Health
Drug monitoring programs reduce opioid deaths: Study
The implementation of state prescription drug monitoring programs was associated with the prevention of approximately one opioid-related overdose death every...
For women, healthy diets may help with mobility when aging
Boston, MA – In a large study conducted by at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), researchers found an association between...
Cholera vaccine study in Haiti suggests problems with current booster regimen
Cholera outbreaks are on the rise. To prevent and control them, three oral cholera vaccines are currently approved by WHO....
Pregnant women’s high-fat, high-sugar diets may affect future generations
New research suggests that mothers who eat high-fat, high-sugar diets can predispose multiple generations to metabolic problems, even if their...
How fat becomes lethal — even without weight gain
Sugar in the form of blood glucose provides essential energy for cells. When its usual dietary source — carbohydrates —...
BC Children’s Hospital researchers discover an early warning sign of transplant rejection
Dr. Schultz is a Senior Clinician Scientist and Head of the Childhood Cancer & Blood Research (Vancouver, BC – June...
Researchers find potential key to preventing heart attacks, strokes in older adults
COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 15, 2016) — As men and women grow older, their chances for coronary heart disease also increase....
Gene required for sperm production in blood flukes identified
Scientists can interfere with sperm production in the parasitic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni by blocking expression of the Nuclear Factor...
Topical application of antiretroviral drug combination prevents transmission of (S)HIV
Findings published last week in the… view more Credit: Photos by Dr. Marc M. Baum Monrovia, CA (June 12, 2016)...
Predicting disease outbreaks using environmental changes
A model that predicts outbreaks of zoonotic diseases — those originating in livestock or wildlife such as Ebola and Zika...
Discovery of molecular protection linked to a degenerative neuromuscular disease
Knowledge of the minute details of the proteins that are linked to diseases is crucial if we are to discover...
FDA approves vaccine for cholera
In a milestone years in the making, a vaccine to prevent cholera, invented and developed by researchers at the University...
Southern Europe risks Zika outbreaks this summer
Established Aedes-mosquito population could spread the Zika virus in Europe this summer if infected travelers introduce the virus. An analysis...
The vascular bypass revolution
Coronary or peripheral bypasses are the most frequently performed vascular operations. Although one million patients per year and around the...
Copper essential for burning fat, researchers find
Credit: Lakshmipriya Krishnamoorthy and Joseph Cotruvo Jr., UC Berkeley Is copper deficiency contributing to the obesity epidemic? Though small amounts...
Scientists unpack how Toxoplasma infection is linked to neurodegenerative disease
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite about five microns long, infects a third of the world’s population. Ingested...
A new way to nip AIDS in the bud
SALT LAKE CITY, June 9, 2016 – When new AIDS virus particles bud from an infected cell, an enzyme named...
DNA damage by ultrashort pulses of intense laser light
In a recent development, scientists at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research report that damage to DNA can be induced...
Automated OCL insulin system shown to improve glucose control for youngsters at diabetes camp
New Rochelle, NY, June 7, 2016–Using an automated insulin feedback controller as part of an overnight closed-loop (OCL) control system...
Rice study details stress-diabetes link
HOUSTON – (June 6, 2016) – A Rice University study has found a link between emotional stress and diabetes, with...