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Scientific breakthrough: Promising new target for immunotherapy
Credit: McGill University Health Centre An international team identifies a key molecule in immune system regulation linked to new genetic...
Antibiotic resistance increases relapse in urinary tract infections
NEW YORK (October 30, 2018) -- Patients with a certain drug-resistant urinary tract infection were more likely to have a...
Lifespan and sexual maturity depends on your brain more than your body
Credit: Vanderbilt University New Vanderbilt research finds how long humans and other warm-blooded animals live--and when they reach sexual maturity--...
High stability of the hepatitis B virus
Credit: RUB, Kramer At room temperature, hepatitis B viruses (HBV) remain contagious for several weeks and they are even able...
Novel technique can potentially improve success of ovarian cancer treatment, study reveals
Credit: University of Guelph Novel Technique Can Potentially Improve Success of Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Study Reveals Instead of destroying a...
Life-changing intersection between big data and therapeutic pipeline in neuromuscular disease
Credit: MDA NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2018 - A new report funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and released...
Research uncovers key differences in brains of women and men with schizophrenia
NEW YORK, NY (October 30, 2018) Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found clear disparities...
Flood of genome data hinders efforts to ID bacteria
Credit: Todd Treangen HOUSTON - (Oct. 30, 2018) - There are many ways to slice and dice genomic data to...
Becoming more sensitive to pain increases the risk of knee pain not going away
Becoming more sensitive to pain, or pain sensitization, is an important risk factor for developing persistent knee pain in osteoarthritis,...
Cutting societal alcohol use may prevent alcohol disorders developing — Otago research reveals
Society must take collective responsibility to reduce the harm caused by alcohol use disorders, a University of Otago academic says....
Dopamine drives early addiction to heroin
Scientists have made a major advance in untangling the brain circuits that lead to the powerful addictive effects of heroin,...
Single protein controls thousands of genes essential for sperm development
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine A single protein regulates a battery of key genes inside developing sperm,...
New and better marker for assessing patients after cardiac arrest
Last year, researchers Tobias Cronberg and Niklas Mattsson at Lund University in Sweden published a study showing serum tau levels...
Researchers identify three shades of blue
Credit: Neural Computational Unit, OIST. According to the World Health Organization, nearly 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression and...
University of Barcelona researchers describe a new anatomic structure in the ankle
Credit: University of Barcelona According to the guidelines of human anatomy, the ligaments in the ankle are grouped structured by...
Switzerland-wide platform for cell therapy launched in Bern
Credit: University of Bern, Image: courtesy of the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Eliane J. Mu?ller. As a Swiss network, the...
Three Harvard Medical School scientists receive prestigious Allen awards
Three Harvard Medical School scientists have received the prestigious Allen Distinguished Investigator awards for their work in the fields of...
Exercise may lessen fall risk for older adults with Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a brain disease that causes changes that kill brain cells. AD is a type of dementia,...
Montana State researchers studying federally qualified health centers receive grant
Credit: Montana State University photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- A pair of Montana State University researchers who examine how...
Exercise may lessen fall risk for older adults with Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a brain disease that causes changes that kill brain cells. AD is a type of dementia,...
