Health
Pioneering new 3D cancer model to speed new treatments
Credit: Courtesy HemoShear Therapeutics A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, working with local biotech company HemoShear...
AI detects patterns of gut microbes for cholera risk
Credit: Terra Communications DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers from Duke University, Massachusetts General Hospital and the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease...
Breast cancer: Discovery of a protein linked to metastasis
Jean-François Côté, a researcher at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and professor at Université de Montréal's Faculty of Medicine,...
A more affordable drug for neuroendocrine tumors diagnostics passing preclinical tests
Credit: Tomsk Polytechnic University Leading researchers, physicists, and materials scientists of the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences...
Tufts CTSI receives $56 Million NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award
BOSTON (May 7, 2018) - Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center today announced that the National Institutes of Health's National...
Study discovers new molecular mechanism likely involved in cancer metastasis
Credit: Marlayna Demond for UMBC Cancer is most devastating when it metastasizes--when tumor cells break away, travel through the bloodstream,...
Ophthalmologists link immunotherapy with a serious eye condition
Credit: University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- New immunotherapy treatments offer a remarkable chance for survival...
Molecule that supports blood-cell production under dietary stress is identified
Credit: Kanazawa University The production of blood cells is regulated by so-called hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which reside in bone...
Scientists discover roadblocks that stop brain white matter healing
Credit: Image courtesy of Stephen Back, M.D., Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University. A new study identifies a molecule that...
Study finds possibility of new ways to treat, manage epilepsy seizures
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 4, 2018) - New findings from the University of Kentucky published in the Journal of Neuroscience demonstrate...
New approach in the fight against antibiotic resistance
According to the WHO, around 700,000 people die every year as a result of antibiotic resistance. In Germany, around 6,000...
Application of human induced pluripotent stem cells in precision medicine
Researchers at Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have successfully demonstrated the use...
Chemical sensing chip sniffs out cocaine within minutes
Credit: Credit: Nan Zhang BUFFALO, N.Y. -- What if you could test for cocaine, opioids and marijuana as quickly as...
New breakthrough paving the way for universal Ebola therapeutic
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas -A new collaborative study has identified and studied Ebola...
Oilseed crop’s waste product yields compounds that protect skin from the sun
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Meadowfoam, a native Pacific Northwest plant cultivated as an oilseed crop, has emerged as a potential new...
For mothers with advanced cancer, parenting concerns affect emotional well-being
CHAPEL HILL - Parenting concerns contributed significantly to the psychological distress of mothers with late-stage cancer, according to a study...
C-Path receives COA qualification from FDA for the non-small cell lung cancer SAQ
TUCSON, Ariz. - May 7, 2018 -- Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium announces its second clinical outcome...
Protecting kidneys from obesity
Credit: Kris Kehe/UH College of Pharmacy UH professor of pharmacology Tahir Hussain has received $1.6M from the National Institutes of...
Derfner Foundation funds novel research in regenerative medicine at Kessler Foundation
Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation has received funding from the Derfner Foundation to support applying rehabilitation research to the area...
UCalgary scientists discover a new way to battle multiple sclerosis
Credit: Cumming School of Medicine Ridiculous. That's how Andrew Caprariello says his colleagues described his theory about multiple sclerosis (MS)...
