Health
Healing glove reaches major milestone, earns national recognition
Credit: University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute The revolutionary bioengineered healing glove created by researchers at the University of...
Rare gut condition a model for study of genetic diseases
Hirschsprung disease - a rare condition where the failure of gut nerves to develop before birth leads to impaired bowel...
Lots of patients with cancer, cancer survivors use but don’t report complementary/alternative medicine therapies
Bottom Line: This study used data from a nationwide survey to estimate how many patients with cancer and cancer survivors...
Multiple Denisovan-related ancestries in Papuans
DNA sequences from Indonesia and New Guinea reveal new branches of the Denisovan family treeCredit: © Isabella Apriyana The findings...
Lower pension, shorter life
Credit: MPI for Demographic Research Income and social status have an increasing effect on life expectancy in Germany. On average,...
Rutgers scientists discover new role for sensory signals in the brain
Findings could help lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease, psychiatric disordersCredit: Alex Yonk Learning how to tie a shoe...
Opioid epidemic may have cost US governments $37.8 billion in tax revenue
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in...
Chronic diseases restrict the mobility of older people — often unconsciously
Chronic diseases are a key factor limiting the mobility of older people Chronic diseases are a key factor limiting the...
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 predicts advanced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Credit: Kanazawa University Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with liver inflammation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and...
Prostate medicines linked to type 2 diabetes risk, study suggests
Researchers say patients should continue to take the drugs, which are commonly prescribed to older men, but warn they may...
Bright spot analysis for photodynamic diagnosis of brain tumors using confocal microscopy
Credit: Kanazawa University Photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is now widely used for neurosurgical resection of brain tumors. Distinguishing...
CNIO researchers succeed at removing some types of pancreatic cancer in animal models
Researchers from the Experimental Oncology Group, led by Mariano Barbacid at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), have published...
Philadelphia hospitals responded to equivalent of 54 mass shooting-type events in 11 years
Researchers analyzed number of firearm-injured patients that presented in 'clusters' within 15 minutes of each other at the same hospital...
UBC researchers say eggs for breakfast benefits those with diabetes
Low-carb breakfast improves control of blood glucose levelsCredit: UBC Okanagan While some cereals may be the breakfast of champions, a...
What do people who practice anal sex desire for preventing HIV?
New study explores three delivery methods for rectal microbicidesCredit: MTN Sometimes a well-made shirt can look great on a hanger,...
USC research shows remedy for painful jaw disease
A new treatment method could help cancer patients and others by eliminating an agonizing side effect called osteonecrosis of the...
Johns Hopkins researchers create novel cell model of aging-related colon cancer risk
Model makes use of genetic and epigenetic factors that combine to initiate disease in mouse 'organoids' Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer...
Kennedy Krieger research scientist explores Leonardo da Vinci’s knowledge of the brain
Article published in recent edition of The Lancet BALTIMORE, April 11, 2019 - May 2, 2019, marks the 500th anniversary...
Groundbreaking 50 million digital monitoring project to prevent disease
A pioneering European project aims to develop a system using small sensors worn on the body so that how well...
Microbes in the human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries, study indicates
Credit: Photo courtesy Los Alamos National Laboratory CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one...
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