Science News
£500,000 grant could lead to new antibiotic to combat superbugs
(University of Lincoln) A new antibiotic hailed as the 'last line of defence' in the battle against drug-resistant superbugs such...
Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles
Credit: HZDR/Sahneweiss/istockphoto.com/Thomas-Soellner/Molekuul A team of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with researchers from Monash University ..
Affordable health care means better access to diabetes prevention, management
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100 million Americans are either living with diabetes or...
New methods to identify Alzheimer’s drug candidates with anti-aging properties
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(November 13, 2018) Old age is the greatest risk factor for many diseases, including Alzheimer's disease...
Blocking ‘secondary cataracts’
Credit: Photo by Evan Krape Today's cataract surgery is often described as a marvel of modern medicine, a one-hour outpatient...
AFAR 2018 Scientific Awards of Distinction
Boston, MA - The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and...
Pain can be a self-fulfilling prophecy
Credit: CU Boulder Expect a shot to hurt and it probably will, even if the needle poke isn't really so...
Georgetown University Medical Center selects Nora Volkow for Highest Honor
Credit: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) WASHINGTON (November 13, 2018) -- Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will present Nora...
BU faculty honored with achievement awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology
(Boston)--The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) honored two members of the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) faculty with awards...
Infectious diseases experts convene to explore lifesaving antibiotic research methods
BALTIMORE (November 13, 2018) - Healthcare professionals nationwide are gathering this week to discuss how to improve programs to better...
If your diet fails, try again; your heart will thank you
Credit: Purdue University photo/John Underwood During the holiday season, it can be difficult for even the most determined of us...
Brain changes found in self-injuring teen girls
Credit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - The brains of teenage girls who engage in serious forms of self-harm,...
When boy fish build castles to impress girls, boy genes get ‘turned on’ and ‘tuned in’
Credit: Stanford University / York, Fernald Call it instinct, but something compels some animals to behave in certain ways, perhaps...
Pregnant women favor urine testing for tobacco cessation; clinicians express concern
Up to one-third of female smokers with Medicaid deny tobacco use during pregnancy. A new study finds that, despite reservations,...
New wireless device can aid recovery of breast cancer patients
Patient studies of a new sensing device have proved it can provide early warning of the potential failure of breast...
Alex Huang, M.D., Ph.D., awarded $1.35 million to conduct lifesaving childhood cancer research
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Leading cancer researcher, Alex Huang MD, PhD, has been awarded a three-year,...
InHPC-DE maximizes high-speed data connection between Germany’s leading supercomputers
BERLIN, Germany, Nov. 11, 2018--Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS) users from Germany's leading academic institutions are now able to move...
Skin ages when the main cells in the dermis lose their identity and function
Credit: M Salzer, IRB Barcelona With age, our tissues lose their function and capacity to regenerate after being damaged. A...
2018 California Safety and Wellbeing Survey details firearm ownership in the state
Fourteen percent of California adults, or roughly 4.2 million individuals, personally own firearms. While the majority (54 percent) of owners...
Prostate cancer radiotherapy more precisely targeted with nuclear medicine imaging
Credit: Jeremie Calais and Nicholas G. Nickols, UCLA. Current standard imaging techniques for initial staging of prostate cancer often underestimate...
