Are you sticking to your diet? Scientists may be able to tell from a blood sample
An analysis of small molecules called "metabolites" in a blood sample may be used to determine whether a person is ...
Scientists reveal how gut microbes ‘recover’ after antibiotic treatment
New insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome - the community of microbes that live inside us - has ...
New study shows how a single binge drinking episode affects gene that regulates sleep
Credit: MU Health Care One in six U.S. adults binge drinks at least four times a month, according to the ...
Deep Brain Stimulation showing promise for patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease over 65
Credit: The Globe and Mail TORONTO - An age group analysis of data from the ADvance trial has shown that ...
Toothpaste and hand wash are causing antibiotic resistance
Credit: The University of Queensland A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according ...
Important to be open to discussing sex with young cancer survivors
Credit: Barncancerfonden Feeling unattractive and dissatisfied with their sexual ability - that is reality for many teenage and young adult ...
HKBU scholars invent medical device for safe growth of neural stem cells
Credit: HKBU The research team of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) invented a medical device with a specific nanotechnology layer ...
Mechanism controlling multiple sclerosis risk identified
While the DNA sequence remains the same throughout a person's life, the expression of the encoded genes may change with ...
Lion conservation research can be bolstered by input from a wide-range of professionals
The conservation of lions, while maintaining the well-being of people that live around them, is a complex problem that should ...
Good primary lowers ED use for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities
TORONTO, June 19, 2018 - One in three adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) visit the emergency department annually ...
Bad habits that lead to cancer, chronic disease corrected by simple lifestyle intervention
Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Does this sound like someone you know? He or she spends too much time in ...
Deep-sea marine sponges may hold key to antibiotic drug resistance
Credit: FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Drug resistance to antibiotics is on the rise and there is an urgent need ...
Michelson Prize awards $450k to young scientists advancing immunology and vaccine research
NEW YORK, June 19, 2018 - High risk, high reward scientific advancements require long-term flexible funding with a clear focus ...
New immunotherapy trial for children with central nervous system tumors opens
Credit: Seattle Children's SEATTLE - June 19, 2018 - Seattle Children's has opened a pioneering chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell ...
Mendelsohn shares Tang Prize for leadership in developing targeted therapy
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Targeted cancer therapy pioneer John Mendelsohn, M.D., researcher and former president of ...
Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of death after opioid overdose
(NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse) A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that treatment of opioid use disorder with either ...
Palm oil: The carbon cost of deforestation
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study by EPFL ...
Blood signature could improve early TB diagnosis
(The Francis Crick Institute) A gene signature in the bloodstream can reveal whether someone is going to develop active tuberculosis ...
Opioid dependence in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis: More likely to occur before than after surgery
(Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group) Researchers investigated risk factors for the development of opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for ...
Children’s immune system could hold the key to preventing sepsis
(University of Sheffield) Scientists have identified the key response that children use to control infections.
