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Medical researchers from MSU suggested a new approach of targeted cancer therapy
Credit: Courtesy of Boris Zhivotovsky. During carcinogenesis malignant cells undergo uncontrolled division, causing the tumor dissemination. Target therapy is an...
Exenatide treatment alleviated symptoms of depression in patients
Amsterdam, NL, August 1, 2018 - Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), such as depression, apathy, cognitive impairment, sleep disorders,...
Drugs for heart failure are still under-prescribed, years after initial study
FINDINGS A UCLA-led study found that many people with heart failure do not receive the medications recommended for them under...
Can we predict the long-term outcome of boys with ADHD?
Washington, DC, August 1, 2018 A study published in the August 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy...
BU researchers receive NIH award to combat HIV-induced chronic inflammation
(Boston)-- Suryaram (Rahm) Gummuluru, PhD, associate professor of microbiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), along with colleagues Nina...
Safeguarding fetal brain health in pregnancies complicated by CHD
Yao Wu, a research postdoctoral fellow in the Developing Brain Research Laboratory at Children's National Health System, has received a...
Individual training of parents is best for small children with ADHD
A major research project from Aarhus University and the Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Risskov, in collaboration with the...
BMC selects 10 communities to strengthen trauma-informed early childhood systems
Boston--August 1, 2018--Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Vital Village Network is working with communities across the country to expand their model...
Challenges around childbearing owe to dissatisfaction among surgical residents
Despite constituting half of United States medical school graduates, women continue to be underrepresented in the field of surgery, accounting...
Tech takes on cigarette smoking
Credit: CWRU CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are using wearable sensor technology to develop an automatic alert system to...
A protein could be key to preserving heart function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Aug. 1, 2018 -- A protein known to drive nerve cell survival in the brain and spinal...
Large supercrystals promise superior sensors
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Using an artful combination of nanotechnology and basic chemistry, Sandia National...
TMAC at UTA granted $6.6 million federal award
Credit: UTA TMAC at The University of Texas at Arlington has been granted a $6.6 million federal award to help...
Single-payer plan in New York could cover all without increasing spending
A single-payer health care plan could expand coverage for all New York State residents, but would require significant new tax...
Ketamine has potential therapeutic role in adolescents with treatment-resistant depression
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 1, 2018--A new study has shown a significant average decrease...
Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of rare skin disease
Credit: The Rockefeller University Keratinocyte skin cells are common targets of the beta subtype of human papilloma virus. This usually...
Integrated sensor could monitor brain aneurysm treatment
Credit: Woon-Hong Yeo, Georgia Tech Implantation of a stent-like flow diverter can offer one option for less invasive treatment of...
Lung cancer mortality rates among women projected to increase by over 40 percent by 2030
Bottom Line: The global age-standardized lung cancer mortality rate among women is projected to increase by 43 percent from 2015...
3D-Printed implants shown to help grow ‘real bone’
Credit: Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Chemically coated, ceramic implants successfully guided the regrowth of missing bone in...
A RACIPE for success
A cell makes what looks like decisions throughout its lifetime. It may shift from being a pluripotent stem cell to...
