Health
Milestone reached in new leukemia drug
Credit: Vakoc lab/CSHL, 2019 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists, with chemists and cancer biologists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), have...
Researchers develop a database to aid in identifying key genes for bacterial infections
BacFITBase helps identify therapeutic targets for the production of new antibioticsCredit: UAB Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms capable...
Scientists use catalysts to destroy cancerous cells from within
Credit: UGR Divulga Using "Trojan horses" to combat cancer from within the tumour cells themselves without damaging healthy tissues is...
Complex organ models grown in the lab
Credit: Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology In 2006, Japanese researchers came up with a new way of creating pluripotent...
Be aware of potential complications following tongue-tie surgery in babies
Credit: University of Otago Complications following a procedure to treat tongue-tie in babies are occurring that can result in admission...
MU researchers describe catatonia in Down syndrome
First longitudinal study highlights positive responses to established catatonia therapiesCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Down syndrome, due to...
‘Face blindness’ may involve a failed brain network, and could shed light on autism
Study of 44 people with prosopagnosia after stroke details brain areas involved in face processing; new work will investigate face...
Anal cancer rates and mortality have risen dramatically among Americans
Credit: UTHealth Rates of new anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted...
Cannabis found not to be a substitute for opioids
No evidence to suggest cannabis helps patients stop using opioidsCredit: McMaster University (2018) HAMILTON, ON (Nov. 19, 2019) - There...
Virtual ‘moonwalk’ for science reveals distortions in spatial memory
Credit: MPI CBS In order to remember where important events happened, or how to get from A to B, our...
Study measures impact of agriculture on diet of wild mammals
In an article published in PNAS, Brazilian researchers stress the need for agricultural management that favors the maintenance of wildlifeCredit:...
Fertilization discovery could lead to new male contraceptive, help infertile couples
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An unexpected discovery about fertilization from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals...
Army project may lead to new class of high-performance materials
Credit: Courtesy Northwestern University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Synthetic biologists working on a U.S. Army project have developed a...
Most physicians and other faculty in large medical center experienced sexual harassment
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 18, 2019--A new study has shown that the majority of...
Tailored T-cell therapies neutralize viruses that threaten kids with PID
Because viral infections can be controlled by T-cells, the body's infection-fighting white blood cells, the Children's National Hospital first-in-humans Phase...
Philadelphia had 46 neighborhood mass shootings over 10 years, Temple-led team finds
Researchers defined mass shootings based on time, location, and number of victims; examined media coverageCredit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia,...
One-two punch drug combination offers hope for pancreatic cancer therapy
Study provides rationale for an immediate clinical trial evaluating the 2 therapiesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Nov....
Randomized trial at music festival shows potential of virtual reality for CPR training
Cardiologists at Radboud university medical center performed a research project during a large music festival called Lowlands, in the Netherlands...
New clinical guideline for the treatment and prevention of drug-resistant tuberculosis
New guideline emphasizes treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis with all-oral regimens and provides recommendations for treatment of all contacts to MDR-TB...
2/3 of parents cite barriers in recognizing youth depression
Teens and preteens are no strangers to depression: 1 in 4 parents say their child knows a peer with depression;...
