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Fern plant infusion keeps the doctor away in Medieval Europe
Credit: University of York The remains of a medieval skeleton has shown the first physical evidence that a fern plant...
Mount Sinai is first to use FDA-approved drug-eluting stent that treats PAD
Credit: Boston Scientific Vascular specialists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are the first in the United...
2018 Eric D. Hadar Distinguished Lecture at Columbia Psychiatry
New York, NY (November 5, 2018) -- This year's Eric D. Hadar Distinguished Lecture at the Columbia University Department of...
Dana-Farber scientists find new drug targets in aggressive cancers
BOSTON - Scientists have discovered a previously unknown molecular vulnerability in two rare, aggressive, and hard-to-treat types of cancer, and...
Can brain injuries result in epilepsy development, a new study
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech is launching a $2.6 million study to determine if traumatic brain injuries can cause changes...
Scientists develop method to quickly enhance immune-system proteins
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Rice University scientists have found a simple method to attach drugs or other substances to antibodies,...
Rutgers researchers advance stem cell therapy with biodegradable scaffold
Credit: KiBum Lee, Letao Yang and Sy-Tsong Dean Chueng. Rutgers scientists have created a tiny, biodegradable scaffold to transplant stem...
Phobic anxiety is linked to sexuality issues in women who are breast cancer survivors
A study carried out by a research team made up of researchers from the University of Cordoba, the Maimonides Institute...
PharmSci 360: Monday’s program highlights
Highlights from Monday, Nov. 5 program include: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. A New Immunoaffinity Extraction Method for Rapid Diagnosis...
William Muñoz receives Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience
(Society for Neuroscience) The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will award the Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience to William...
Team studying rare disorder discovers novel way to target melanoma
Credit: Jill Johnson, UNTHSC While studying a rare genetic disorder called NGLY1 deficiency, University of North Texas Health Science Center...
Youth TBI laws promote head injury evaluation in emergency department
Millions of children and teens are affected by sports and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI) annually. To help reduce the...
Standing in for a kidney, MXene materials could give dialysis patients the freedom to move
Credit: Drexel University For more than 3 million people around the world, kidney failure is a life-altering diagnosis, if not...
Teachers and Trump
Teachers felt immense pressure from school leaders and families to respond in a certain way - or not at all...
What can a tau mouse model reveal about the effects of repetitive brain injury?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2018--Researchers have developed a mouse model expressing the human...
College education aids in proper use of dietary supplements among young adults
Credit: Binghamton University, State University at New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Young adults who are educated about dietary supplements in...
Researchers show that a high-protein diet does not affect kidney function
Credit: McMaster University A widely held and controversial myth that high-protein diets may cause kidney damage in healthy adults has...
Alcohol industry health campaigns miss the mark by a longshot
Alcohol industry social responsibility schemes strengthen their own commercial interests while failing to reduce harmful alcohol use, according to a...
WEIRD science
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- For decades, consensus among psychologists has held that a cluster of five personality traits -- or...
Researchers use genetics to predict response to antipsychotic medications
MANHASSET, NY -- Genetics can be used to predict a patient's response to antipsychotic drug treatment for schizophrenia, according to...
