UTMB scientists genetically engineered world’s first Zika virus…
A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is the first in the world to genetically ...
Stem cell treatment mediates immune response to spinal cord injury in…
When a blunt-force blow injures the spinal cord, the body's immune system can be both friend and foe. Sensing the ...
Culturally tailored obesity intervention a success for hispanic students
Credit: University of Houston An obesity intervention for Hispanic middle school students led by researchers at the University of Houston ...
Glyphosate renewal approved
Credit: Rothamsted Research Jonathan Storkey, Plant Ecologist and Leader of Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems (ASSIST), one of Rothamsted's five strategic ...
Immune cell drives heart failure in mice
Credit: Daniela Cihakova and Nicola Diny A new study in mice reveals that eosinophils, a type of disease-fighting white blood ...
FIGHT study proves type-2 diabetes therapy ineffective in the…
PHILADELPHIA -In an attempt to correct defects in the energy generation that contributes to poor pump function among heart failure ...
Injecting activator of a powerful tumor suppressor directly into the cancer increases…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 22, 2017) – Directly injecting a tumor with an agent that activates a natural, ...
Do mast cells contribute to more severe disease in dengue infection?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 12, 2017–Why mosquito-borne dengue virus causes more severe disease in ...
Definitive global transfusion study supports patient safety, positive…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2017– Lower thresholds for blood transfusions during cardiac surgery have proven ...
Chemist Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Michael Pirrung, a distinguished professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, has ...
Research on crucial cutting enzyme maps sites of DNA damage in leukemias and other cancers
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers studying a DNA-cutting enzyme with a crucial role in regulating the structure of genes ...
Virginia Tech team examines molecular-level problems of heart disease
Credit: Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Science Researchers are one step closer to understanding heart disease at a ...
New MRI tech could help doctors detect heart disease with better…
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New Yor BINGHAMTON, NY- Doctors might be able to better detect any disease or ...
New Year’s resolutions: Have yours gone up in smoke?
Credit: QUT Communication & Marketing/Anthony Weate It's more than halfway through February and for many those hopeful New Year's resolutions ...
SABCS: I-SPY 3-year pCR results are powerful predictor for breast cancer survival
Credit: Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative SAN FRANCISCO, C.A., December 7, 2017 – Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative, sponsor and manager of ...
Study: Medicare prescription drug benefit reduced elderly mortality by more than 2 percent
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois expert in ...
Study: Contact in sports may lead to differences in the brains of…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2017–People who play contact sports show changes to their brain structure ...
UT Southwestern finds link between backup immune defense, mutation…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – July 27, 2017 – Genes that regulate a cellular recycling system called autophagy are commonly ...
Report of highest incidence of GBS in Africa prompts vaccine study from Wits University
Credit: CDC A global study of GBS, bacteria that cause stillbirth and infant death, shows that Africa has the highest ...
New study links opioid epidemic to childhood emotional abuse
Credit: Brian Jenkins A study by researchers at the University of Vermont has revealed a link between adult opioid misuse ...
