Health
True nature of cells blamed in Alzheimer’s revealed
Credit: Josh Barney | University of Virginia Health System Immune cells commonly blamed in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases are...
Gut bacteria markers could be a ‘smoking gun’ for liver disease
Chemical compounds produced by the bacteria in our gut could be used to spot the early stages of liver disease,...
Looking to mosquitos for a way to develop painless microneedles
Credit: Bhushan, Kumar, Guerra COLUMBUS, Ohio - A mosquito can insert a needle-like probe into your skin and draw blood...
SBP researchers awarded 2018 Padres Pedal the Cause grants
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute SBP is pleased to announce that it has been awarded four Padres Pedal...
Cholera spread tracked at household level
For the first time, the transmission of cholera has been tracked at the household level across Dhaka, Bangladesh, a city...
Virtual reality technology transforming cardiovascular medicine
WASHINGTON (June 25, 2018) -- Rapid advancements in the field of virtual reality are leading to new developments in cardiovascular...
New nuclear medicine technique could help tackle brain disease
Credit: T Haywood et al., Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif. PHILADELPHIA - A new molecular imaging method can...
Men’s testosterone levels largely determined by where they grow up
Men's testosterone levels are largely determined by their environment during childhood, according to new research. The Durham University-led study suggests...
Novel nuclear medicine approach shows promise for treating wide array of cancerous tumors
Credit: SM Cheal et al., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. PHILADELPHIA - A novel nuclear medicine approach...
Long-lasting radionuclide therapy for advanced neuroendocrine tumors proves effective
Credit: J Zhang et al., Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China; X Chen et al., Laboratory of Molecular Imaging...
Immune profile for successful cancer immunotherapy discovered
In a new study published online June 25, 2018 in Nature Medicine, UC San Francisco researchers have identified a key...
‘Substantial portion’ of childhood cancer survivors not concerned about future health
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Seth Dixon A research team led by a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
‘Smart’ prosthetic ankle takes fear out of rough terrain, stairs
It's virtually impossible to know Mike Sasser's left leg is a prosthetic one - after a decade of practice, he...
A new tactic for starving tumors
Credit: Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics at The Rockefeller University A tumor's goal is simple: to grow, grow, grow,...
Disparities in opioid abuse treatment increased among Medicaid recipients, study finds
The number of Medicaid recipients receiving medication to treat opioid abuse increased sharply in the years after approval of a...
Cost, coverage and more drive hearing aid inequality
Hearing loss seems like one of the great equalizers of old age, striking people of all kinds as their ears...
Are gestational age at birth and symptoms of ADHD associated?
Bottom Line: Early premature birth at less than 34 weeks was associated with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preschool-age...
Discovery of a major technical error will improve epigenetics research
(Linköping University) An error in one of the most widely used methods in epigenetics, DIP-seq, can cause misleading results. This...
Proteins found in semen increase the spread of Ebola virus infection
Credit: NIAID PHILADELPHIA - Protein fragments, called amyloid fibrils, in human semen significantly increase Ebola virus infection and protect the...
American College of Rheumatology and Emirates Society for Rheumatology co-host Conference
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is collaborating with the Emirates Society for Rheumatology (ESR) to co-host their 4th Annual...
