Health
At #AGS19, geriatrics experts cast widest net yet for social, scientific innovations
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society When today's Baby Boomers were just starting their careers, smoking was still en vogue,...
Mini microscope is the new GoPro for studies of brain disease in living mice
Credit: Arvind Pathak Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini...
Heating up tumors could make CAR T therapy more effective, study finds
FINDINGS A preclinical study led by scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer suggests that heating solid tumors during CAR...
UTSA study quantifies injuries and combat casualty care trends during War on Terror
New article aims to educate leaders about military trauma care policies Thousands of military service members lost their lives or...
Implant to better track brain chemical gone rogue after neurotrauma
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling Your chances of getting a nasty migraine increase following a spinal cord injury, thanks to a...
Top presentations at #AGS19 address prescription patterns, hypertension, frailty
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Data on the chronic use of opioids following spinal surgery, intensified treatment of high...
Drexel study: Smartphone app detects diet cheat
OnTrack, first-of-its-kind smartphone app, can predict ahead of time when users are likely to lapse in their weight loss plan.Credit:...
VUMC and TGen receive $6.1 million in grants to study deadly lung disease
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, along with Vanderbilt...
Hubrecht Organoid Technology and CrownBio announce a strategic partnership
Utrecht, March 26, 2019 - Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB) and JSR Corporation the parent company, of Crown Bioscience, entered into...
Step it up: Does running cadence matter? Not as much as previously thought
ANN ARBOR--Contrary to long-standing popular belief, running at a prescribed, one-size-fits-all "optimal" cadence doesn't play as big a role in...
Stand up to Cancer funded research to be presented March 30-April 3 at AACR Annual Meeting
Research focused on immunotherapy; tumor organoids, precision therapies and cancer interception; pancreatic, breast, ovarian, lung, brain, colorectal, and pediatric cancers--Credit:...
Researchers optimize aptamer with enhanced myelin-binding properties for MS treatment
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2019--A new study has demonstrated the enhanced ability of...
Glowing tumors show scientists where cancer drugs are working
The glow could someday help us use cancer drugs more efficientlyCredit: Sridhar Nimmagadda Experimenting with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report...
Two new Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Groups at Charité
Credit: Photo: Klose/Charité How can we further improve deep brain stimulation and its use in the treatment of neurological disorders?...
New medication gives mice bigger muscles
Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, have studied a new group of medicinal products which increase the muscle- and bone mass...
Common medication used in pregnancy may lead to obesity in children
Metformin can help mothers with PCOS but can increase the risk of obesity in their children Metformin is often used...
Helping infants survive brain cancer
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - March 27, 2019 - Choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) is a particularly challenging...
On the keto diet? Ditch the cheat day, says UBC study
Just one dose of carbohydrates can damage blood vesselsCredit: Nathan Skolski, UBC Okanagan The often embraced 'cheat day' is a...
A more accurate method to diagnose cancer subtypes
Credit: Garvan Institute Developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, this potential diagnostic method screens a cancer...
Development of a technology to produce dorsal cortical neurons
A research team led by Dr. Yoichi Kosodo of KBRI, realizing human brain environment using tropical fishCredit: KBRI Korea Brain...
