Health
FDA approves new lung cancer therapy for patients who develop resistance
DENVER – The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) commends the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)...
A network of molecular interactions in brain cells infected by Zika virus reveals new therapeutic targets
Credit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) Zika virus (ZIKV) interferes with the cellular machinery controlling cell division and...
NIH grant helps SMU, U-Maryland combat pediatric asthma
DALLAS (SMU) – A pair of SMU psychology professors working with University of Maryland engineers have been awarded a National...
A lure at both ends — Puff adders leave nothing to chance.
Credit: Wits University The Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) is one of Africa's deadliest snake species, not only due to its...
Changing habits to improve health: New study indicates behavior…
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Improving your heart health may be as simple as making small behavioral changes – a new study...
What happens when patients access their mental health providers’ notes?
Credit: Michael Moody Thanks to electronic health records and online portals, more and more patients are being given access to...
Prebiotics in infant formula could improve learning and memory and…
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. – Nearly every American who has become a parent in the...
UTA researcher’s book looks at quality-of-life concerns…
Credit: UT Arlington A new book, co-authored by a UTA researcher, empirically shows how badly sprawl affects health and other...
Researchers identify cells linked to the development of the…
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A population of cells in early development may give rise to the ventricular chambers of...
Scientists find heightened attention to surprise in veterans with PTSD
Credit: Davide Bonazzi Fireworks on nights other than the fourth of July or New Year's Eve might be nothing more...
UTHealth study paves the way for Clostridium difficile treatment in…
Credit: Terry Vine HOUSTON – (March 13, 2017) – Frozen and freeze-dried products for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) are nearly...
Treatment of pregnant patients with bone and joint injuries complicated, requires team of…
Credit: © American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 1, 2017)–Nearly one in 1,000 pregnant women in the United...
Which research results in mice will help humans with MS? Now there’s a way to tell
Credit: Jessie J. Polanco BUFFALO, N.Y. — People with multiple sclerosis (MS) know all too well the frustration of hearing...
Onion-like layers help this efficient new nanoparticle glow
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new, onion-like nanoparticle could open new frontiers in biomaging, solar energy harvesting and light-based security techniques....
Potential diabetes treatment advances
Researchers at MIT’s David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, in collaboration with scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell...
Renal function impairment in patients undergoing elective EVAR vs. elective open repair
Credit: Konstantinos Spanos et al , Bentham Science Publishers Endovascular (EVAR) or open surgical (OSR) repair are current treatment options...
The first crowdfunded study in Japan: Micro X-ray observation of a…
Credit: Masanori Okanishi Not only have scientists from Japan performed the first non-destructive morphological observations on the Fleshy brittle star,...
Agricultural fungicide attracts honey bees, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When given the choice, honey bee foragers prefer to collect sugar...
Advances to brain-interface technology provide clearer insight into visual system
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University engineers and cognitive neuroscientists have demonstrated that a new high-density EEG can capture...
Contributions to veterans in the US criminal justice system identified
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Military veterans currently account for 8 percent of the national prison and jail...
