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Russian scientists learned to perform a diagnosis by analyzing saliva
Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Nature endowed the human with an unique protective system, the immunity. It is...
HKU medical chemists discover peptic ulcer treatment metallodrug effective in ‘taming’ superbugs
Credit: The University of Hong Kong Antimicrobial resistance posed by "superbugs" has been a major public health issue of global...
Rochester scientists discover gene controlling genetic recombination rates
Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Genetics is a crapshoot. During sexual reproduction, genes from both the mother...
How do people die in Switzerland today?
Today, almost two thirds of deaths in Switzerland are not unexpected. How does the cultural context specific to each linguistic...
Fight, flight, or freeze
Credit: Andrew Moberly, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - "Take a deep breath" is the mantra of...
A CNIC-coordinated project is set to receive 1 million in funding over the next 3 years
(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares) An international research effort led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III will...
Late, but not too late — screening for olfactory dysfunction
(IOS Press) In a large population-based study of randomly selected participants in Germany, researchers found that participants aged 65-74 years...
A study links soil metals with cancer mortality
Credit: G. López-Abente et al./Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. Spanish epidemiologists and geologists have found associations between esophageal cancer and...
$2 million grant to push forward cancer research in West Texas
Credit: Tommie Morelos / Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso EL PASO, Texas - A $2 million grant...
Treatment of cancer could become possible with adenovirus
Adenovirus is a common virus that causes infectious diseases of the respiratory tract, eyes and gastrointestinal tract in humans and...
Blood biomarkers may allow easier detection, confirmation of concussions
Irvine, Calif., April 20, 2018 -- Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, Georgetown University and the University of Rochester...
Lupus treatment generates positive results in Phase III clinical trial
New research indicates that belimumab, a monoclonal antibody therapy that targets a component of the immune system, provides considerable benefits...
Spit and polish: The beauty of saliva for epigenetic studies
Biomarkers in saliva identify changes that impact the body, according to research published in Current Genomics. This important paper details...
Researchers at LSTM take a novel approach to snakebite treatment
Researchers at LSTM's Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit are looking at treatment for snakebite in a completely different way and...
Bedside art therapy decreases pain and anxiety in patients with cancer
A brief bedside visual art intervention (BVAI) facilitated by art educators improved mood and reduced pain and anxiety in a...
Drug combination targeting HSP90 and BRAF is safe and effective in advanced melanoma
TAMPA, Fla. - Patients with advanced or metastatic melanoma have been able to live longer cancer-free lives because of several...
Putting proteins in their proper place
Credit: James Shorter, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Cell PHILADELPHIA - A host of special molecules called nuclear...
Male contraceptive compound stops sperm without affecting hormones
CHAPEL HILL, NC - A new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE details how a compound called EP055...
Research on sex in malaria parasites granted prestigious EU grant
(Umea University) ERC Advanced Grants -- the European Union's most prestigious research funding program -- is granting Professor Oliver Billker...
Study examines sperm production in men with testicular cancer
In a study of men with testicular cancer, increasing tumor size relative to testis size was linked with a reduced...
