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Microbiologists and plant scientists find secret to tackling cholera
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - While cholera rages across many regions of the world, a team of...
SBP researchers awarded 2018 Padres Pedal the Cause grants
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute SBP is pleased to announce that it has been awarded four Padres Pedal...
New technology transforming blood & stem cell collection
A new cord blood processing technology, Toticyte, developed by the UK's leading blood cord bank, Cells4life, has been launched to...
Clostridium difficile infections have decreased 36 percent in Canadian hospitals
Rates of C. difficile infections have decreased 36% in hospitals across Canada, although the virulent NAP1 strain associated with severe...
Structure of S. agalactiae toxin identified by USTC biologists
Credit: JIN Tengchuan Streptococcus (S.) agalactiae (contains the CAMP factor) is a round bacterium that could cause severe invasive infections....
Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition wins top association honor
WASHINGTON--The Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition, composed of the Endocrine Society and seven other leading diabetes care and research organizations, will...
New nuclear medicine technique could help tackle brain disease
Credit: T Haywood et al., Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif. PHILADELPHIA - A new molecular imaging method can...
WSU researchers establish new tool to study Cryptosporidium in healthy tissues
PULLMAN, WA - Washington State University researchers have developed a new approach for studying Cryptosporidium, a waterborne gastrointestinal parasite now...
CRISPR editing reduces repetitive behavior in mice with a form of autism
Credit: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to lessen some autism...
New mutation in amyloid diseases discovered
(Boston)--Researchers have identified a one-of-a kind mutation in the DNA of a patient who died of transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis, a...
Long-lasting radionuclide therapy for advanced neuroendocrine tumors proves effective
Credit: J Zhang et al., Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China; X Chen et al., Laboratory of Molecular Imaging...
Children with existing allergies should be screened for an emerging, severe chronic food allergy
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Children with known skin, food and respiratory allergies should be screened for an emerging, chronic...
Gut bacteria markers could be a ‘smoking gun’ for liver disease
Chemical compounds produced by the bacteria in our gut could be used to spot the early stages of liver disease,...
Scientists found means to inhibit capillary leakage in sepsis
Credit: Laura Hakanpaa / Saharinen Lab. Increased capillary permeability and subsequent leakage from the capillaries is associated with numerous difficult-to-cure...
Lethal prostate cancer treatment may benefit from combination immunotherapy
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer...
Cholera spread tracked at household level
For the first time, the transmission of cholera has been tracked at the household level across Dhaka, Bangladesh, a city...
Cranium of a four-million-year-old hominin shows similarities to that of modern humans
Credit: Wits University A cranium of a four-million-year-old fossil, that, in 1995 was described as the oldest evidence of human...
‘Smart’ prosthetic ankle takes fear out of rough terrain, stairs
It's virtually impossible to know Mike Sasser's left leg is a prosthetic one - after a decade of practice, he...
Plaster which sticks inside the mouth will revolutionize treatment of oral conditions
Credit: University of Sheffield A plaster which sticks to the inside of your mouth is revolutionising the treatment of painful...
Men’s testosterone levels largely determined by where they grow up
Men's testosterone levels are largely determined by their environment during childhood, according to new research. The Durham University-led study suggests...
