Health
Groundbreaking study targets one of Canada’s most deadly medical conditions
Credit: Courtesy University of British Columbia Scientists have shown for the first time evidence that early sampling of blood for...
McLean’s Amy C. Janes, PhD, receives Presidential Honor for Young Scientists
Credit: McLean Hospital McLean Hospital's Amy C. Janes, PhD, has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award...
New SU2C teams accelerate clinical trials for difficult breast & prostate cancers
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer LOS ANGELES - Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is launching teams of experts to lead...
Gene-targeted cancer drugs, slow release overcome resistance
Promising cancer therapy overcomes body's innate resistance using CRISPR/Cas targeting and drug delivery gelCredit: Mandana Manzari DURHAM, N.C.-- Biomedical engineers...
For kids who face trauma, good neighbors or teachers can save their longterm health
Previous studies found having adverse childhood experiences can lead to poor health outcomes later in life. New BYU research finds...
Measuring ethanol’s deadly twin
Credit: Van den Broek J et al. Nature Communications 2019 Methanol is sometimes referred to as ethanol's deadly twin. While...
New study shows common carp aquaculture in Neolithic China dating back 8,000 years
By using age-mortality and species-selection profiles from prehistoric East Asia, researchers identified carp aquaculture in Henan Province, China, thousands of...
Too much of a good thing: Overactive immune cells trigger inflammation
Credit: DBM Scientists describe a previously unknown disorder of the immune system: in a distinct subset of immune cells from...
Vitamin E found to prevent muscle damage after heart attack
Credit: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Heart attack is a leading cause of death worldwide and new treatment strategies are...
Alzheimer’s disease risk gene APOE4 impairs function of brain immune cells
Credit: Henna Konttinen A study carried out with a new human stem cell-derived model reveals that the most prevalent genetic...
Don’t make major decisions on an empty stomach, research suggests
New research from the University of Dundee suggests that people might want to avoid making any important decisions about the...
In mice: Transplanted brain stem cells survive without anti-rejection drugs
By exploiting a feature of the immune system, researchers open the door for stem cell transplants to repair the brainCredit:...
New research: More than every second female homicide is committed by the partner
Intimate partner homicide -- that is women who are killed by their partner -- constitutes a significant proportion of the...
Immune response depends on mathematics of narrow escapes
The shape of immune cells plays key role in recognizing invadersCredit: Blausen Medical The way immune cells pick friends from...
Warriors Research Institute expands telehealth to Texas veterans and their families
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute program receives grant for statewide expansionCredit: Baylor Scott & White Health Warriors Research Institute,...
Nonphysician providers rarely interpret diagnostic imaging — except radiography, fluoroscopy
American Journal of Roentgenology researchers studying more than two decades of Medicare claims discover nurse practitioners and physician assistants rarely...
Researchers identify focus points to reduce opioid overdose deaths
Credit: Larochelle MR et al. (2019). Touchpoints: Opportunities to Predict and Prevent Opioid Overdose. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.039 Boston...
Researchers have identified areas of the retina that change in mild Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Knowledge Technology Institute, UCM Researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have identified changes in retinal layer thickness,...
How IL-6 allows the immune response to develop for a key cell, the T follicular helper
These preclinical findings may have therapeutic potential for autoimmune diseases like lupus.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The body's immune response...
Slower growth in working memory linked to teen driving crashes
Credit: Copyright 2019 Walshe EA et al., JAMA Network Open Research into why adolescent drivers are involved in motor vehicle...
