - August 15, 2018 : BioOne (about.BioOne.org) proudly announces the return of three popular journals and the addition ...
A review of prevalent methods for automatic skin lesion diagnosis
The three prevalent skin cancers, according to the literature are melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Melanoma is ...
Male tobacco smokers have brain-wide reduction of CB1 receptors
Philadelphia, August 15, 2018 Chronic, frequent tobacco smokers have a decreased number of cannabinoid CB1 receptors, the "pot receptor", when ...
Compound discovered that targets cancer cells lacking the protective p53 ‘guardian gene’
A NEW chemical compound with the potential to destroy hard-to-treat cancer cells has been developed and tested by scientists at ...
