Health
Prostate cancer: radiation therapy effective in patients with no further treatment options
Credit: Thorsten Mohr/Saarland University Reports of new cancer treatments often raise high hopes and expectations, particularly, of course, among cancer...
Approaching the perception of touch in the brain
Larger parts of the cerebral cortex than thought process tactile stimuliCredit: MPI CBS An encouraging pat on the back or...
Effective method for correcting various CNS pathologies developing under oxygen deficiency
Scientists from Russia and Germany examined the role of neuronal kinome representatives in the implementation of adaptation mechanisms of the...
Climate change is reshaping communities of ocean organisms
Warm-water species are rapidly increasing and cold-water species are decreasingCredit: Claire Fackler/CINMS, NOAA Climate change is reshaping communities of fish...
Scientists develop electrochemical platform for cell-free synthetic biology
The direct gene circuit to electrode interface unites biology's ability to sense with the memory and decision-making capabilities of electronic...
The nature of salmonella is changing — and it’s meaner
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Salmonella is acting up in Michigan, and it could be a model...
Nanotechnology could be the answer for condition which affects 10 million women
Credit: University of South Australia University of South Australia biomedical engineer Dr Marnie Winter has been awarded US$100,000 from the...
Sant Joan de Deu and Clinic with UPF create a surgical navigation system for fetal surgery
A team of professionals from BCNatal, in collaboration with the team of Miguel A. González Ballester, ICREA research professor of...
Cannabis reduces headache and migraine pain by nearly half
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%,...
Babies in the womb may see more than we thought
Light-sensitive cells in immature retina are networked, suggesting bigger role in developing brainCredit: Image by Franklin Caval-Holme, UC Berkeley By...
Periodontal disease: Patent for new treatment method
Credit: MLU/faculty marceting NF1 New biodegradable rods promise to provide better treatment for periodontal disease. Researchers from the Institute of...
Safety evaluation of conditionally immortalized cells for renal replacement therapy
Here, the research team assessed the safety of conditionally immortalized proximal tubule epithelial cells for bioartificial kidney application, by using...
WSU’s One Health approach is a two-for-one stop for health care in Tanzania
Credit: WSU Promoting healthcare strategies that target both human and animal populations at the same time can save money, participant...
Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
Credit: European Heart Journal More than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart...
$1M grant goes to asthma prevention research
UMass Lowell prof leads effort to aid low-income seniorsCredit: Photo credit: Adrien Bisson for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - A...
NJIT’s Chrystoff Camacho wins an Edison patent award for an aerial reforestation device
Credit: Photo provided by The Research & Development Council of New Jersey. Chrystoff Camacho, an inventor and budding entrepreneur who...
Nov. journal highlights: First MCI prevalence estimates in US Latino populations
Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association November 2019 Journal DigestCredit: Alzheimer's Association CHICAGO, November 22, 2019 -...
How does the prion protein clump? DNA-modulated liquid droplets may explain
Brazilian scientists have found that prion proteins form liquid droplets that can turn into a solid and toxic state, and...
Combination of immunotherapy and VEGF inhibitor improves survival in HCC
ESMO Asia Congress 2019Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Singapore, 23 November 2019 - Combination therapy with the PD-L1...
Sophia Maurasse, M.D., wins prestigious National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award
Schwartz Center recognizes Maurasse for her extraordinary work with complicated, challenging, difficult-to-reach patientsCredit: McLean Hospital McLean Hospital's Sophia L. Maurasse,...
