Almonds may help boost cholesterol clean-up crew
Credit: Patrick Mansell Eating almonds on a regular basis may help boost levels of HDL cholesterol while simultaneously improving the ...
NIH grant to biomedical scientist will advance research on inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: UC Riverside School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has received ...
Einstein researchers awarded 3 NIH grants totaling $12 million to fight virulent viruses
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine August 11, 2017--BRONX, NY--The NIH has awarded Einstein researchers three grants totaling more than ...
Canary in a coal mine: Survey captures global picture of air pollution’s effects on birds
MADISON, Wis. -- Famously, the use of caged birds to alert miners to the invisible dangers of gases such as ...
Scientists make critical insights into T-cell development
Mutations in the gene encoding the enzyme protein tyrosine phosphatase N2 (PTPN2) have been associated with the development of autoimmune ...
Global warming will leave different fingerprints on global subtropical anticyclones
Credit: He et al, 2017 Subtropical anticyclone is an essential component of the atmospheric circulation in the subtropics, and it ...
Jackdaws flap their wings to save energy
Credit: Photographer Aron Hejdström For the first time, researchers have observed that birds that fly actively and flap their wings ...
Testicular macrophages are guardians of fertility
Credit: © Noushine Mossadegh-Keller and Sébastien Mailfert / CIML The origin, development, and characteristics of two types of testicular macrophage ...
Night vision for bird- & bat-friendly offshore wind power
Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash. - The same technology that enables soldiers to see in the dark can ...
Chemical profile of ants adapts rapidly
Credit: photo/©: Florian Menzel, JGU The bodies of ants and other insects are covered with a thin, wax-like layer that ...
Scientists reveal how goldfish make alcohol to survive without oxygen
Scientists at the Universities of Oslo and Liverpool have uncovered the secret behind a goldfish's remarkable ability to produce alcohol ...
A metabolic pathway that feeds liver cancer
A little-studied gene may explain how some liver cancer cells obtain the nutrition they need to proliferate, according to new ...
New guidelines aim treat brain tumors more effectively
Credit: University of Portsmouth A University of Portsmouth academic has helped to develop European guidelines to treat brain tumours more ...
Annual meeting of ENTs, head and neck surgeons
What: Thousands of ear, nose, and throat physicians and head and neck surgeons will gather to share the latest research ...
Out-of-pocket costs exceed what many insured cancer patients expect to pay
A third of insured people with cancer end up paying more out-of-pocket than they expected, despite having health coverage, researchers ...
Financial distress in cancer care
More than one-third of insured cancer patients receiving treatment faced out-of-pocket costs that were greater than they expected and those ...
Using alternative medicine only for cancer linked to lower survival rate
New Haven, Conn. -- Patients who choose to receive alternative therapy as treatment for curable cancers instead of conventional cancer ...
Test results after stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma can confuse patients and doctors about cancer’s status
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 10, 2017) - It's a cancer of the plasma cells, which normally make an ...
Researchers identify prognostic indicators of survival following pancreatic tumor removal
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Aug. 10, 2017 -- A new study of patients who underwent ...
Test results after stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma can confuse patients and doctors about
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 10, 2017) - It's a cancer of the plasma cells, which normally make an ...
