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Discovery of a major technical error will improve epigenetics research
(Linköping University) An error in one of the most widely used methods in epigenetics, DIP-seq, can cause misleading results. This...
Maximal running shoes may increase injury risk to some runners
BEND, Ore. - Lower leg pain and injuries have long been a problem for runners, but research at Oregon State...
Mind over matter: Amygdala circuit counteracts pain-driven emotion
Credit: Cai et al., JNeurosci (2018) Two pathways in the brain converging at the amygdala regulate the anxiety and depression...
Clinical outcomes and patient experiences vastly improved with hospital a
A new study to be published online June 25 in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that hospital at home (HaH) care...
New theranostic strategy developed for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy
Credit: D. Ni and W. Cai et al., Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisc. PHILADELPHIA - A novel,...
American College of Rheumatology and Emirates Society for Rheumatology co-host Conference
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is collaborating with the Emirates Society for Rheumatology (ESR) to co-host their 4th Annual...
New target for treating alcoholism
Credit: Kononoff et al., eNeuro (2018) Activation of a receptor with no known function in the brain reduces excessive alcohol...
DOE funds field test of Rice’s solar desalination technology
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 25, 2018) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $1.7 million to...
True nature of cells blamed in Alzheimer’s revealed
Credit: Josh Barney | University of Virginia Health System Immune cells commonly blamed in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases are...
Youth need different approach to type 2 diabetes treatment
Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado A major study has found that medicines used to treat diabetes in adults are not effective...
Plaster which sticks inside the mouth will revolutionise treatment of oral conditions
Credit: University of Sheffield A plaster which sticks to the inside of your mouth is revolutionising the treatment of painful...
Otago researchers help find answers to growing typhoid problem in the Pacific
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have been key partners in a study which has found poor sanitation...
Microbiologists and plant scientists find secret to tackling cholera
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - While cholera rages across many regions of the world, a team of...
SBP researchers awarded 2018 Padres Pedal the Cause grants
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute SBP is pleased to announce that it has been awarded four Padres Pedal...
New technology transforming blood & stem cell collection
A new cord blood processing technology, Toticyte, developed by the UK's leading blood cord bank, Cells4life, has been launched to...
Clostridium difficile infections have decreased 36 percent in Canadian hospitals
Rates of C. difficile infections have decreased 36% in hospitals across Canada, although the virulent NAP1 strain associated with severe...
Structure of S. agalactiae toxin identified by USTC biologists
Credit: JIN Tengchuan Streptococcus (S.) agalactiae (contains the CAMP factor) is a round bacterium that could cause severe invasive infections....
Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition wins top association honor
WASHINGTON--The Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition, composed of the Endocrine Society and seven other leading diabetes care and research organizations, will...
New nuclear medicine technique could help tackle brain disease
Credit: T Haywood et al., Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif. PHILADELPHIA - A new molecular imaging method can...
WSU researchers establish new tool to study Cryptosporidium in healthy tissues
PULLMAN, WA - Washington State University researchers have developed a new approach for studying Cryptosporidium, a waterborne gastrointestinal parasite now...
