Health
Boston Children’s Hospital accelerates genomic sequencing to expand existing genomic database
BOSTON (August 7, 2018) - Boston Children's Hospital has embarked on a strategic initiative to expand its research genomics gateway,...
Naltrexone helps HIV positive individuals reduce heavy alcohol use
New Haven, Conn. - Extended-release naltrexone -- an injection that decreases heavy drinking in the general population when taken in...
Paper identifies genes associated with risk for aggressive breast cancer
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has identified specific genes associated with increased risk...
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...
How axons change chemical cues to mechanical force
Credit: Naoyuki Inagaki While today's technology is growing increasingly wireless, nature's greatest technology, the human brain, still depends on neurons...
Right under our noses: A novel lichen-patterned spider found on oaks in central Spain
(Pensoft Publishers) Once again, a new spider species has been found in a strongly humanised area in Europe. Wearing its...
Globally, greater attention needed for seemingly ‘minor’ kidney damage
Credit: Kieran O'Mahony, University of Limerick, Ireland Rates of Acute Kidney Injury among Irish patients have more than doubled in...
A sterile line of Aedes aegypti is developed to fight off arbovirosis
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) In Brazil, male specimens with defective sperm are created in...
Got the ‘drunchies’? New study shows how heavy drinking affects diet
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- They're called the "drunchies," or drunk munchies. It's the desire one has to...
LSU Health research reveals new obesity prevention target
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health New Orleans, LA - A team of LSU Health New Orleans...
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior announces Best Article and GEM 2018 Award recipients
Indianapolis, Aug. 7, 2018 - The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB) announces the 2018 Best Article and Best...
Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes: Hope for inhibitors against amyloid plaques
Effective therapeutics to counteract the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes are not yet available....
Researchers look to worms for a new model of a peripheral nervous system disease
Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - Aug. 7, 2018 - Studying transthyretin amyloidoses-a group of progressive nerve and cardiac...
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....
