Health
Molecule capable of halting and reverting Parkinson’s neurodegeneration identified
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) The small SynuClean-D molecule interrupts the formation of the alpha-synuclein amyloid fibres responsible for the onset...
New study reveals potential therapeutic approach to enhance KC migration in wound healing
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 25, 2018--Researchers have identified a new mechanism involving ginsenoside Rb1,...
UCalgary scientists discover a way to diagnose types of fear of falling in Parkinson’s patients
Credit: Riley Brandt, University of Calgary Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement, causes one of the...
New Zealand children’s medicine prescriptions examined for first time
A study into the pharmaceutical use of 1.4 million New Zealand children has revealed some significant increases in the use...
Deciphering the link between skin allergies and the gut microbiota
Credit: Ana Hennino, David Bauché, Emilie Plantamura / CIRI Over the last few years, scientists have discovered connections between gut...
Researchers seek vaccine for ‘traveler’s diarrhea’
Athens, Ga. - Every year, millions of people have vacations and business trips ruined when they succumb to "traveler's diarrhea"...
Cocoa: a tasty source of vitamin D?
Many people do not get enough vitamin D. Brittle bones and an increased risk of respiratory diseases can be the...
To be or not to be a white blood cell, that is the question
Credit: Tohoku University Japanese scientists have revealed a biological "switch" that influences whether an immature blood cell would develop into...
Combo therapy of prostatectomy plus radiotherapy may improve survival in prostate cancer
(Philadelphia) - High-risk prostate cancer, that which has continued to grow but not yet metastasized, is commonly treated with combination...
Mesoblast heart failure cell therapy for children featured at symposium for congenital HD
New York, USA, and Melbourne, Australia; September 25, 2018: Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB, Nasdaq:MESO) today announced that Mesoblast's proprietary allogeneic mesenchymal...
New curriculum available to teach opioid risks to middle school students
A new and free science-based curriculum designed to teach adolescents about the risks of opioids has been released by Project...
Promising novel treatment against Alzheimer disease
New research conducted at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital reveals that a novel drug reverses...
Stuart Altman receives Lienhard Award from NAM for leading health policy
WASHINGTON -- For his pioneering role in national health policy and health services research, the National Academy of Medicine today...
Vittorio Gallo, Ph.D., honored with Senator Jacob Javits Award in the Neurosciences
Credit: Children's National Health System Vittorio Gallo, Ph.D., Children's Chief Research Officer, has been awarded a prestigious Senator Jacob Javits...
New drug blocks pancreatic cancer growth in mice, study finds
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 25, 2018) -- A newly developed drug can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from...
Researchers reveal link between hunger and mood, new study
Credit: University of Guelph It seems "hangry" isn't just a made-up term. University of Guelph researchers have revealed that the...
NIH funds UNC study to investigate maternal-fetal transmission of Zika
Credit: Sylvia Becker-Dreps Chapel Hill, NC - Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and collaborators in...
Kathryn Bowles, PhD, to receive 15th Annual Claire M. Fagin Distinguished Researcher Award
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 25, 2018) - Kathryn H. Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, the van Ameringen Chair in...
Lung inflammation from childhood asthma linked with later anxiety
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Persistent lung inflammation may be one possible explanation for why having asthma during childhood increases your...
Experimental bone engineered by Lithuanian researchers can help osteoarthritis patients
Credit: KTU Researchers from the Faculty of Chemical Technology, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania are developing an artificial bone,...
