Health
New research provides medical proof vacation is good for your heart
Research conducted at Syracuse University provides medical evidence that a person can reduce their metabolic symptoms - and therefore their...
Europe: Chronic hepatitis B infections on the rise since 2008
Steady decline in acute cases reflects successful vaccination programmesCredit: ECDC In 2017, the majority (58%) of the almost 27 000...
Signature of an ineffective immune response to cancer revealed
CRCHUM researchers identify the 28 genes responsible Montreal, June 20, 2019 - Our immune system is programmed to destroy cancer...
Novel model for studying intestinal parasite could advance vaccine development
University of Pennsylvania researchers showed that mice could be protected from the infection with a live attenuated vaccineCredit: Muthgapatti Kandasamy,...
Canadian researchers discover new genetic link to premenopausal breast cancer
First-ever study to focus on premenopausal women finds up to 40% higher risk of breast cancer in women carrying a...
Pigs help scientists understand human brain
Imaging analysis demonstrates swine models even more effective for neurological researchCredit: Gregory Simchick Athens, Ga. - For the first time,...
Processed foods may hold key to rise in autism
Credit: University of Central Florida With the number of children diagnosed with autism on the rise, the need to find...
Award honors Dr. W.M. Cobb, recognizes promising anatomy researchers
American Association of Anatomists names morphological sciences award in honor of pioneering scientist The Board of Directors of the American...
3D technology might improve body appreciation for young women
New MU study identified an approach to help individuals appreciate their bodiesCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - 3D technology...
Early-and-regular cannabis use by youth is associated with alteration in brain circuits that support cognitive control
A once understudied topic now shows a clear link between cannabis use and brain alterations, whereby chronic use may lead...
Special Focus Issue highlights genetic and genomic education for personalized medicine
Special Focus Issue of Personalized Medicine highlights the importance and latest strategies of genetic and genomic education The Future Science...
Jingsong Zhou receives $2.88 million for novel research on Lou Gehrig’s disease
Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington There are 15 new cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, diagnosed in...
NSF awards $4 million to the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
The hub builds data science partnerships to address societal challenges The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub has been awarded a...
Measles vaccination linked to health & schooling benefits among children in LMICS
Researchers at CDDEP, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, RTI International, and Harvard assessed the long-term associations of measles vaccination and...
Texas A&M researchers study super-repellent surfaces for safer fruits, vegetables
Credit: COLLEGE STATION -- Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, TEES, were recently awarded a...
Artificial intelligence identifies ‘kissing bugs’ that spread Chagas disease
Credit: Khalighifar, et al LAWRENCE -- New research from the University of Kansas shows machine learning is capable of identifying...
Psoriasis patients turn to alternative medicine when traditional treatments fail
A team of researchers at GW published their survey findings on the uses of complementary and alternative medicine by psoriasis...
Researchers find a mechanism to improve pancreatic islet transplantation in type 1 diabetes
Credit: Figueiredo et al. The first cause of the loss of functionality in transplanted pancreatic islets is the low capacity...
Researchers find link between exposure to world trade center dust and prostate cancer
(New York, NY - June 20, 2019) -- World Trade Center (WTC) responders with prostate cancer showed signs that exposure...
Cancer control: Structure of important transport protein solved
Credit: Dimitrios Fotiadis, University of Bern Certain cancer cells depend on exporting the metabolite lactate, which accumulates during the generation...
