Health
Save your money: Vast majority of dietary supplements don’t improve heart health or put off death
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a massive new analysis of findings from 277 clinical trials using 24 different interventions, Johns...
Anti-Angiogenesis Drug Discovery and Development, now in its 4th edition
Bentham Science ongoing book series continues to bring more updates anti-angiogenesis drug targets. This volume brings together 7 reviews on...
Singapore scientists uncover mechanism behind development of viral infections
A team of researchers from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medicine Centre's Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre (ViREMiCS) found that...
Bentham Science publishes 5th volume of Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research — Anti Infectives
The series brings more updates on anti-infective medicine for readers The scope of the book series covers a range of...
Backed in black: How to get people to buy more produce
Backgrounds colors matter when getting veggies to pop at the grocery storeCredit: BYU Photo Researchers from BYU and the Netherlands'...
NUS ‘smart’ textiles boost connectivity between wearable sensors by 1,000 times
Metamaterials are incorporated into conventional clothing to dramatically improve signal strength between electronic devices, allowing for new applicationsCredit: National University...
Gut microbes protect against neurologic damage from viral infections
Disruptions in the gut microbiome caused by antibiotics, diet or environmental factors may make the central nervous system more vulnerable...
UMN researcher identifies differences in genes that impact response to cryptococcus infection
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 15, 2019 - Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that infects people with weakened immune systems, particularly...
Study identifies potential markers of lung cancer
BOSTON - By examining both blood samples and tumor tissues from patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), investigators at Massachusetts...
A genomic barcode tracker for immune cells
Credit: Dr. Martin Smith Researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a new method to spot rare...
Homeless people are denied basic health care, research finds
A study led by the University of Birmingham has painted a shaming picture of neglect and discrimination shown towards the...
Rutgers collaborates with WHO to more accurately describe mental health disorders
The first-of-its-kind study asked people with mental health disorders to recommend changes to international diagnostic guidelines A Rutgers University researcher...
New book aimed at closing critical gap in doctor of nursing practice programs
Authors: System focus needed for meeting challenges that tomorrow's nursing leadersCredit: University of Colorado College of Nursing Creators of a...
Dietary quality influences microbiome composition in human colonic mucosa
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine It is well established that diet influences health and disease, but the mechanisms underlying this...
New biomarker-guided strategy has potential for liver cancer treatment
Blocking IL-6 pathway may extend duration of immunotherapy and reduce side effectsCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A study at The...
Researchers describe new ALS biomarkers, potential new drug targets
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disease that causes paralysis and ultimately death when the nerves enervating...
Persistent HIV in central nervous system linked to cognitive impairment
WHAT: Many people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have viral genetic material in the cells of their cerebrospinal fluid...
Helping transplanted stem cells stick around and do their jobs
New microgel encapsulation method paves the way for more efficient cell therapies Bone marrow transplants of hematopoietic stem cells have...
Bentham Science announces the launch of new journal, ‘Current Chinese Medical Science’
Bentham Science is pleased to announce the launch of a new subscription-based journal, Current Chinese Medical Science. The first issue...
Combined breast and gynecologic surgery: Study says not so fast
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Breast cancer patients and women undergoing cancer-preventive breast surgeries may consider combining these procedures...
