Health
Announcing the TCT 2018 Late-Breaking Trials
NEW YORK - August 7, 2018 - The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced the 15 late-breaking trials and 12...
Sensor could help doctors select effective cancer therapy
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT chemical engineers have developed a new sensor that lets them see inside cancer cells and determine...
Indian-Americans have fewer sudden infant deaths, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University Indian-Americans have the highest percentage of sleeping with their babies among ethnic groups in New Jersey...
Created line of spinal cord neural stem cells shows diverse promise
Credit: Mark Ellisman and Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego Researchers at University of...
Is too much screen time harming children’s vision?
SAN FRANCISCO - Aug. 6, 2018 - As children spend more time tethered to screens, there is increasing concern about...
Vaping draws strong support — from bots
Social media accounts run by internet robots may be driving much of the discussion around the health threats posed by...
PET tracer identifies estrogen receptor expression differences in breast cancer patients
Credit: HH Nienhuis et al., University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands RESTON, VA -- In metastatic breast cancer, prognosis and...
Solving its insolubility, researchers discover method to deliver curcumin to cancer cells
Credit: Heather Coit, University of Illinois College of Engineering In India and other countries in Southeast Asia, curcumin is often...
Researchers uncover potential new drug targets in the fight against HIV
Johns Hopkins scientists report they have identified two potential new drug targets for the treatment of HIV. The finding is...
Early trauma may be risk factor for anxiety and depression in adults with head/neck cancer
Among individuals with head and neck cancer (HNC), those who experienced childhood trauma were more likely to have advanced cancer,...
Soft multi-functional robots get really small…and spider-shaped
Roboticists are envisioning a future in which soft, animal-inspired robots could be safely deployed in difficult-to-access natural and man-made environments,...
Doxorubicin disrupts the immune system to cause heart toxicity
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in ovarian, bladder, lung, thyroid and stomach cancers,...
Mice individuality is influenced by their relations
Credit: Nicolas Torquet/NPS Individuality is not exclusive to humans. Though this idea was previously rebutted by biologists, today it is...
Heart association to support grad student’s research into sudden cardiac death
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute The American Heart Association awarded Patrick Calhoun, a biological sciences graduate student, a predoctoral...
Children are highly vulnerable to health risks of a changing climate
August 6, 2018 -- Young children are far more vulnerable to climate-related disasters and the onus is on adults to...
Mapping the inner workings of a living cell
Credit: Min lab/Columbia Imaging tools like X-rays and MRI have revolutionized medicine by giving doctors a close up view of...
Tobacco ‘power wall’ linked to adolescents’ views about e-cigarettes
Adolescents who view advertising for tobacco products on the tobacco "power wall" in convenience stores report being more willing to...
Gene recombination deactivates retroviruses during invasion of host genomes
Credit: Zoo Vienna, Daniel Zupanc Working with the example of koalas, the researchers have now identified key stages in the...
More sensitive blood test diagnoses heart attacks faster
DALLAS, August 6, 2018 -- A new test to assess a whether or not someone is having a heart attack...
Novel vaccine approach proves powerful against Zika virus
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A uniquely designed experimental vaccine against Zika virus has proven powerful in mice, new research has found....
