Health
Alzheimer’s research: Christian Haass receives ‘Brain Prize’
Denmark's Lundbeck Foundation honors Munich researcher - together with colleagues in the UK and Belgium - for his groundbreaking work...
Texas A&M chemists use technology to decode language of lipid-protein interaction
Credit: Laganowsky Laboratory, Texas A&M University Technology has a massive impact on our day-to-day lives, right down to the cellular...
Pain’s origins may be significantly different in males and females
New research from The University of Texas at Dallas supports the growing consensus that pain begins differently for men and...
Overlooked cell key player in preventing age-related vision loss
(Duke University) Researchers have pinpointed a new therapeutic target for macular degeneration, an eye disease that affects over 10 million...
Why the latest shingles vaccine is more than 90 percent effective
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research A new study has shown how the body's immune system responds to the new...
Preventing exhaustion in immune cells boosts immunotherapy in mice
PITTSBURGH, March 6, 2018 - If you're an immune cell gearing up to fight cancer, you'd better eat your breakfast....
Determinant factors for chronic kidney disease after partial nephrectomy
Credit: Giovanni Cacciamani When current literature is reviewed, it is found that factors that in uence renal function after partial...
Interim open-label study results suggest higher dapivirine vaginal ring use, lower HIV risk
BOSTON (March 6, 2018) -- Interim data from a large open-label study of the monthly dapivirine ring have found increased...
Capturing brain signals with soft electronics
Credit: Thor Balkhed Klas Tybrandt, principal investigator at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University, has developed new technology...
Drug-producing bacteria possible with synthetic biology breakthrough
Credit: University of Warwick Bacteria could be programmed to produce drugs, thanks to breakthrough research into synthetic biology from the...
How does resolving cannabis problems differ from problems with alcohol or other drugs?
Individuals who report having resolved a problem with cannabis use appear to have done so at younger ages than those...
Bentham Science publishes sixth volume of the book series, Topics in Anti-Cancer Research
Bentham Science Publishers has published the sixth volume of its patent book series, Topics in Anti-Cancer Research. The book series...
For flour beetles, it’s better to be a woman in a man’s world
Credit: Ipsa Jain In red flour beetle society, being a female in a male world is actually advantageous. Unlike humans,...
Rice team designs lens-free fluorescent microscope
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 5, 2018) - Lenses are no longer necessary for some microscopes, according to...
TSRI researchers uncover culprit in Parkinson’s brain cell die-off
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL -- March 5, 2018 -- An estimated 10 million people worldwide are living...
Cancer stem cells, allies of the tumor and enemies of the patient
Credit: UEx The scientists of the UEx Molecular Biology of Cancer Research Group have a very clear objective. They want...
Novel PET imaging agent targets copper in tumors, detects prostate cancer recurrence early
Credit: A Piccardo et al., Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy RESTON, Va. - An Italian study featured in the March issue...
NCDR annual conference highlights the power of clinical data
The American College of Cardiology's NCDR Annual Conference begins on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Orlando. The conference brings together...
Birth control pills increase risk of ischemic stroke
MAYWOOD, IL - Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke, but this risk is very small among women who...
Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation awards six grants
The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) today awarded six new research grants totaling $1.85 million to leading academic institutions around...
