Health
What blocks bird flu in human cells?
Credit: Selbach Lab, MDC. Normally, bird flu viruses do not spread easily from person to person. But if this does...
New grant will fund clinical trial of a novel approach to treating Alzheimer’s
Credit: David DelPoio/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a new grant from the Alzheimer's Association, a team of researchers from...
LSU Health discovers role of 2 proteins in sight and preventing blinding eye diseases
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, Ph.D., Boyd Professor and Director...
Research revises classification of acute myeloid leukemia & myelodysplastic syndrome
Findings presented by a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigator showcase the power and potential of combining genomic and transcriptomic...
Interrogating the biological fundamentals of CRISPR to better treat infections
ERC Consolidator Grant for HIRI researcher Chase BeiselCredit: Mario Schmitt Chase Beisel heads the "Synthetic Biology of RNA" research group...
A study demonstrates the efficiency of a screening strategy to detect liver diseases
Miquel Serra-Burriel, a researcher at the Centre for Research in Health Economics (CRES-UPF), co-author of the article together with researchers...
Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention Continues with $6.85 million NCI Grant
Since 2002, the University of Arizona Cancer Center and Northern Arizona University have received funding from the National Cancer Institute...
Justified and unjustified movie violence evokes different brain responses, study finds
Justified violence in PG-13 films is seen as more acceptableCredit: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience/Annenberg Public Policy Center The gun violence...
APS and SPR honor Dr. Stella Kourembanas with the 2020 Mary Ellen Avery Award
Credit: Dr. Stella Kourembanas The American Pediatric Society (APS) and the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) are pleased to announce...
Floral foam adds to microplastic pollution problem: Study
Water-absorbing green foam widely used by florists is contributing to the world's microplastic problemCredit: Image: Charlene Trestrail, RMIT University As...
Castration of men was based on knowledge of the female body
Credit: Linköping University Many men know that benign prostate enlargement can affect their quality of life. The prostate, normally the...
Mone Zaidi, MD, PhD, named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Mone Zaidi, MD, PhD, Director of the Mount Sinai Bone Program and Professor of Medicine...
UArizona Health Sciences seeks new way to understand human aging
Dr. Janko Nikolich-Zugich has received a prestigious $4.5 million MERIT Award from the NIH to pursue a new, more promising...
Otago researchers discover new viral strategy to escape detection
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have discovered how viruses that specifically kill bacteria can outwit bacteria by...
FAU and Georgia State partner to assist children and families affected by addiction
US Department of Health and Human Services awards $2.64 million grant to improve outcomes in GeorgiaCredit: Florida Atlantic University About...
Scientist awarded 2 million to investigate how the brain ‘learns on its feet’
Credit: Alexandre Azinheira You don't usually notice it, but you are, in fact, continuously learning how to walk. It happens...
Me, me, me! How narcissism changes throughout life
There's hope for today's teensCredit: Photo by Taylor Smith on Unsplash For parents worried that their teenager's narcissism is out...
Major grant funds educational outcomes study of New Jersey children with special needs
Drs. Botticello and O'Neill of Kessler Foundation will collaborate with Children's Specialized Hospital to study how the educational experiences of...
Lactobacillus balances gut microbiome and improves chronic-alcohol-induced liver injury
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 9, 2019--Researchers demonstrated that Lactobacillus rhamnosus can dose-dependently reestablish a...
Using human bone remains to study predictable, postmortem microbes
$1.2 million from National Institutes of Justice to fund the workCredit: Colorado State University It's one of the most salient...
