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IgG antibodies activate blood platelets and contribute to the severity of anaphylaxis
The most severe allergic reaction, anaphylaxis (or anaphylactic shock), is the result of an inappropriate immune reaction following the introduction...
Study shows targeted biopsy for prostate cancer more effective than traditional method
Credit: Otis Brawley (Photographer) CINCINNATI--Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that MRI fusion biopsy--coupling MRI and ultrasound...
Enzyme’s movement may be key to new cancer drugs
Credit: Senthil Ganesan, University of Arizona Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Revealing all the steps required to activate an enzyme...
Scientists develop method to tweak tiny ‘antenna’ on cells
Credit: Shinohara Kyosuke, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the National Tsing Hua University...
OHSU one of three centers selected to study cells at atomic level
Credit: Kristyna Wentz-Graff, OHSU PORTLAND, Oregon - OHSU will become a national center for an imaging technique that is revolutionizing...
Gonorrhea surveillance study maps antibiotic resistance across Europe
The first European-wide genomic survey of gonorrhoea has mapped antibiotic resistance in this sexually transmitted disease throughout the continent. Researchers...
Tufts University and BioLabs open coworking laboratory space for life sciences innovators
Credit: Alonso Nichols, Tufts University BOSTON (May 15, 2018)--Tufts University and BioLabs today announced the opening of Tufts Launchpad |...
Understanding Andean concepts of death and renewal
Research in the Andes has yielded evidence for a complex association between settlement sites and mortuary monuments, tied to concepts...
Big data from world’s largest citizen science microbiome project serves food for thought
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and collaborators have published the...
Study provides further insight into how Ebola affects the eye
A new study, conducted by the researchers from the University of Liverpool, published in JAMA Ophthalmology identifies the specific characteristics...
New hope for patients with depression and anxiety
There is a strong link between depression and anxiety disorders and autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT), a chronic thyroid condition affecting approximately...
Prenatal testing of the fetal rhesus factor: Test is reliable, but benefit is unclear
If the blood of a pregnant woman is rhesus-negative (Rh-negative) and the blood of the foetus is rhesus-positive (Rh-positive), the...
Move it and use it: Exergaming may help those at risk of Alzheimer’s or related dementias
Credit: Union College Communications Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often a precursor to Alzheimer's, showed significant improvement with...
EPSRC announces £20 million investment in NMR equipment
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) New nuclear magnetic resonance tools to be installed at eight universities thanks to investment...
Researchers identify method to overcome false positives in CT imaging for lung cancer
ROCHESTER Minn. - A team of researchers including investigators from Mayo Clinic has identified a technology to address the problem...
The big ethical questions for artificial intelligence in healthcare
AI in healthcare is developing rapidly, with many applications currently in use or in development in the UK and worldwide....
Plant medicines, healing and psychedelic science
Credit: Springer This edited volume addresses psychedelic science from three different viewpoints. The first addresses the way social scientists and...
Keeping kids with asthma out of the hospital
Credit: Children's National Health System Pediatric asthma takes a heavy toll on patients and families alike. Affecting more than 7...
Understanding vitamin D trends in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
New research charts vitamin D levels and variations in genes that determine vitamin D status in UK children diagnosed with...
Researchers call for transgender-inclusive healthcare providers
More should be done to take care of the mental health of transgender people in the US, a new survey...
