Health

An international study led by biochemists at the University of Liverpool has shown that the drug-molecule ebselen can correct many...

Study launched to see if weight loss surgery before knee replacement improves outcomes

Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Could weight loss surgery before knee replacement improve outcomes or even eliminate the need for...

University of Kent scientists make vitamin B12 breakthrough

Credit: University of Kent Scientists at the University of Kent have made a significant discovery about how the vitamin content...

Single-tablet HIV treatment shows better outcomes over multi-tablet regimen

Credit: Mitch Mirkin HIV patients on a single-tablet daily regimen had better treatment retention and viral suppression than patients taking...

Microglia are key defenders against prion diseases

Credit: NIAID WHAT: Prion diseases are slow degenerative brain diseases that occur in people and various other mammals. No vaccines...

Want to help your child succeed in school? Add language to the math, reading mix

Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten - in basic math, reading, even friendship and...

Rheumatoid arthritis drugs taken during pregnancy may not be linked to large infection risk in child

New research indicates that when pregnant women take certain rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drugs that may cause immunosuppression, their children do...

Probiotics to protect bees from an infection associated with colony collapse disorder

Québec City, May 17, 2018--Adding probiotics to bees' food helps make them more resistant to nosemosis, a fungal infection associated...

International study suggests combination therapy may prevent stroke in certain people

Results from an international clinical trial of more than 4880 participants, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show...

Injections for knee osteoarthritis — ‘subtle but significant’ impact of revisions in clinical practice guidelines

May 17, 2018 - Recent updates in evidence-based recommendations have led to changes in the use of steroid and hyaluronic...

Plug-and-play diagnostic devices

Credit: Melanie Gonick/MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Researchers at MIT's Little Devices Lab have developed a set of modular blocks that...

Intimacy in later life does not slow memory loss

Older people who enjoy a sexually active and emotionally close relationship with their partner tend to perform better at memory...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announces five new Physician-Scientist Training Awards

New York, NY (May 16, 2018) - Physician-scientists are crucial to moving scientific discoveries from the lab to patients, but...

FutureNeuro and GreenLight Medicines partner to develop treatments for epilepsy

Dublin, 16 May 2018 - A new partnership between FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological diseases...

Nearly a quarter of Ontarians newly prescribed opioids received dose exceeding guidelines

Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, May 16, 2018 -- Nearly a quarter (23.9 per cent) of initial opioid prescriptions in...

New study reveals how electronic health records can benefit clinical trials

Credit: SAIL The study entitled "Long term extension of a randomised controlled trial of probiotics using electronic health records" led...

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