Health
Malaria pathogen under the X-ray microscope
Credit: S. Kapishnikov Around 40 percent of humanity lives in regions affected by malaria, around 200 million people contract the...
Study gives Ontario men access to advanced prostate cancer imaging
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - Led by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, a multi-centre registry trial...
Montana State researchers win $3 million NIH grant to study gut immune system
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- One day, instead of requiring a painful needle injection, vaccinating against a...
UMass Amherst team examines fertility impacts of male environmental exposure
Study broadens look at how phthalates affect sperm and embryo developmentCredit: UMass Amherst A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, led by...
Study finds racial variation in post-op care after knee replacement surgery
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A large study analyzing 107,000 knee replacement surgeries found that African Americans were significantly more...
Artificial networks shed light on human face recognition
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Our brains are so primed to recognize faces - or to tell people apart -...
Using probiotics to protect honey bees against fatal disease
Credit: Western University Probiotics, beneficial microorganisms best known for promoting gut health in humans, are now being used by Western...
Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit
Credit: Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia New research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients...
How Chlamydia gain access to human cells
Publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: HHU / Jan Galle Chlamydia are bacteria that can infect human and animal cells. Human health...
Avocados may help manage obesity, prevent diabetes
Credit: University of Guelph Your guacamole may hold the key to managing obesity and helping delay or prevent diabetes, according...
Key gene in familial Alzheimer’s disease regulates neuronal development
Credit: Author: INc-UAB Age is the most important factor in the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and cancer....
New evidence that bacteria drive biodiversity in the Cape Floral Region
Researchers have found evidence for a vertically inherited symbiosis between the Cape geophyte genus, Oxalis, and the nitrogen-fixing bacterial genus...
TalTech immunologists develop new leucocyte markers
Credit: Associate Professor Sirje Rüütel Boudinot An article entitled "Human Peripheral Blood Eosinophils Express High Levels of the Purinergic Receptor...
News about drug delivery
Credit: (Picture: Ann-Christin Pöppler) Nanocapsules and other containers can transport drugs through a patient's body directly to the origin of...
Machine learning leads to novel way to track tremor severity in Parkinson’s patients
Method incorporates wearable sensors and machine-learning algorithms to allow free body movement in patients' natural environmentsCredit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic...
Immune ‘control switch’ could prevent brain injury in premature babies
Credit: RMIT University Researchers have discovered an immune control switch that could protect the brains of premature babies, who often...
Opioid-related gifts from pharma companies linked to physician prescribing by specialty
Credit: Hollander, et al, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 30, 2019 - Physicians who received gifts from...
Do open relationships really work?
Credit: Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester/researchers Open relationships typically describe couples in which the partners have agreed on sexual activity with...
IU School of Medicine researcher awarded NIH grant for cirrhosis clinical trial
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine An Indiana University School of Medicine researcher has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million...
Update: House passes EMPOWER for Health Act, supporting care for us all as we age
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) congratulates the U.S. House of Representatives, which within hours...
