Health
Dying cancer cells make remaining glioblastoma cells more aggressive and therapy-resistant
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A surprising form of cell-to-cell communication in glioblastoma promotes global changes in recipient cells, including...
Ketamine acts fast to treat depression and its effects last — but how?
In contrast to most antidepressant medications, which can take several weeks to reduce depressive symptoms, ketamine -- a commonly used...
Researchers uncover new target to stop cancer growth
Credit: Messenger et al., 2018 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that a protein called Munc13-4 helps cancer...
Crowding inside cells may influence many functions and major diseases
Among the most studied protein machines in history, mTORC1 has long been known to sense whether a cell has enough...
Deep data dive helps predict cerebral palsy
Credit: University of Delaware/ Photo illustration by Jeffrey Chase When University of Delaware molecular biologist Adam Marsh was studying the...
Scripps Research study provides new clues to improving chemotherapies
Credit: Shen Lab/Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - June 21, 2018 - About half of all drugs, ranging from morphine to...
First major study comparing robotic to open surgery published in The Lancet
Credit: Courtesy Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The first comprehensive study comparing the outcomes of robotic surgery to those of traditional...
ASH to collaborate on clinical practice guidelines of von Willebrand Disease
(WASHINGTON - June 21, 2018) The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will collaborate with the International Society on Thrombosis and...
‘Flamingo:’ High-powered microscopy coming to a scientist near you
Credit: Jan Huisken Modern microscopy has given scientists a front-row seat to living, breathing biology in all its technicolor glory....
Accurate measurements of sodium intake confirm relationship with mortality
Eating foods high in salt is known to contribute to high blood pressure, but does that linear relationship extend to...
DNA enzyme shuffles cell membranes a thousand times faster than its natural counterpart
Credit: Image courtesy of Christopher Maffeo CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new synthetic enzyme, crafted from DNA rather than protein, flips...
Higher body fat linked to lower breast cancer risk in younger women
CHAPEL Hill - While obesity has been shown to increase breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, a large-scale study co-led...
Mindful movement may help lower stress, anxiety
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Taking a walk may be a good opportunity to mentally review your to-do list, but using...
ASH to collaborate on clinical practice guidelines on von Willebrand Disease
(WASHINGTON - June 21, 2018) The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will collaborate with the International Society on Thrombosis and...
$10-million gift for brain research, young researchers and faster patient results
A transformative gift of $10 million from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation in support of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics...
Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals receives $3.4 million grant from NINDS to advance new therapies for ALS
Credit: © Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- June 20, 2018 -- Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals, leaders in stress granule biology, an exciting...
Emergency department patients want to be invited to share in medical decision-making
DES PLAINES, IL--Most emergency department patients want to be involved in some aspects of medical decision-making, but they need to...
Having a meal activates the functioning of human brown fat
The importance of the human brown adipose tissue (BAT) has become clearer during the past ten years. Using positron emission...
New screening tool could help diagnose early cognitive decline in dementia from home
An international team of scientists have developed a new way to screen for age-related cognitive decline at home using a...
Rhesus macaque model offers route to study Zika brain pathology
Rhesus macaque monkeys infected in utero with Zika virus develop similar brain pathology to human infants, according to a report...
