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Researchers at UIC identify master molecule behind corneal inflammation
One of the symptoms of herpes simplex virus-1 infection of the eye is lingering inflammation of the cornea - the...
ECDC report: 10-fold increase of hepatitis E cases in the EU/EEA in the last 10 years
Credit: ECDC/European Centre for Disease prevention and Control The incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been steadily increasing...
NRL scientists find high prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Kenya
Credit: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory/Lt. Cmdr. Michael Prouty-NAMRU-2 (Released) WASHINGTON - Antibiotic resistance is one of the most significant global...
Better than Star Wars: Chemistry discovery yields 3-D table-top objects crafted from light
Credit: (SMU) A scientist's dream of 3-D projections like those he saw years ago in a Star Wars movie has...
PAINS-killer: UNC study finds serious issues with popular drug screening tool
A widely used screening tool deployed in the early phases of drug discovery to weed out undesirable compounds is wrong...
Women and men may have different bipolar disorder biomarkers
Men and women react differently to compounds associated with immune system response to bipolar disorder, according to an international team...
Clean water that’s ‘just right’ with Sandia sensor solution
Credit: (Image courtesy Sandia National Laboratories) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Water utilities have a Goldilocks problem: If they don't add enough...
Marine vessels are unsuspecting hosts of invasive species
Invasive ascidians -- sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders -- are nuisance organisms that present a global threat. They contribute to...
Highlights for the 2017 American Chemical Society fall national meeting
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2017 -- Journalists registering for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 254th National Meeting & Exposition will have...
Study of premature babies has implications for future treatment
Research carried out by the University of Kent with doctors on the neonatal unit at the William Harvey Hospital and...
Faster diagnosis of inherited and lethal nerve disease could advance search for new treatments
Credit: Michael Polydefkis Johns Hopkins physicians report success in a small study of a modified skin biopsy that hastens the...
Prosthetic knee type may determine cost of care for amputees
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In a new study published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Mayo Clinic researchers describe the direct medical...
Opioid tapering may improve outcomes for chronic pain sufferers
1. Opioid tapering may improve outcomes for chronic pain sufferers Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M17-0598 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M17-1402 URLs go..
Contaminants in food: Identifying and assessing risks as early as possible
Dioxins, mineral oils, perfluorinated substances - people do not only obtain important nutrients with their food. They also ingest undesirable...
Experimental ‘enhancer’ drug may boost conventional therapies for deadly pediatric brain cancers
Credit: Eric Raabe Laboratory studies suggest that an experimental drug already in early clinical trials for a variety of adult...
Tulane University awarded $12 million to create Lassa vaccine and treatment
Credit: (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University more than $12 million to test...
UCI study sheds light on regulation of hair growth across the entire body
Irvine, Calif., July 11, 2017 -- To paraphrase the classic poem, no hair is an island entire of itself. Instead,...
Caregiving needs increase as older adults approach the end of life
Dying adults in the United States have 2.5 people assisting them, on average, according to a new study. Yet those...
Key immunological mechanism for regulating intestinal flora discovered
Credit: Jose Cano Researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) have shown for the first time that...
Preclinical results support entinostat’s role in targeting the tumor microenvironment
WALTHAM, Mass., PHILADELPHIA and INDIANAPOLIS, July 11 2017 - Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Syndax," the "Company" or "we") (Nasdaq:SNDX), a clinical...
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