Health

July 13, 2026

Chlamydia build their own entrance into human cells

Infection biology: Publication in PNASCredit: HHU / Dr. Sebastian Haensch Together with scientists from Paris and Munich, a team of...

Veterinarians: Dogs, too, can experience hearing loss

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Just like humans, dogs are sometimes born with impaired hearing or...

Novel sepsis treatment enhances bacterial capture by neutrophil ‘traps’

New treatment developed by CHOP researchers poised to improve sepsis outcomesCredit: Kandace Gollomp, MD Philadelphia, March 5, 2020--Researchers at Children's...

Public health leaders call for coordinated communication response to COVID-19

Credit: National Academy of Medicine On Thursday in the National Academy of Medicine's Perspectives, public health leaders including CUNY Graduate...

Scientists develop free computer program to map blood flow ‘landscape’ in tumors

Credit: Arvind Pathak Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have created a computer program for scientists at no charge that lets users...

Curcumin is the spice of life when delivered via tiny nanoparticles

Treatment for Alzheimer's and genital herpesCredit: University of South Australia For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties...

Your back pain may be due to evolution and spine shape

Credit: Simon Fraser University The cause of back pain can be linked to humanity's evolutionary past, according to new research...

The Pancreatic Cancer Collective extends four research teams with $16M for new therapies

Credit: Pancreatic Cancer Collective PHILADELPHIA -- The Pancreatic Cancer Collective, the strategic partnership of Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To...

Engineered bone marrow cells slow growth of prostate and pancreatic cancer cells

Credit: Alan Friedman, M.D. In experiments with mice, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have slowed...

Norway’s Nobel laureates take up the fight against Alzheimer’s

An NOK 22.5 million grant from a private foundation establishes new national research centerCredit: Rita Elmkvist-Nilsen/Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience...

A new model of vision

Credit: MIT When we open our eyes, we immediately see our surroundings in great detail. How the brain is able...

Even fake illness affects relationships among vampire bats

Credit: Josh More As Italy urges tourists not to cancel their plans in the face of the coronavirus outbreak and...

Our eye movements help us retrieve memories, suggests a new Baycrest study

In a recent study, scientists at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute (RRI) found that research participants moved their eyes to determine...

Reducing problem behaviors for children with autism

MU researcher develops flexible intervention technique that is easier for parents, caregivers to implementCredit: MU Thompson Center COLUMBIA, Mo. -...

Arnold Ventures awards $6M to study replication of Penn nursing’s transitional care model

Study will evaluate the effectiveness of TCM in reducing re-hospitalizations and promote widespread use of the program in a number...

Oncotarget; Inducible knock-out of BCL6 in lymphoma cells results in tumor stasis

The cover for issue 9 of Oncotarget features Figure 6, 'BCL6 knock-out in a DLBCL xenograft induces tumor stasis,' by...

Better planning could save millions in health care costs

Credit: PxHere EAST LANSING, Mich. - Nearly 30% of the $3.6 trillion spent on health care costs in the United...

Scientists discover new repair mechanism for alcohol-induced DNA damage

Credit: Image copyright: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology or MRC LMB Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) in Utrecht, The...

First-ever CRISPR gene editing within human body done at OHSU

BRILLIANCE clinical trial aims to enable sight in people born with a blindness-causing mutationCredit: Oregon Health & Science University The...

Novel compound sparks new malaria treatment hope