Health
Altered virus may expand patient recruitment in human gene therapy trials
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For many patients, participating in gene therapy clinical trials isn't an option because their immune system recognizes...
UMD bioengineers develop new technologies to drive next-generation therapies for MS
COLLEGE PARK, MD. (June 13, 2017) -- Researchers in the University of Maryland (UMD) Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE) Jewell...
International study identifies new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer
TAMPA, Fla. (June 13, 2017) - Testicular cancer is relatively rare with only 8,850 cases expected this year in the...
Pediatric nurses miss care more often in poor work environments, Penn study finds
In a new study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcome and Policy Research...
Molecule may help maintain brain’s synaptic balance
Credit: Timothy Mosca Many neurological diseases are malfunctions of synapses, or the points of contact between neurons that allow senses...
Makeup of vaginal microbiome linked to preterm birth
Credit: Robert Boston More than 10 percent of babies in the United States are born prematurely, yet very little is...
The importance of time and space in brain development and disease
Exactly when and where individual neurons develop is as important to our understanding of brain diseases as the underlying genetics,...
Concussion effects detailed on microscopic level
COLUMBUS, Ohio - New research has uncovered details about subcellular-level changes in the brain after concussion that could one day...
Leading health organizations announce launch of ATAP
WASHINGTON, DC - Health leaders today announced the launch of the Alliance for Transparent & Affordable Prescriptions (ATAP), a coalition...
Hybrid membrane creates a stir on the global market
Credit: Image: Mezzenga Lab / ETH Zurich The news story made a big splash: in January 2016 ETH researchers Professor...
RTI International addressing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - With funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, RTI International is responding...
Discovery by NUS researchers improves understanding of cellular aging and cancer development
Credit: National University of Singapore A team of researchers led by Dr Dennis Kappei, a Special Fellow from the Cancer...
Do anti-wrinkle creams work? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 13, 2017 -- Want a younger, more perfect-looking you? Skin can stay firm...
The role of vitamin A in diabetes
There has been no known link between diabetes and vitamin A - until now. A new study suggests that the...
Researchers to address prenatal cannabis and substance use disorders at 10th annual
MONTREAL, CANADA-- Prenatal cannabis, opioid, and alcohol use is a fast-growing global issue that can have lasting negative effects on...
UAF research hub seeks to help Alaska communities stop suicides
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have received a $4.25 million federal grant to help Alaska Native communities use the most...
Oral communication provides better outcomes for children with cochlear implants
Credit: UT Dallas In a new, multisite study of deaf children with cochlear implants, UT Dallas researchers have found that...
Study identifies potential biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease
(Boston)--In one of the largest studies to date to use metabolomics, the study of compounds that are created through various...
Combining radionuclide therapy with a PARP inhibitor slows neuroendocrine tumor growth
Credit: S. Adant, J.M. Beauregard, N.K. Purohit, R.G. Shah, and G.M. Shah, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada DENVER, Colo. -...
Research suggests Asian women less likely to receive timely follow-up after abnormal mammogram
Women with an abnormal mammogram result need follow-up tests to check whether the finding indicates breast cancer, which should be...
