Health
Gene study spots clues to heart risk for statin patients
A Vanderbilt-led research team has discovered genetic variations that increase the risk of heart attack even when patients are receiving...
X-ray laser opens new view on Alzheimer’s proteins
A new experimental method permits the X-ray analysis of amyloids, a class of large, filamentous biomolecules which are an important...
Study may help explain racial disparities in prostate cancer
New research published in Molecular Oncology may help explain why African American men are at a higher risk of being...
Adversity early in life linked with more physical pain in adulthood
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Experiencing trauma as a child may influence how much pain an individual feels in adulthood, according...
Spectrum Health’s Tina Freese Decker named one of top 25 COOs in Healthcare 2018
Credit: Courtesy of Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The editors of Modern Healthcare have named Tina Freese Decker, Spectrum...
Major enhancement to in vitro testing of human liver-stage malaria
Credit: John Adams, PhD, University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (May 9, 2018) A newly developed technique allows researchers to...
Mass vaccinations will not prevent Ebolavirus outbreaks, new research shows
Prophylactic mass vaccination programmes are not a realistic option in the battle to prevent new Ebolavirus outbreaks, a University of...
New study demonstrates toll of anxiety on bone health
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 9, 2018)--Anxiety has already been shown to take its toll on the human body in many ways,...
Neuroinflammation seen in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic...
Human MAIT cells sense the metabolic state of enteric bacteria
Credit: Department of Biomedicine, Tobias Rutishauser A little-explored group of immune cells plays an important role in the regulation of...
Red Sea fungus yields leads for new epilepsy drugs
New treatments for epilepsy are sorely needed because current medications don't work for many people with the disease. To find...
Mount Sinai launches the i3 Asset Accelerator to advance the development of life-saving discoveries
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Innovation Partners today announced the launch of the i3...
Genetic counseling and testing proposed for patients with the brain tumor medulloblastoma
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers have identified six genes that predispose carriers to develop the brain tumor medulloblastoma...
Oxford University Press to publish Antibody Therapeutics
Oxford University Press and the Chinese Antibody Society are pleased to announce their new partnership to launch the journal Antibody...
Study reveals challenges of menstrual hygiene management in emergencies
May 9, 2018 -- Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health with colleagues at the International Rescue Committee...
Male fertility, an issue for many species
In the St. Lawrence River near Montreal's sewage discharge site, male spottail shiners show the effects of pollution with more...
TGen develops quality-control test for detecting cancer in blood
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- May 9, 2018 -- Imagine how much patients could benefit if you could discover the presence of...
2018 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award for Excellence in Cytokine Research
Credit: International Cytokine & Interferon Society Giorgio Trinchieri, MD, NIH, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research is the recipient...
New fund to advance commercialization at University of Utah
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah The Center for Technology & Venture Commercialization at the University of Utah announced...
Dr. Boukrina of Kessler Foundation explores intervention for reading deficits after stroke
Credit: Kessler Foundation Olga Boukrina, PhD, research scientist in Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation, has received a two-year, R21...
