Health
Love vine sucks life from wasps, leaving only mummies
Credit: Mattheau Comerford/Rice University Early this spring, Rice University evolutionary biologist Scott Egan stood in a patch of live oak...
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...
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...
As body mass index increases, blood pressure may as well
New Haven, Conn. -- Body mass index is positively associated with blood pressure, according to the ongoing study of 1.7...
Stroke patients treated at a teaching hospital are less likely to be readmitted
Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON - (August 17, 2018) - Stroke patients appear to receive better care at teaching hospitals with less...
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...
To find and disarm: Scientists develop platform to kill cancer cells
Credit: © NUST MISIS The new treatment will serve as both diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. This breakthrough in...
HIV and a tale of a few cities
Credit: Chris Brava While global incidence rates of HIV have declined notably in recent years, the virus that causes AIDS...
Scientists find titanium dioxide from sunscreen is polluting beaches
Boston, MA, USA Scientists have found that sunscreen from bathers releases significant quantities of polluting TiO2 (titanium dioxide) into the...
