Health
Gene therapy vectors carrying the telomerase gene do not increase the risk of cancer
Credit: CNIO Negative results and findings in science are perhaps less newsworthy, but they are no less important. Particularly when,...
Biological engineers discover new antibiotic candidates
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human body produces many antimicrobial peptides that help the immune system fend off infection. Scientists hoping...
NIH officials: Closing treatment gaps critical to ending the US HIV epidemic
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) that suppresses HIV to levels undetectable by standard blood tests is lifesaving for...
Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons in mice
Credit: Nedivi Lab/Picower Institute A new study provides fresh evidence that the decline in the capacity of brain cells to...
Proposal seeks to improve assessment of drug risks
A drug policy researcher is proposing a suite of changes to overhaul the Multi-Criteria Drug Harm Scale (MCDHS), which informs...
New medical specialty needed to manage growing number of Americans with diabetes
CHICAGO--August 20, 2018--The emerging field of diabetology--a sub-specialty of endocrinology focused on the treatment of people with diabetes--is intended to...
Socioeconomic status may explain racial & ethnic disparities in childhood cancer survival
A new study provides insights into the degree to which socioeconomic status explains racial and ethnic disparities in childhood cancer...
New information on brain areas linked to tactile sense and metacognitive ability
(University of Helsinki) A new doctoral thesis gives information on the neural basis of the sense of touch. According to...
Global surgeons provide value through innovation, professionalism, and education
CHICAGO (August 20, 2018): An estimated 30 percent of all diseases globally require surgical care and expertise,* yet global surgeons...
Teen tattoos: 1/2 of parents concerned about negative health effects, impact on employment
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Seventy-eight...
Study finds racial disparities in prescribing opioids for chronic pain
New Haven, Conn.-- Yale researchers have identified racial disparities in the treatment of patients who are prescribed opioids for chronic...
Impact of osteoporosis on the risk of dementia in almost 60,000 patients
Credit: IMS Health and Quintiles Frankfurt, Germany, August 20, 2018: Osteoporosis is estimated to affect 200 million women across the...
Chagas disease, caused by a parasite, has spread outside of…
DALLAS, Aug. 20, 2018 -- Chagas disease, caused by infection with a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi (T cruzi), causes chronic...
The 5th Annual Aging and Drug Discovery Forum at the Basel Life Conference 2018
Monday, August 20th, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application of next-generation artificial intelligence for...
Adults play a key role in children’s participation in school recess, researchers suggest
CORVALLIS, Ore. - When adults are participants in school recess - leading games, monitoring play and ensuring conflicts are mediated...
Thrombospondin-1 as a potential therapeutic target for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Credit: University of Tsukuba The thoracic aorta is constantly exposed to mechanical forces generated by heart contraction and blood flow....
STAT3 can be a therapeutic target for chronic active EBV infection, a fatal disorder
Credit: Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) study shows that ruxolitinib-induced inhibition of STAT3...
Largest oral HPV study in England shows infection rates lower than expected
New study shows rates of high risk HPV oral infection lower than expected Smokers and those with more sexual and...
Like shark attack and the lottery, unconscious bias influences cancer screening
What do shark attack, the lottery and ovarian cancer screening having in common? It turns out our judgments about these...
Exploring the relationship between fever and cancer incidence
Credit: Wieslaw Kozak, Tomasz Jedrzejewski, Malgorzata Pawlikowska, Jakub Piotrowski, and Sylwia Wrotek Recurring patterns in patient accounts suggest the existence...
