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Brazilian Zika virus strain causes birth defects in experimental…
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil and Senegal, have described the first...
Reversing the HIV epidemic: Europe needs to scale-up prevention,…
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 2017 In a two-day conference organised in collaboration between the Maltese...
UTSW urges use of evidence-based medicine to avoid overtreatment of…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Jan. 31, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center research supports an evidence-based medicine (EBM) approach...
Glucagon receptor structure offers new opportunities for type 2 diabetes drug discovery
Credit: Dr. WU Beili Class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) exert essential action in hormonal homeostasis and are important therapeutic...
Slowing dangerous bacteria may be more effective than killing them,…
Credit: Illustration by Jennifer Oosthuizen, CDC CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered a mechanism that...
Do violent communities foster violent kids?
Children and adolescents regularly confronted with violence in their community have a greater tendency to show antisocial behavior. This finding...
Testing for Zika virus: There’s an app for that
Credit: Photo by Randy Wong LIVERMORE, Calif. — Add rapid, mobile testing for Zika and other viruses to the list...
Previous oral contraceptive use associated with better outcomes in…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who develop ovarian cancer appear to have better outcomes if they have a history of oral...
Electroconvulsive therapy for depression in older patients may not…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 15, 2017) – Older people receiving electroconvulsive therapy for their depression likely will need...
Study shows association between gut microbes and brain structure in people with IBS
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS A new study by researchers at UCLA has revealed two key findings for people with irritable...
Drug resistance in an intestinal parasite of piglets confirmed for the…
Credit: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni Vienna The parasite Cystoisospora suis causes diarrhea in pigs, especially in newborn piglets, and is capable of...
An IRCM team unveils a mechanism that controls neuron production from…
Montréal, January 13, 2016 – A study conducted by a research team led by Michel Cayouette, Full IRCM Research Professor...
Naturally occurring mechanism of cancer drug-resistance may itself be…
Figure on the left: Analyzing the relative sensitivity of hundreds of cancer cell lines to commonly used anti-cancer drugs (each...
Heart attack and stroke patients prescribed statin medication upon…
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. Patients with a prior history of heart attacks or stroke have better outcomes when...
Newly identified rare Alzheimer’s disease gene mutation more common in Icelandic…
Credit: Shinya Yamamoto, Baylor College of Medicine People with Icelandic heritage are more likely to carry a novel rare mutation...
Increased meat consumption, especially when cooked at high…
Diets high in meat may lead to an increased risk of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC) through intake of carcinogenic...
UTHealth receives $3.3 million grant to reduce re-arrest rates among homeless adults
Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON – (Oct. 6, 2017) – Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)...
U-M becomes training site for NIH career development program in…
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan was recently awarded funding from the...
Harvard’s Christopher Walsh wins Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize
IMAGE: This is Christopher Walsh, M.D., Ph.D. Credit: Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital CHAPEL HILL, NC – The...
On Target Laboratories secures $40 million financing led by Johnson…
Credit: On Target Laboratories image On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that is developing tumor-targeted fluorescent dyes...
