Health
UMass Amherst researchers develop new technology to detect foodborne disease
Food scientist awarded two USDA grants to study better ways to identify pathogensCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst food...
Regenstrief, Mayo Clinic seeking to decrease delirium in older adults in ICU using music
New $1.96 million NIH grant funds research to curb state of confusion linked to dementiaCredit: istock.com/gonin INDIANAPOLIS - Researchers from...
Here’s something that will raise your blood pressure
University of Tsukuba-led study shows that the apelin receptor and the α1A-adrenergic receptor work in a coordinated manner to control...
A new material for regenerative medicine capable to control cell immune response
Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with the University of Montana (USA) proposed a new promising material for regenerative medicine...
Quality over quantity! Interval walking training improves fitness and health in elderly individuals
Credit: Shizue Masuki Ph,D., Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University In Japan, health-conscious folks have been known to carry around...
Black and elderly patients less likely to receive lung cancer treatments
Credit: ATS Nov. 1, 2019--Only about 6 in 10 lung cancer patients in the United States receive the minimal lung...
Differences in human and non-human primate saliva may be caused by diet
Credit: Photo by Matt Modoono/Forsyth Institute The study, published recently in Molecular Biology and Evolution, describes the discovery that human...
U. Iowa team is developing new delivery tools for gene editing
Engineered peptides provide efficient, non-toxic delivery of gene-editing proteins to airway cellsCredit: Paul McCray, University of Iowa News of advances...
Lehigh University art galleries receives institute of museum and library services grant
Lehigh University's art museum is among 18 US institutions to receive prestigious grant from IMLS, the primary source of federal...
Training in mental ill-health a determinant of managers’ preventive actions
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Managers who have received training in mental health issues, and whose workplaces run general information...
Dynamic transition of the blood-brain barrier in the development of non-small cell lung cancer brain
The cover for issue 59 of Oncotarget features Figure 9, 'A schematic representation of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), brain around...
Cocktail proves toxic to leukemia cells
Rice University, MD Anderson research points toward better personalized therapyCredit: Kirienko Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 31, 2019) - A...
Study finds racial disparities in culturally competent cancer care
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON -- Many non-white minority cancer survivors place importance on seeing doctors who share or understand...
Vampire folklore has more chemistry than you’d think (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2019 -- Halloween season wouldn't be the same without the undead. This...
Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging publishes special report on vaping
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging has published a special report on lung...
Researchers find high-intensity exercise improves memory in seniors
Credit: Paulina Rzeczkowska Researchers at McMaster University who examine the impact of exercise on the brain have found that high-intensity...
A kinase identified as possible target to treat heart failure
New study identifies HIPK2 as a novel regulator of heart failure progressionCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An unexplored kinase in...
Engineers and biologists together to study microbiota-gut-brain axis
A new experimental unit built at the Politecnico di Milano within the ERC project 'MINERVA' of Horizon 2020Credit: Politecnico di...
Milk from teeth: Dental stem cells can generate milk-producing cells
Credit: Institute of Oral Biology, University of Zurich The ability of adult stem cells to generate various tissue-specific cell populations...
Adaptive human immunity depends on the factor responsible for the formation of white blood cells
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has a significant regulatory effect not only on innate, but also on adaptive immunity.Credit: Immanuel Kant...
