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Contaminants in food: Identifying and assessing risks as early as possible
Dioxins, mineral oils, perfluorinated substances - people do not only obtain important nutrients with their food. They also ingest undesirable...
Experimental ‘enhancer’ drug may boost conventional therapies for deadly pediatric brain cancers
Credit: Eric Raabe Laboratory studies suggest that an experimental drug already in early clinical trials for a variety of adult...
Tulane University awarded $12 million to create Lassa vaccine and treatment
Credit: (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University more than $12 million to test...
UCI study sheds light on regulation of hair growth across the entire body
Irvine, Calif., July 11, 2017 -- To paraphrase the classic poem, no hair is an island entire of itself. Instead,...
Caregiving needs increase as older adults approach the end of life
Dying adults in the United States have 2.5 people assisting them, on average, according to a new study. Yet those...
Key immunological mechanism for regulating intestinal flora discovered
Credit: Jose Cano Researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) have shown for the first time that...
Preclinical results support entinostat’s role in targeting the tumor microenvironment
WALTHAM, Mass., PHILADELPHIA and INDIANAPOLIS, July 11 2017 - Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Syndax," the "Company" or "we") (Nasdaq:SNDX), a clinical...
DOD award to Wayne State will study genetic factors impacting type 2 diabetes in obesity
DETROIT - A Wayne State University researcher has received an 18-month, $308,000 Discovery Award from the Department of Defense for...
Antibiotics taken late in pregnancy can increase risk for IBD in offspring
A study by researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine shows that when mice that are genetically susceptible to developing...
IU, Regenstrief study: Early home health worker visit lowers risk of hospital readmission
Credit: Eskenazi Health INDIANAPOLIS - A visit by a home health worker, such as a nurse or physical therapist, within...
Eye microbiome trains immune cells to fend off pathogens
Credit: Rachel Caspi and Anthony St. Leger Bugs in your eyes may be a good thing. Resident microbes living on...
Pulse rate monitoring before a C-section can improve maternal health
Doctors often prescribe preventative drugs to women who are to receive spinal blocks while giving birth via a Caesarean section....
In rats that can’t control glutamate, cocaine is less rewarding, staving off relapse
Credit: Zheng-Xiong Xi and Lauren Brick Rats missing a neuroreceptor that controls the release of the neurotransmitter glutamate are less...
Elena Castro receives a Young Investigator Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation
Credit: CNIO The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced its 2017 Young Investigator (YI) Awards, which support early career scientists...
Treatment rapidly reverses the effect of blood thinner dabigatran
PHILADELPHIA -- At least 28 million prescriptions for blood thinners are filled by pharmacists yearly for the irregular heartbeat of...
How dragon blood could save your life (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 11, 2017 -- Chemists have found potential drugs and other really useful compounds...
Researchers describe novel reporter proteins for long term expression of therapeutic genes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 11, 2017--A new study showed that the expression levels of...
Guidance for metrics to improve patient care
Credit: University of Plymouth People with long term conditions, multiple long term conditions and those at the end of life...
Neural stem cells steered by electric fields in rat brain
Credit: Junfeng Feng Electric fields can be used to guide neural stem cells transplanted into the brain towards a specific...
Accessing DNA in the cell’s powerhouse to treat disease
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS For the first time, a synthetic compound has been made that can bind to DNA in...
