Health
How low is too low? Experts debate blood pressure targets in post-SPRINT era
Philadelphia, May 4, 2018 - Following the landmark SPRINT trial, there is a growing body of evidence for reducing systolic...
NIAID-sponsored trial of a universal influenza vaccine begins
A Phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational universal influenza vaccine intended to protect against multiple strains of the virus...
Targeted ‘click-to-release’ chemotherapy gives good results in mice
Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) are relatively new anti-cancer drugs. They consist of an antibody to which a cell-killing molecule (chemotherapy)...
Jobs report: Tight market spurs unprecedented job gains for americans with disabilities
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - May 4, 2018. Americans with disabilities added another month of job gains, according...
Study shows minorities widely underrepresented in autism diagnoses
Credit: Jason Travers, Exceptional Children LAWRENCE -- In education circles, it is widely accepted that minorities are overrepresented in special...
Fifteen percent of osteoporosis patients who take ‘drug holidays’ suffer bone fractures
MAYWOOD, IL - Patients who take osteoporosis drugs for long periods typically are advised to temporarily discontinue the drugs to...
Frequent sauna bathing reduces risk of stroke
Credit: UEF Frequent sauna bathing is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, according to a new international study. In...
The brain’s ‘rising stars’: New options against Alzheimer’s?
A study by scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) points to a novel potential approach against Alzheimer's...
Wriggling tadpoles may hold clue to how autism develops
LA JOLLA, CA-- May 3, 2018 --You could say Hollis Cline's lab at The Scripps Research Institute is building better...
Cutting number of cancers diagnosed as emergencies could save 1,400 lives a year
Over 1,400 lives could be saved every year - four more every day - if more cancers were diagnosed through...
PET imaging agent could provide early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
Credit: Seoul National University and Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea RESTON, VA -- A novel PET tracer developed by...
UIC researchers create heart cells to study AFib
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have discovered a way turn pluripotent stem cells into atrial cells,...
Mystery solved: The bacterial protein that kills male fruit flies
In the fifties, geneticists were faced with a mystery: when two strains of the same fruit fly species (Drosophila) crossed,...
Researchers defy biology: Mice remain slim on burger diet
We are our own worst enemy when it comes to developing obesity. The body is naturally geared to assimilate energy...
Moffitt Cancer Center awarded $900,000 to study rare form of melanoma
TAMPA, Fla. - May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. More than 5 million people in the United States are diagnosed...
Sylentis announces the results of tivanisiran for dry eye syndrome
Sylentis, Pharmaceutical Company belonging to the PharmaMar Group, has presented results from the clinical studies carried out with tivanisiran for...
Pediatric Academic Societies 2018 Meeting features cutting-edge research in pediatrics
TORONTO, May 2, 2018 -Pediatricians, research scientists, health care providers and policy makers from around the world will convene in...
Newly-discovered anti-inflammatory substances may potentially treat variety of diseases
Inflammation, and in particular chronic inflammation, are major contributors to a large number of diseases, such as cancer, acute pancreatic...
SWAT team of immune cells found in mother’s milk
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 3, 2018) - Immune cells that are ready to take...
Women should have right to reject pregnancy
Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a QUT legal academic...
