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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...
Proteins found in semen increase the spread of Ebola virus infection
Credit: NIAID PHILADELPHIA - Protein fragments, called amyloid fibrils, in human semen significantly increase Ebola virus infection and protect the...
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...
‘Embattled’ breast cancer drugs could be revived by UCSF discovery
More than 60 percent of breast cancer cases involve defects in the same biochemical chain of events within cancer cells--...
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...
Salk Institute scientist Eiman Azim wins prestigious McKnight Scholar Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 25, 2018) Eiman Azim, an assistant professor in Salk's Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, has received a...
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...
Cranium of a four-million-year-old hominin shows similarities to that of modern humans
Credit: Wits University A cranium of a four-million-year-old fossil, that, in 1995 was described as the oldest evidence of human...
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...
Researchers discover a new type of lung cancer
Credit: Vakoc Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Researchers have discovered a new kind of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC)....
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...
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A systematic approach
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A systematic approach (edited by Dr. Syuichi Koarada) comprehensively covers each aspect of the pathology, diagnosis and treatment...
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...
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...
Children with existing allergies should be screened for an emerging, severe chronic food allergy
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Children with known skin, food and respiratory allergies should be screened for an emerging, chronic...
Hearing-related problems common among preschool teachers
Credit: University of Gothenburg Seven out of ten female preschool teachers suffer from sound-induced auditory fatigue, one out of two...
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 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...
Lethal prostate cancer treatment may benefit from combination immunotherapy
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer...
Exposure to air pollution in pregnancy does not increase symptoms of attention-deficit
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may not be associated with an increased risk of attention-deficit and hyperactivity symptoms in...
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