Health

July 6, 2026

Targeting gene mutations to treat ovarian cancers

Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research New research has shown that ovarian cancer patients with a tumour mutation in the...

Peste des petits ruminants: a model for use in eradicating the disease

Credit: © ENVT, A. Waret-Szkuta Eradicating peste des petits ruminants is an ambitious objective that is neveretheless looking increasingly realistic,...

Scientists took another step towards creating an HIV vaccine

Credit: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University The scientific group of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University headed by...

SNMMI Technologist Section announces 2018 award winners

RESTON, VA - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS)--an international scientific and medical organization--recognized contributions...

Many young people don’t know when female and male fertility declines, study finds

Most students underestimate the impact of female and male age on fertility, new research published in Human Fertility finds. Less...

Nano-optic endoscope sees deep into tissue at high resolution

Credit: Harvard SEAS The diagnosis of diseases based in internal organs often relies on biopsy samples collected from affected regions....

Scientists discover a dynamic cellular defense against breast cancer invasion

Credit: Katarina Sirka Johns Hopkins researchers report they have demonstrated in mouse tissue grown in the lab that the cell...

Mortality rates among homeless adults in Boston who avoid shelters, known as ‘rough sleepers’

Bottom Line: A group of unsheltered homeless adults in Boston known as "rough sleepers" because they avoid shelters and instead...

Merge attack: Scientists find mechanism of virus penetration into living cell

Credit: © NUST MISIS A joint research team from the A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry (RAS), NUST...

How do young people feel about guns, gun regulation in US?

Bottom Line: National polls track adult opinions about guns and gun regulation but how do young feel about that? A...

Fear of litigation is a key factor in decision to perform C-sections

Dublin, Monday, July 30th, 2018 - Fear of litigation and perceived safety concerns and are among the key factors influencing...

What were consequences of 2013 measles outbreak in New York?

Bottom Line: A new report describes the public health impact of a 2013 measles outbreak in New York when an...

A brain injury diagnosed with a single drop of blood

Credit: © UNIGE Every year in Europe, three million people are admitted into hospitals for suspected mild traumatic brain injury...

Research solves a 160-year-old mystery about the origin of skeletons

(University of Manchester) Scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Bristol have used powerful X-rays to peer...

Key to artery health lies in LYVE-1 macrophage

Credit: Dr. Veronique Angeli Arteries such as the aorta actively transport oxygenated blood, nutrients and cells throughout the body to...

Researchers are first to sequence rare bacteria that causes rampant tooth decay

Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Bioengineering Fruit fly larvae can taste ribonucleosides, the building blocks of gene...

Making love can make men sad too: QUT research

Credit: QUT Marketing & Communication A world-first study by QUT researchers concludes men can and do suffer from Postcoital Dysphoria...

Genetic basis of heart rhythms explored in large population study

Credit: Clare McLean New knowledge about biological processes related to the heart's electrical activity has been gained through a major...

Portfolio diet lowers many risk factors for heart disease

University of Toronto researchers have found that the portfolio diet, a plant-based way of eating previously shown to lower cholesterol...

Scientists discover neurodegenerative disease in monkeys