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Researchers map the potential spread of yellow fever virus to cities around the world
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, April 27, 2018 - The deadly yellow fever virus has the potential to spread into...
Gene transfer alters the neurodegenerative course of GM2 gangliosidosis
Since its clinical description in 1881, Tay-Sachs disease has had almost totemic significance as a cruel and relentless genetic condition...
Mouse study identifies new target for human accelerated aging syndrome
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have identified a potential therapeutic target in the devastating genetic disease Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome...
Insilico to present the latest advances in Artificial Intelligence for aging research
Friday, April 27, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of next-generation artificial intelligence...
A potential new weapon in the addiction battle: FDA-approved diabetes and obesity drugs
Cocaine and other drugs of abuse hijack the natural reward circuits in the brain. In part, that's why it's so...
In multiple myeloma, different types of blood biopsies match up well with bone marrow tests
Bone marrow biopsies are the gold standard for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of multiple myeloma, but these procedures are...
New technology for measuring brain blood flow with light
Credit: Srinivasan lab, UC Davis Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new technique for measuring...
Solanine in potatoes: Green and strongly germinating potato tubers should be sorted out
Following a case of poisoning caused by a potato dish, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment is reminding people...
UAB-led study shows drug effectiveness in reducing glucocorticoid-induced bone loss
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - About one in every 100 people in the world takes glucocorticoids long term to treat...
Sleep Research Society announces 2018 award recipients
DARIEN, IL - April 26, 2018 - The Sleep Research Society (SRS) selected three of the world's leading sleep scientists...
American Academy of Sleep Medicine announces 2018 award recipients
DARIEN, IL - April 27, 2018 - Several leaders in the field of sleep medicine and a best-selling author were...
Research finds new mechanism that can cause the spread of deadly infection
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a unique mechanism that drives the spread of a deadly infection. Cryptococcosis...
A biochemical process in plants is imitated to curb the reproduction of colon cancer tumor cells
Plants have provided a new avenue in curbing tumor growth. On this occasion, it doesn't involve miracle species or the...
Transplant-damaging virus comes into focus
Credit: University of Leeds Researchers from the University of Leeds have revealed the structure of a virus which affects kidney...
Upgrading the immune system to fight cancer
Credit: Cell There have been few cancer treatments with such a promising future as using the patient's own immune system....
When politics affects demography: How erdogan has brought 10% more children to turkey
Credit: Paolo Tonato In the early 2000s Turkey was a country in full demographic transition. Fertility rates had dropped to...
Meningococcal meningitis: Stomach pain should be seen as a warning sign
© Monet, Fotolia Patients with meningococcal infection generally develop symptoms including a high temperature, vomiting and a stiff neck... but...
Infection of the heart valves and healthcare costs on rise due to impact of IV drug
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - A new study finds the number of patients hospitalized with endocarditis has increased dramatically...
New study shows length of hospital stay impacts outcomes after TAVR procedure
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - A new study finds patients who stay in the hospital for more than 72...
Sylentis presents new results on its ophthalmological compounds at ARVO 2018
The Company presents the preclinical and clinical results from studies of three molecules for the treatment of dry eye syndrome,...
