Health
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...
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...
Alcohol and marijuana use may increase risk of condomless sex in young adults
Young persons who use alcohol and/or marijuana experience heightened likelihood of condomless sex, according to a new study published in...
Simple sugar delays neurodegeneration caused by enzyme deficiency
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A new therapeutic approach may one day delay neurodegeneration typical of a disease called mucopolysaccharidoses...
The World’s tiniest first responders
Credit: Yekaterina Kadyshevskaya, USC The cell has its own paramedic team and emergency room to aid and repair damaged DNA,...
A dual-therapy approach to boost motor recovery after a stroke
Paralysis of an arm and/or leg is one of the most common effects of a stroke. But thanks to research...
Planned movements and spontaneous reactions are processed differently in the brain
Credit: German Primate Center -- Leibniz Institute for Primate Research The runners are lined up at the starting line, patiently...
UA researchers develop novel ‘lung-on-a-leaf’ model to study pulmonary diseases
Credit: UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix have developed...
Weight loss reverses heart condition in obesity sufferers
Australian research shows for the first time that obese people who are suffering from atrial fibrillation can reduce or reverse...
University of Michigan researchers use gene silencing to alleviate common ataxia
In what researchers are calling a game changer for future ataxia treatments, a new study showed the ability to turn...
Cell-free DNA profiling informative way to monitor urinary tract infections
ITHACA, N.Y. - Using shotgun DNA sequencing, Cornell University researchers have demonstrated a new method for monitoring urinary tract infections...
$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...
Why isn’t anyone talking about vaginal dryness (or doing anything about it)?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 20, 2018)--It's a common problem that only gets worse during the menopause transition; yet, no one wants...
Towards personalised medicine: One type of data is not enough
Credit: EMBL-EBI 19 June, Heidelberg, Hinxton - EMBL researchers have designed a computational method to jointly analyse multiple types of...
