Health
RUDN-based cardiologists studied new aspects of vascular ageing
Credit: Courtesy of Elena Troitskaya Large vessels such as the aorta and its main branches normally have elastic walls in...
New studies illustrate need for rigorous review of infection preventionist staffing models across healthcare systems
Arlington, Va., June 26, 2018 - Severe gaps in staffing and outdated coverage benchmarks point to the critical need for...
Experimental drug combined with radiation kills brain tumors in pre-clinical studies
Credit: iStock A new study led by scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center has shown that an experimental drug known...
How family physicians are paid is linked to their rate of referral to specialists
Researchers at Western University, University of Ottawa and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) show that family physicians who...
Spine surgery patients less likely to be opioid dependent after surgery
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Spine surgeons and researchers at the University of Louisville, concerned about potential opioid misuse resulting from pain...
Human insulin as safe and effective to treat type 2 diabetes as costlier insulin analogs
Patients with Type 2 diabetes who were treated with the newer generation of insulin analog drugs did not have substantially...
Plaster which sticks inside the mouth will revolutionize treatment of oral conditions
Credit: University of Sheffield A plaster which sticks to the inside of your mouth is revolutionising the treatment of painful...
Pain relief at a lower opioid dose
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that activating nerve cell receptors along two chemical pathways -- one...
Scientists found means to inhibit capillary leakage in sepsis
Credit: Laura Hakanpaa / Saharinen Lab. Increased capillary permeability and subsequent leakage from the capillaries is associated with numerous difficult-to-cure...
T-cell leukaemia: Cancer cells take advantage of ‘survival protein’
The overproduction of the BCL-2 protein is due to a defect in the ribosome, the protein factory of the cell....
Nicotine alters neurotransmission in habit-forming brain region
Credit: Licheri et al., JNeurosci (2018) A study of rat brain slices published in JNeurosci demonstrates how nicotine interacts with...
Researchers decode molecule that gives living tissues their flexibility
The stretchiness that allows living tissues to expand, contract, stretch, and bend throughout a lifetime is the result of a...
Otago researchers help find answers to growing typhoid problem in the Pacific
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have been key partners in a study which has found poor sanitation...
Mind over matter: Amygdala circuit counteracts pain-driven emotion
Credit: Cai et al., JNeurosci (2018) Two pathways in the brain converging at the amygdala regulate the anxiety and depression...
Maximal running shoes may increase injury risk to some runners
BEND, Ore. - Lower leg pain and injuries have long been a problem for runners, but research at Oregon State...
Structure of S. agalactiae toxin identified by USTC biologists
Credit: JIN Tengchuan Streptococcus (S.) agalactiae (contains the CAMP factor) is a round bacterium that could cause severe invasive infections....
New target for treating alcoholism
Credit: Kononoff et al., eNeuro (2018) Activation of a receptor with no known function in the brain reduces excessive alcohol...
New theranostic strategy developed for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy
Credit: D. Ni and W. Cai et al., Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisc. PHILADELPHIA - A novel,...
CRISPR editing reduces repetitive behavior in mice with a form of autism
Credit: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to lessen some autism...
KTU researchers: contemporary medicine might find cuttlefish bone useful
Credit: KTU The group of researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) has developed several innovative applications of cuttlebone, natural...
