Health
Non-Invasive First Trimester Blood Test Reliably Detects Down’s Syndrome
Cell-free fetal DNA testing, which measures the relative amount of free fetal DNA in a pregnant woman’s blood, is a...
Future of biobanking and translational research in China
As clinical medical research in China reaches a turning point, the country's strategy for expanding its biosample collection and analysis...
Auditory brainstem implant
A multi-institutional team of hearing and communication experts led by the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern...
Bioengineered insulin could offer better diabetes control
For patients with diabetes, insulin is critical to maintaining good health and normal blood-sugar levels. However, it’s not an ideal...
When a broken heart becomes a real medical condition
On Valentine's Day, people who have been unlucky in love will be said to suffer from a "broken heart." Broken...
Drug detectives
A good drug is hard to design: to garner FDA approval and reach consumers, it must not only effectively treat...
Compound found in grapes, red wine may help prevent memory loss
A compound found in common foods such as red grapes and peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory, according...
First results from Ebola vaccine trial
The first results from a trial of a candidate Ebola vaccine at Oxford University suggest the vaccine has an acceptable...
Scientists find Ebola virus is mutating
Researchers working at Institut Pasteur in France have found that the Ebola virus is mutating "a lot" causing concern in...
Healthy’ fat tissue could be key to reversing type 2 diabetes
Preventing inflammation in obese fat tissue may hold the key to preventing or even reversing type 2 diabetes, new research...
Researchers prevent type 1 diabetes in lab
In new research published in Endocrinology, Thomas Burris, Ph.D., chair of pharmacological and physiological science at Saint Louis University, reports...
Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye
Microscopic spheres of calcium phosphate have been linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of...
Century-Old Drug Reverses Autism-like Symptoms
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect 1 to 2 percent of children in the United States. Hundreds of genetic and environmental...
Drug effectively prevents HIV-like infection in monkeys
A regime of anti-HIV drugs — components of regimens to treat established HIV infection — has the potential to protect...