Loss of tight junction protein promotes development of precancerous cells
Tight junctions are multi-protein complexes that serve as barriers in epithelial tissues such as the skin or lining of the ...
UMass Amherst biostatistician and national team assist CDC in influenza forecasting
an influenza-tracking model developed by a team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at UMass Amherst is the CDC's preferred model ...
Does work stress increase cancer risk?
In an International Journal of Cancer study of data on more than 280,000 people from North America and Europe, work ...
RUDN medics called the world to action against hepatitis in Somalia
The research demonstrated critical spread rates of 5 types of viral hepatitis; according to the results, immediate action should be ...
An integrated approach to finding new treatments for breast cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Unraveling the complexity of cancer biology can lead to the identification new molecules involved in ...
Killing the liver-stage malaria parasite with baculovirus: a drug discovery approach
Researchers at Kanazawa University have discovered that an insect virus (a baculovirus) can completely eliminate liver-stage malaria parasites in mice, ...
Exercise following weight loss may reduce colorectal cancer risk, study finds
Physical activity + weight reduction could lessen chances of tumor development Rockville, Md. (December 12, 2018)--New research suggests that exercise ...
Lung lavage as new test method improves tuberculosis diagnosis in rhinoceros
Credit: Jonathan Crackne Diseases and tuberculosis in particular can pose considerable challenges for wildlife. In order to avoid epidemics within ...
Study evaluates efficacy and safety of pancreatic cancer treatment
Gemcitabine given in combination with nab-paclitaxel is the standard of care for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. This practice, however, ...
DNA study shows stethoscopes loaded with bacteria, including staphylococcus
Findings suggest common cleaning methods leave bacteria behind NEW YORK (December 12, 2018) -- Stethoscopes carried by health care practitioners ...
Surgery unnecessary for many prostate cancer patients
Otherwise healthy men with advanced prostate cancer may benefit greatly from surgery, but many with this diagnosis have no need ...
Buzz! Slap! Ow! Taking the virus out of a mosquito's bite
MU researchers are getting a deeper understanding how mosquito-borne viruses infect the mosquito -- an important step toward eliminating the ...
Pesticide exposure raises risk for cardiovascular disease among Latino workers
Latinos who are exposed to pesticides in their workplaces are twice as likely to have cardiovascular disease compared with Latinos ...
Novel mechanisms of dengue and Zika virus infections and link to microcephaly
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine New insights into how dengue and Zika viruses cause disease reveal shared and virus-specific mechanisms. ...
Combining three treatment strategies may significantly improve melanoma treatment
Combining MEK inhibition, checkpoint blockade and tumor-killing virus produces markedly better responses in animal cancer models A study by a ...
Biologists turn eavesdropping viruses into bacterial assassins
How cross-kingdom communication led to a breakthrough phage therapyCredit: Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications, Princeton University Princeton molecular biologist Bonnie ...
New insight into stem cell behavior 'highlights therapeutic target for cancer treatment'
Scientists have identified a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment and tissue regeneration -- a protein called Prominin-1. Research led ...
Face masks may protect hog farm workers and their household members from staph bacteria
Study finds that workers who wore face masks consistently on the job were much less likely to carry antibiotic-resistant staph--and ...
Excess body weight responsible for nearly 4 percent of cancers worldwide
Prevalence has increased rapidly in most countries across all population groups Policies, economic systems, and marketing practices that promote the ...
Study finds sewage bacteria lurking in Hudson river sediments
Levels can greatly exceed those in water, with potential health risksCredit: Kevin Krajic/Earth Institute, Columbia University A new study shows ...
