Health
Engineers take first step toward flexible, wearable, tricoder-like device
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed the first flexible wearable device capable of monitoring both biochemical...
Neutrons probe structure of enzyme critical to development of next-generation HIV drugs
A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutron analysis to better understand a protein...
How does obesity cause disease in organs distant from those where fat accumulates?
Barcelona, Spain: Obesity is on the rise throughout the world, and in some developed countries two-third of the adult population...
UTA faculty member receives $308,000 grant to fight heart disease in women
The American Heart Association has awarded a new University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor of kinesiology a $308,000, four-year...
Long term effects of cardiac regenerative therapies in a left ventricle
Credit: TECHNOLOGY Heart failure (HF) continues to pose a significant burden on our society. One of the most common heart...
Understanding the mechanics of the urinary bladder
Credit: TECHNOLOGY Dr. S. Roccabianca and Dr. T.R. Bush, researchers from Michigan State University compiled an extensive review of the...
Researchers shed light on pathway from virus to brain disease
Why people on immunosuppressant drugs for autoimmune conditions have a higher incidence of an often-fatal brain disease may be linked...
New mechanism for wound healing identified by MDI biological laboratory scientist
BAR HARBOR, MAINE – Wound healing is not a one-size-fits-all process. MDI Biological Laboratory Assistant Professor, Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D,...
HIV: Identification of receptors in patients spontaneously controlling infection
A small number of patients infected by HIV spontaneously control viral replication without antiretroviral therapy, and do not develop the...
OU team develops new antibiotic to fight MRSA
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma team of chemists has developed a new antibiotic formulation to fight the...
HIV vaccine design should adapt as HIV virus mutates
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Human immunodeficiency virus is known to be a highly variable virus that adapts to a person’s immune...
Rare human disease found in dogs
EAST LANSING, Mich. – A rare, severe form of pulmonary hypertension, which up until now, has only been classified as...
NIH-led team discovers new HIV vaccine target
A team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reported a research trifecta. They discovered a...
Three lessons gut microbes have taught us about antibiotics
Antibiotics have proven to be a double-edged sword: capable of killing a range of bacteria that cause infections, but also...