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Worse outcomes for Hispanic infants with critical congenital heart disease
DALLAS, Oct. 2018 -- Hispanic infants with critical types of congenital heart disease have worse outcomes in their first year...
Clues to lupus’s autoimmune origins in precursor cells
Credit: From Jenks Immunity 2018 In the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE, the immune system produces antibodies against...
Chromosomal instability may predict patients that will benefit from colorectal cancer drug
Credit: Ray Lohan/RCSI Researchers at RCSI, along with international collaborators within the ANGIOPREDICT research consortium, have discovered that chromosomal instability...
Veterinary college researcher awarded grant to study herpes simplex virus
Credit: Virginia Tech The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health has awarded...
NIH study finds probiotic bacillus eliminates staphylococcus bacteria
Credit: NIAID A new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues shows that a "good" bacterium...
Your next story idea awaits at Neuroscience 2018
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Meet world-renown neuroscience experts and dive into the latest research on topics including the complex effects...
Fluoride levels in pregnant women in Canada show drinking water is primary source of exposure
TORONTO, October 10, 2018 - A new study led by York University researchers has found that fluoride levels in urine...
Creating custom brains from the ground up
Scientists studying how genetics impact brain disease have long sought a better experimental model. Cultures of genetically-modified cell lines can...
Klebsiella pneumoniae drug resistance in infants studied in Kazan
The research was conducted by Kazan Federal University, Kazan State Medical University, City Clinical Children's Hospital N 1, and Republican...
Neuroscience 2018 media registration now open
More than 30,000 neuroscience researchers, clinicians, and advocates from around the world will gather November 3-7 in San Diego to...
MU, MIT researchers show effectiveness of new noninvasive blood glucose test
Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology For those living with diabetes, monitoring blood glucose accurately is necessary to prevent diabetes-related complications...
Wired for life: Study links infants’ brain circuitry to future health
Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES -- Growth rates of brain circuits in infancy may help experts predict what a child's...
Larger families reduce cancer risk
Researchers from the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine of the University of Zurich and the Adelaide Medical School have analyzed data...
Getting relief from sexual dysfunction and incontinence caused by menopause
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 8, 2018)--Microablative fractional CO2 lasers are energy-based devices designed to help manage troublesome menopause symptoms such as...
Team gets a closer look at how proteins meet on the cell membrane
Credit: Izard laboratory, Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Oct. 10, 2018 - Scripps Research scientists have uncovered the workings of...
Killer cell immunotherapy offers potential cure for advanced pancreatic cancer
A new approach to treating pancreatic cancer using 'educated killer cells' has shown promise, according to early research by Queen...
The fine print
Credit: Robby Bowles/University of Utah College of Engineering. Sept. 27, 2018 -- With today's technology, we can 3-D-print sculptures, mechanical...
Mount Sinai builds modeling systems identifying gene-drug and environment interaction
A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Washington has designed...
Nutrients may reduce blood glucose levels
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (October 10, 2018) - Type 2 diabetes is driven by many metabolic pathways, with some...
Air pollution may be linked to heightened mouth cancer risk
High levels of air pollutants, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and to a lesser extent, ozone, may be linked to...
