Health
All thyroid cancers are not ‘created equal’– avoiding unnecessary or ‘excessive’ treatment
More Americans are being diagnosed with thyroid cancer than ever before--over the past 25 years its incidence has tripled. This...
Next generation ALS drug silences inherited form of the disease in animal models
Credit: Courtesy of NIH/NINDS. NIH-funded researchers delayed signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in rodents by injecting them with a...
Traffic jams in the brain
'Traffic jams' can also occur in the brain and they can be damaging. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been...
Multiple pregnancies might make women’s cells ‘age’ faster
Research could help explain why women with many children show evidence of accelerated aging in some populations Paradoxically, women who...
Curbs on legal highs cut need for hospital care, study suggests
Fewer people sought hospital treatment for the toxic effects of so-called legal highs following temporary restrictions, a study based at...
Brain discovery could block aging’s terrible toll on the mind
Credit: Courtesy Kipnis lab Aging vessels connecting the brain and the immune system play critical roles in both Alzheimer's disease...
New data show dramatic progress in Namibia toward HIV epidemic control; gaps elsewhere
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (July 25, 2018)--The Government of the Republic of Namibia, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief...
A new milestone in laboratory grown human brain tissue
Credit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now...
Women and older people under-represented in drug trials for heart disease
MONTREAL, JULY 25, 2018 - Trying to determine how best to treat a patient, doctors often look to randomized clinical...
Cannabidiol: Hope or hype?
Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the major phytochemicals in marijuana, has become a popular ingredient in dietary supplements, beauty products and...
Harvey samples saddled with antibiotic-resistant genes
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 25, 2018) - Rice University scientists have released the first results of extensive...
Multi-disease health fairs, ‘test and treat’ help E. African communities achieve HIV goals
Credit: NIAID People living with HIV in rural East African communities that hosted annual community health campaigns initiated antiretroviral therapy...
The dark side of antibiotic ciprofloxacin
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The use of ciprofloxacin and other antibiotics of the class of fluoroquinolones may be associated...
A new roadmap for repairing the damage of multiple sclerosis
Credit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Research published today in the journal Nature provides new understanding about how drugs...
Fauci: HIV remission free of antiretroviral therapy is a feasible goal
Credit: NIAID Long-lasting control of HIV infection without antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a feasible goal that deserves vigorous pursuit, Anthony...
Artificial enzymes perform reactions on living cells
Nature has evolved thousands of enzymes to facilitate the many chemical reactions that take place inside organisms to sustain life....
Heart disease and cancer kill more people in developing nations than in Western countries
Diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke are deadlier in the developing world than in rich nations. This is...
Common painkillers triple harmful side effects in dementia
Commonly-prescribed opioid-based painkillers led to harmful side effects tripling in people with dementia. Researchers from the University of Exeter, King's...
Can treatment for depression after a heart attack reduce the long-term risk of another cardiac event
Bottom Line: Depression has been associated with poorer medical outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), including heart attack...
Transplanted kidney survives longer
The lifespan of a transplant kidney has significantly improved over the last thirty years. Between 1986 and 1995, 75% of...
