Health
New possible target for cancer treatment
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that cancer cells and normal cells use different 'gene switches' in order to...
Flu shot less effective for obese adults
Although influenza vaccines are currently the best forms of protection to safeguard people against getting the flu, they are not...
Research study gives new insight into how cancer spreads
A research study led by University of Minnesota engineers gives new insight into how cancer cells move based on their...
Guts to glory?
Herbivore gut fungi hold a lot of promise. Just ask Michelle O'Malley. "Most of what we do that resonates with...
Building a better blood-brain barrier model
Credit: Courtesy of Choi-Fong Cho, Brigham and Women's Hospital Delivering drugs to the brain is no easy task. The blood-brain...
Are friends better for us than family?
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be...
Dr. Chiaravalloti of Kessler Foundation named 2017 Mitchell Rosenthal Memorial lecturer
Credit: Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) research at Kessler Foundation, and director of...
Alectinib potential new standard of care for ALK-positive non-small lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Results of a 303-patient, multi-national phase III clinical trial known as ALEX published today...
New low-cost material for lighting and diagnostics produces white light imitating sunlight
Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, have developed a synthetic material based on the natural hackmanite mineral which produces...
Study identifies an enzyme inhibitor to treat Gulf War illness symptoms
At least 100,000 military veterans who served in the 1990-1991 Gulf War were exposed to chemical weapons, released into the...
BABYLUX: The light that brightens the lives of premature babies
Credit: Fondazione Politecnico di Milano In January 2014 - ICFO and ICFO spin-off Hemophotonics joined together with seven other European...
Chronic pain linked to increased risk of dementia in study of older adults
Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that older people with persistent pain show quicker declines in memory as they...
First ever single guidance published for investigating and managing nut allergy
New comprehensive guidance for the diagnosis and management of peanut and tree nut allergy has been developed, which for the...
Baby sleeping in same room associated with less sleep, unsafe sleep habits
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends parents keep babies in the same room with them to sleep for the...
Simple step to protect people with type 1 diabetes against heart disease
One additional injection of insulin three hours after eating has been shown to protect people with type 1 diabetes from...
Two-part system turns stem cells into whatever you want
Credit: Laura Randolph, Penn State Whether using embryonic or adult stem cells, coercing these master cells to convert to the...
What motivates parents to protect children from cell phone addiction?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 5, 2017--A new study examined the role parental mediation can...
NIAID-sponsored trial of experimental Chikungunya vaccine begins
Credit: NIAID A clinical trial of an experimental vaccine to prevent infection with chikungunya virus is now enrolling healthy adult...
PET/MR shows arterial CO2 as potent vasodilator for cardiac stress testing
Credit: Rohan Dharmakumar. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center RESTON, Va. -- More than 5 million cardiac stress tests performed annually in the...
Texas team debuts battery-less pacemaker
Credit: Rice Integrated Systems and Circuits/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 5, 2017) - A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be...
