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Scientists reverse mechanism of fatty liver disease
Researchers have identified the mechanism which causes a build-up of fat in the liver in a disease affecting one in...
Gut check: A molecule that balances the immune system in the gut
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina A healthy gut requires a molecule called gp96 to train the immune system to...
ESMO 2019 Annual Congress to be held in Barcelona
ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology, has announced that the ESMO 2019 Annual Congress will take place...
Autism risk linked to fever during pregnancy
Fever during pregnancy may raise the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the child, according to a study led...
Opioid epidemic hits nearly all age groups in both rural and urban US areas
Credit: FAIR Health In rural areas around the country, in the period 2007 to 2016, private insurance claim lines with...
Study provides further support for genetic factors underlying addictions
(Boston) -- Impairment of a particular gene raises increases susceptibility to opioid addiction liability as well as vulnerability to binge...
Charred flowers and the fossil record
Credit: Geology, Victoria A. Hudspith and Claire M. Belcher Boulder, Colo., USA: One of the main types of fossil used...
Pediatric nurses miss care more often in poor work environments, Penn study finds
In a new study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcome and Policy Research...
Mosquito-killing fungi engineered with spider and scorpion toxins could help fight malaria
Credit: Brian Lovett Malaria kills nearly half a million people every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In...
A docking site per calcium channel cluster
Credit: (c) by Walter Kaufmann and Ryuichi Shigemoto A study co-led by Ryuichi Shigemoto, Professor at the Institute of Science...
Scientists discover more effective, and potentially safer, crystallized form of DDT
A team of scientists has discovered a new crystal form of DDT that is more effective against insects than the...
Is Palmer amaranth developing traits that make it harder to control?
Credit: Photo by Ramon Leon Palmer amaranth is widely considered to be one of the most damaging and difficult to...
Makeup of vaginal microbiome linked to preterm birth
Credit: Robert Boston More than 10 percent of babies in the United States are born prematurely, yet very little is...
Leading health organizations announce launch of ATAP
WASHINGTON, DC - Health leaders today announced the launch of the Alliance for Transparent & Affordable Prescriptions (ATAP), a coalition...
Spying on fish love calls could help protect them from overfishing
Credit: Jenna Luecke/Univ. of Texas at Austin About a third of the world's fish stocks are being overfished, meaning they're...
Active implants: How gold binds to silicone rubber
Flexible electronic parts could significantly improve medical implants. However, electroconductive gold atoms usually hardly bind to silicones. Researchers from the...
Altered virus may expand patient recruitment in human gene therapy trials
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For many patients, participating in gene therapy clinical trials isn't an option because their immune system recognizes...
Rare genetic disorders: New approach uses RNA in search for genetic triggers
In about half of all patients with rare hereditary disorders, it is still unclear what exact position of the genome...
Discovery by NUS researchers improves understanding of cellular aging and cancer development
Credit: National University of Singapore A team of researchers led by Dr Dennis Kappei, a Special Fellow from the Cancer...
C-Path and CDISC announce public review period for Duchenne Therapeutic Area Standard
TUCSON, Ariz., and AUSTIN, Texas - June 13, 2017 - The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) and Critical Path...
