Health
UMBC researchers report novel method to quickly make therapeutic proteins from human blood
UMBC researchers report novel method to quickly make therapeutic proteins from human blood Personalized medicine has incredible potential, but current...
Penn study reveals new therapeutic target for slowing the spread of flu virus
Credit: NIAID PHILADELPHIA - Influenza A (flu A) hijacks host proteins for viral RNA splicing and blocking these interactions caused...
Sex, drugs, and heart failure
Heart failure is almost as common in women as men, but its characteristics vary by sex. A new review summarizes...
Social bonding key cause of football violence
As World Cup fever sets in, increased hooliganism and football related violence are legitimate international concerns. Previous research has linked...
£2.9 million awarded to tackling antibacterial resistance in Thailand
(University of Bristol) Correlative light-electron microscopy is being used to increase our knowledge of how platelets are made in the...
Lipid-based nanoparticles enable improved therapy for cystic fibrosis patients
PORTLAND, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are working on a treatment that...
Scientists discover how antiviral gene works
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine BRONX, NY--(June 20, 2018)--It's been known for years that humans and other mammals possess...
Experiments of the Russian scientists in space lead to a new way of 3D-bioprinting
Credit: Vladislav A Parfenov et al // Biofabrication, 2018 Thanks to the research of magnetic levitation in the conditions of...
Challenging our understanding of how platelets are made
Platelets are uniquely mammalian cells, and are the small cells of the blood that are critical for us to stop...
TGen-led study identifies gene expression patterns associated with fatty liver disease
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- June 22, 2018 -- A fatty liver disease known as NASH -- non-alcoholic steatohepatitis -- is the...
Blood test predicts spastic cerebral palsy
Credit: Cynthia Brodoway, Nemours Wilmington, DE -- A Delaware team including Erin Crowgey, PhD, associate director of Bioinformatics with Nemours...
People with schizophrenia account for more than one in 10 suicide cases
TORONTO, June 22, 2018 - A new CAMH and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) study shows that people with...
Overdose risk quintuples with opioid and benzodiazepine use
PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2018 - In the first 90 days of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use, the risk of opioid-related...
Health insurance plans may be fueling opioid epidemic
Health care insurers including Medicare, Medicaid and major private insurers have not done enough to combat the opioid epidemic, suggests...
Inhaled nitric oxide may reduce kidney complications from heart surgery
Credit: ATS June 22, 2018-- Administration of nitric oxide gas during and for 24 hours following heart surgery decreased the...
What are insurance coverage policies for drug treatments for low back pain?
Bottom Line: An analysis of prescription drug coverage policies for the treatment of low back pain suggests insurers could help...
Normalisation of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity, study finds
New research warns that the normalisation of 'plus-size' body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating...
How are chronic opioid use, 2016 presidential voting patterns associated?
Bottom Line: An analysis of Medicare claims data suggests chronic opioid use in U.S. counties corresponded with support for Republican...
Broken shuttle may interfere with learning in major brain disorders
Unable to carry signals based on sights and sounds to the genes that record memories, a broken shuttle protein may...
Dynamic modeling helps predict the behaviors of gut microbes
Credit: University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- The human gut is teeming with microbes, each interacting with one another in...
