Health
WVU receives CDC award to curb vaping and opioid abuse, improve health outcomes in West Virginia
Credit: West Virginia University West Virginia University's efforts to address chronic disease and substance abuse prevention, growing concerns related to...
Early breeding season for some Arctic seabirds due global warming
When Spring arrives earlierCredit: Sébastien Descamps The breeding season of some seabirds in Arctic regions takes place earlier as a...
Common denominator that triggers asthma in favorable environments
Researchers of the University of Liège have identified how all these pro-allergic environments act in the same way on the...
William G. Kaelin, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute wins 2019 Nobel Prize
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute William G. Kaelin Jr., MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's...
UCI researcher receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to study learning and memory
Study aimed at understanding and controlling memory as key to developing treatments for drug addiction, depression, anxiety and PTSDCredit: UCI...
Icaros: Flight simulator home trainer
The German Sport University carried out research to see whether full-body exergaming in virtual reality can be appropriately applied for...
Clinical research for PET imaging for prostate cancer begins at Osaka University Hospital
Credit: Giesel FL, et al. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2019 Osaka University Hospital began Japan's first clinical research for diagnosis...
Large, long-term study suggests link between eating mushrooms and a lower risk of prostate cancer
Credit: Mushroom Council Results from the first long-term cohort study of more than 36,000 Japanese men over decades suggest an...
$2.8 million grant will fund preclinical study of new dementia treatment
Credit: UK Photo | Mark Cornelison LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 7, 2019) -- The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has received a...
New insights into the genomic landscape of meningiomas identified FGFR3 in a subset of patients with favorable prognoses
The identification of oncogenic mutations has provided further insights into the tumorigenesis of meningioma and the possibility of targeted therapyCredit:...
Inhibition of histone deacetylase 2 reduces MDM2 expression and reduces tumor growth in dedifferentiated liposarcoma
The cover for issue 55 of Oncotarget features Figure 3, 'Romidepsin exhibits anti-tumor effect in xenograft model of DDLPS,' by...
Household bleach inactivates chronic wasting disease prions
Strategy appears feasible for decontaminating hunting, meat processing equipmentCredit: Brent Race WHAT: A 5-minute soak in a 40% solution of...
Impact of exosomal HIV-1 Tat expression on the human cellular proteome
The cover for issue 54 of Oncotarget features Figure 2, 'Comparative proteomic profiling of the peptides/proteins identified from 293T, IL16lamp2b...
Study: Aggressive breast cancers store large amounts of energy, which enables it to spread
The finding suggests a potential target in the metabolism that could slow or prevent breast cancer metastasisCredit: University of Michigan...
nTIDE September 2019 Jobs Report: Indicators level off for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report featuring National Disability Institute's work on the end goal of disability...
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital recognized as thrombectomy-capable stroke center
Credit: Henry Ford Health System WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital is one of only two Michigan hospitals...
Targeting certain rogue T cells prevents and reverses multiple sclerosis in mice
Findings may also apply to autoimmune arthritis and other forms of encephalomyelitisCredit: Lifei Hou/Boston Children's Hospital Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune...
NUS scientist designs ‘express courier service’ for immune cells
Novel technique could significantly enhance DNA-based cancer immunotherapyCredit: Melosh Lab Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment that uses genetically modified...
Researchers receive $7.8 million to establish rare disease network for myasthenia gravis
This is the first large, organized effort to search for improvements in myasthenia gravis, in not only research and treatment,...
Researchers find antibiotic resistant genes prevalent in groundwater
Scholars warn attention needed to make wastewater potable and ensure public safety nationwide against emerging threat of antibiotic resistanceCredit: Adam...
