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April 17, 2026

Yale-NUS researchers discover drug cocktail that increases lifespan

Credit: Image provided by Dr Jan Gruber. A team of researchers led by Principal Investigator Dr Jan Gruber from Yale-NUS...

Revealing the molecular mystery of human liver cells

Toronto, ON (Monday, October 22, 2018) - A map of the cells in the human liver has been created by...

Salk scientists advance ultrasound technology for neurological therapy

LA JOLLA--(October 22, 2018) The emerging technology of sonogenetics--a technique where cells are controlled by sound--offers the potential to one...

Aspirin alone a good clot buster after knee surgery

Credit: Michigan Medicine/Manifest When it comes to preventing blood clots after a knee replacement, good old aspirin may be just...

Cellular trash cans reveal the roles of proteins in disease

Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science If we really want to know how our body's cells work - or don't work,...

SLU scientist tackles debilitating side effects of cancer and pain medications

Credit: Saint Louis University With a pair of RO1 grants from the National Institutes of Health, pain researcher Daniela Salvemini,...

New technique reveals limb control in flies — and maybe robots

Credit: Pavan Ramdya, EPFL One of the major goals of biology, medicine, and robotics is to understand how limbs are...

New in the Hastings Center Report, September-October 2018

Disentangling Conscience Protections Nadia N. Sawicki Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced its intention...

Brain wave device enhances memory function

The entrainment of theta brain waves with a commercially available device not only enhances theta wave activity, but also boosts...

Low-income obesity patients lose weight in new study

DURHAM, N.C. -- With the help of a free phone app, low-income obese patients with signs of cardiovascular risk lost...

Modern conflict: Screen time vs. nature

Even rural kids today spend more time in front of screens and less time outdoors, according to a new study...

Study shows volunteering benefits those with lupus

(Hospital for Special Surgery) Conventional wisdom has it that volunteering is good for you, and a study at Hospital for...

Patients with HPV-positive oropharynx cancer should receive chemoradiation

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 22 October 2018 - Patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive throat...

Preliminary evidence for use of board games to improve knowledge in health outcomes

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 22, 2018--Board games can engage patients in play and fantasy,...

Antibodies linked to heart attacks

Levels of antiphospholipid antibodies, which are associated with rheumatic diseases, are also elevated in myocardial infarction without any autoimmune co-morbidity,...

High stroke impact in low- and middle-income countries examined at 11th World Stroke Congress

WHAT: 11th World Stroke Congress brings together leading international stroke experts and an unparalleled scientific program covering epidemiology, prevention, acute...

First immunotherapy success for triple-negative breast cancer

There is new hope for people with an aggressive type of breast cancer, as an immunotherapy trial shows for the...

Bioelectronic medicine treatment effective for lupus, pilot clinical trial shows

CHICAGO, IL -- A bioelectronic medicine device was effective in reducing pain and fatigue in patients with lupus, according to...

Immune therapy generates promising results in hard-to-treat ankylosing spondylitis

Results from a phase 3 clinical trial indicate that patients who have not benefited from standard therapy for ankylosing spondylitis...

Barriers to early clinical trial access for adolescents and young adults still exist