Health
BPA exposure in US-approved levels may alter insulin response in non-diabetic adults
Credit: MU News Bureau In a first study of its kind study, researchers have found that a common chemical consumers...
RUDN biochemists found out how ROS affect cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cells
Credit: Courtesy of Allen Dressen Long-term use of anti-cancer drugs treatment may lead to the development of multiple drug resistance...
US Department of Defense funds UIC research on prostate cancer
Credit: UIC/Courtney Colvin A new three-year grant totaling nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Defense will fund University...
Hemidystrophic thorax mimicking scoliosis
Pectus Excavatum (PE), Pectus Carinatum (PC), Poland Syndrome (PS), Sunken Chest Deformity (SCD), Barrel Chest Deformity (BCD), Body Builder Deformity...
Building a safer heart pump
Credit: Penn State Blood pumps are increasingly a bridge-to-transplant for patients with end-stage heart disease or heart failure, but blood...
Disrupting genetic processes reverses aging in human cells
Research has shed new light on genetic processes that may one day lead to the development of therapies that can...
Mixed chemicals in beauty products may harm women’s hormones
Credit: George Mason University As we go about our daily lives, we are exposed to many different chemicals that could...
Clinical early warning scores: New clinical tools in evolution
Doctors and nurses are always grateful when they are given advance notice that a patient is about to seriously deteriorate...
Nikon Imaging Center opens at UC San Diego
Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego The Nikon Imaging Center, a collaborative microscopy...
UNH to study impact of intimate partner violence on sexual minority college students
DURHAM, N.H.--Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will undertake the largest study ever conducted on intimate partner violence among...
Testosterone replacement therapy may slow the progression of COPD
GALVESTON, Texas -Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that testosterone replacement therapy may slow disease...
Rush clinical trial testing vaccine for glioblastoma brain cancer
Credit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether an experimental vaccine...
Scientists use bear saliva to rapidly test for antibiotics
Credit: Bear Conservation If you're looking into the mouth of a brown bear, one of the world's top predators, your...
Engineering new solutions to the challenges of the future
Pioneering new engineering approaches have the potential to unlock a wide range of benefits, from reducing carbon emissions and improving...
‘I have a sense that it’s probably quite bad … but because I don’t see it, I don’t know’
Lad culture in English universities is often perceived by university staff as involving 'extreme' behaviour and as being carried out...
The irresistible CCL17
Credit: © Photo: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn The chemotactic protein CCL17 attracts immune cells to where they are currently needed. Doctors...
Open insulin, ‘DIY bio’ and the future of pharma
The development, manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical drugs in the United States is a complex landscape involving intellectual property and...
Scientists design new metabolic technology to open scientific data for everyone
Patients want to see their medical information. Researchers want to share their data. Now, scientists at Scripps Research have released...
Study: Kidney stones have distinct geological histories
Credit: Image provided by Mayandi Sivaguru, Jessica Saw from Bruce Fouke Lab, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, U....
UTA researcher to use North Texas Genome Center to shed light on role of ‘jumping genes’
Credit: UTA A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington will be using the high-tech tools provided by...
