Health
National Psoriasis Foundation awards over $2 million in research grants and fellowships
Portland, Ore. (November 1, 2018)--The National Psoriasis Foundation, NPF, has awarded $2.3 million in research grants and fellowships in 2018....
Are substance mixtures in foods more dangerous than individual substances?
The BfR is involved with two work groups in the project, which is being coordinated by the Dutch National Institute...
Pain sensitization increases risk of persistent knee pain
Montréal, October 30, 2018 - Becoming more sensitive to pain, or pain sensitization, is an important risk factor for developing...
3 percent of children hit daily activity target
Only one in 30 children does the recommended amount of daily physical activity, new research suggests. Guidelines from the Chief...
New insight into the mechanism of the drug against sclerosis and psoriasis
Credit: Available in the protein data bank with access code 5O1S: www.rcsb.org/structure/5O1S A multidisciplinary research team at Aarhus University has...
Grant to Brown will expand opioid treatment in state’s correctional facilities
Credit: Peter Goldberg/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In 2016, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) became the first state...
Small association between early antibiotic exposure and weight gain in young children
BOSTON, MA -A pioneering study conducted within a nationwide network, the National Patient Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet), finds that...
PolyU develops robotic arm for self-help mobile rehabilitation for stroke patients
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (October 31, 2018) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) recently developed a robotic arm...
Children’s hospitals form NIH-funded consortium to study novel causes of growth disorders
Credit: Children's National The National Institutes of Health awards Andrew Dauber, M.D., MMSc, the chief of endocrinology at Children's National...
Babies born at home have more diverse, beneficial bacteria, study finds
Credit: Jeff Heckman Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts and feces, which may affect their...
Dolutegravir, an alternative first-line HIV treatment for low and middle-income countries
Conducted in Yaoundé (Cameroon), the study aims to compare the efficacy of two first-line treatments for HIV infection in more...
Inflammation can lead to circadian sleep disorders
CHICAGO --- Inflammation, which is the root cause of autoimmune disorders including arthritis, Type 1 diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome and...
LJI investigators discover how protein pair controls cellular calcium signals
Credit: Dr. Aparna Gudlur, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--All mammalian cells need a ready supply of calcium...
Goethe University intensifies research on rare diseases
For patients with rare diseases, the trek from doctor to doctor, and expert to expert, with a long paper trail...
PAPPA2: A genetic mystery
Credit: Children's National Health System What would happen if you suddenly stopped growing at age 12 or 13? Solving genetic...
Two-cells-in-one combo therapy could bolster leukemia treatment
Credit: Zhen Gu Research Lab/UCLA Samueli A cancer therapy based on fusing two types of cells into a single unit...
New drug formulation could help people undergoing heart surgery
Professor Raimondo Ascione, and Professor Saadeh Suleiman, from the Bristol Heart Institute, will explore whether treatment with two drugs, which...
Domestic violence is widely accepted in most developing countries, new study reveals
Societal acceptance of domestic violence against women is widespread in developing countries, with 36 per cent of people believing it...
Chirality of vitamin-D derivative affects the protonation states of its receptor protein
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology, in cooperation with researchers...
Cold therapy offers promising prevention against taxane-induced dermatologic events
WASHINGTON (Oct. 31, 2018) - Due to their broad antitumor activity that inhibits the function of microtubules, taxanes are common...
