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A new kind of vaccine based on spider silk
Credit: © Laboratoire Bourquin - UNIGE To fight cancer, researchers increasingly use vaccines that stimulate the immune system to identify...
Graphene carpets: So neurons communicate better
A work led by SISSA and published on Nature Nanotechnology reports for the first time experimentally the phenomenon of ion...
Researchers map the genome of testicular cancer
CHAPEL HILL - Testicular germ cell cancer, a disease that is rare but growing in incidence in men in the...
Rheumatology leaders urge HHS to adopt drug policy principles that protect patient access
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to the Trump Administration's American Patients First drug pricing blueprint, the American College of Rheumatology...
Video conferencing helps PCPs improve liver disease care, survival rates
Credit: Michigan Medicine/Manifest ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- For patients who live in rural areas, driving to see a specialist in...
Cancer: More targeted use of immunotherapy
Doctors are increasingly fighting cancer by stimulating patients' immune systems. SNSF-supported researchers have now discovered a method for predicting the...
Recipe for perfect balance of breaks and repairs in our genome could help fight cancer
Recipe for the perfect balance of breaks and repairs in our genome could help fight cancer and brain ageing New...
Dr. Robert Myerburg contributes editorial to JAMA on ECG screening and cardiac risks
Robert J. Myerburg, M.D., professor of medicine and physiology, and the American Heart Association Chair in Cardiovascular Research at the...
Living with the stigma of diabetes
Credit: MUHC Montreal, June 12, 2018 - Michael Wright was your average high school student, juggling the responsibilities of school...
How can patients be protected from post-surgery opioid addiction?
Greater coordination is needed between surgeons and physicians about the prescription of pain-relieving opioid drugs following surgery to help identify...
Temple scientists eradicate cancer cells through dual targeting of DNA repair mechanisms
(Philadelphia, PA) - Proteins commonly known as BRCA - short for BReast CAncer susceptibility gene- serve a critical role in...
Carrying stand-by-antibiotics encourages travelers to careless antibiotic use
Travellers carrying standby antibiotics take them more often than those travelling without such drugs. Having antibiotics packed in the bags...
Protective mechanism against atherosclerosis discovered
Credit: adapted from Tsiantoulas et al., Circulation (2018) Atherosclerosis, the pathological narrowing of blood vessels, is the underlying cause for...
One-third of US adults may unknowingly use medications that can cause depression
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine A new study from University of Illinois at Chicago researchers suggests that more than one-third of U.S....
Scientists unravel molecular mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Mathew Horrocks Detailed brain cell analysis has helped researchers uncover new mechanisms thought to underlie Parkinson's disease. The study,...
Basketball teams playing for survival in critical NBA playoffs are more likely to lose
If a sports team plays a critical game in which losing means elimination from a league, do they work harder...
On-site pathology testing in remote Australia benefits patients and cuts costs
Credit: Flinders University On-site pathology testing is allowing remote Australians to receive effective emergency medical treatment close to home, while...
Study links content of service members’ art to their trauma levels
Credit: Courtesy of the BMJ Open When making visual art during their recovery from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), military service...
Patients unable to resume work after heart attack face depression and financial hardship
DALLAS, June 12, 2018 - More people than ever are able to resume working after a heart attack, but those...
NIH initiative aims to tackle opioid misuse, addiction, enhance pain management
Bottom Line: In the JAMA Viewpoint, "Helping to End Addiction Over the Long-Term: The Research Plan for the NIH HEAL...
