Health
Alzheimer’s in mini format: A novel tool to study disease mechanisms and possible remedies
Scientists in Dresden, Germany, have been successful in mimicking mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease in a novel, stem cell-based model system...
Northwestern Memorial Hospital first in Illinois to complete robotic tracheoplasty
A well-known thoracic surgeon successfully completed Northwestern Memorial Hospital's first robotic-assisted minimally invasive tracheoplasty using the da Vinci Xi Surgical...
Partnership problems and not career planning mainly explain why women are freezing their eggs
Barcelona, 2 July 2018: Contrary to common suggestion, women are opting to freeze their eggs not to pursue education or...
Algorithm identifies hypertensive patients who will benefit from intensive treatment
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 2, 2018 - Using data from large clinical trials, UT Southwestern researchers developed a...
New drugs to treat top infectious disease killer a possibility with Otago discovery
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have discovered a novel property of a new anti-tuberculosis drug which may...
Artificial intelligence accurately predicts distribution of radioactive fallout
Credit: 2018 Takao Yoshikane, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo - When a nuclear power plant accident...
Mayo researchers find off/on switch for DNA repair protein
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Damage to DNA is a daily occurrence but one that human cells have evolved to manage. Now,...
What the satellites in your body do
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 2, 2018) Only some of us have satellite TV in our homes, but all of...
Computer algorithm maps cancer resistance to drugs, therapy
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center New methods of studying the evolution of treatment resistance in head and neck cancer...
Mid- to late-life increases in marker of chronic inflammation tied to dementia
Credit: Gottesman lab Researchers at Johns Hopkins have added to evidence that rising and chronic inflammation as measured by a...
Compounds found in green tea and wine may block formation of toxic metabolites
A new Tel Aviv University study suggests there is hope of treating certain inborn congenital metabolic diseases -- a hope...
What people want from a trip to the ER
(PHILADELPHIA) - "I just needed to know what was causing the pain," said one patient. People walk into an emergency...
Chronic pain remains the same or gets better after stopping opioid treatment
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Stopping long-term opioid treatment does not make chronic, non-cancer-related pain worse and, in some cases,...
Researchers determine the rate of return to sport after shoulder surgery
(Boston)--Athletes with shoulder instability injuries often undergo shoulder stabilization surgery to return to sport (RTS) and perform at their preinjury...
New sensor technology enables super-sensitive live monitoring of human biomolecules
The human body is an extremely complex molecular machine, the details of which can be followed through certain substances; so-called...
Versatile ultrasound system could transform how doctors use medical imaging
Credit: Erwin J. Alles, University College London WASHINGTON -- While ultrasound is one of the most common medical imaging tools,...
Blood test enables reading out the internal clock
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) With a new blood test, researchers at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin can determine the state...
Can aspirin treat Alzheimer’s?
(CHICAGO) -- A regimen of low-dose aspirin potentially may reduce plaques in the brain, which will reduce Alzheimer's disease pathology...
Better social support and access to exercise classes could help people with lung conditions
Regular contact with healthcare professionals, support from peers and access to regular organised exercise sessions help people with chronic lung...
This virus actually may boost — not weaken — our immune system
Credit: UA College of Medicine - Tucson Our immune system is at its peak when we're young, but after a...
