Listeria surveillance: New EU-wide study reveals that most outbreaks remain undetected
Credit: Eurosurveillance More than half of the severe listeriosis cases in the European Union belong to clusters, many of which ...
The 5th Annual Aging and Drug Discovery Forum at the Basel Life Conference 2018
Monday, August 20th, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application of next-generation artificial intelligence for ...
Study finds racial disparities in prescribing opioids for chronic pain
New Haven, Conn.-- Yale researchers have identified racial disparities in the treatment of patients who are prescribed opioids for chronic ...
New inÂformÂaÂtion on brain areas linked to tactÂile sense and metaÂcogÂnitÂive abilÂity
(University of Helsinki) A new doctoral thesis gives information on the neural basis of the sense of touch. According to ...
Proposal seeks to improve assessment of drug risks
A drug policy researcher is proposing a suite of changes to overhaul the Multi-Criteria Drug Harm Scale (MCDHS), which informs ...
Gene therapy vectors carrying the telomerase gene do not increase the risk of cancer
Credit: CNIO Negative results and findings in science are perhaps less newsworthy, but they are no less important. Particularly when, ...
Nearly 2 in 5 teen drivers text while driving
Cellphone use while driving has been estimated to increase crash risk by 2-9 times and texting while driving may be ...
Chagas disease, caused by a parasite, has spread outside of Latin America and carries a high risk of heart disease
DALLAS, Aug. 20, 2018 -- Chagas disease, caused by infection with a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi (T cruzi), causes chronic ...
Nanoparticles in our environment may have more harmful effects than we think
Credit: University of Southern Denmark Researchers warn that a combination of nanoparticles and contaminants may form a cocktail that is ...
In teen friendships, misery does love company
Credit: Florida Atlantic University A new study on adolescent friendships offers support for the belief that misery really does love ...
Rogue proteins may underlie some ALS and frontotemporal dementia cases, says study
Credit: Aarti Sharma /Columbia University ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons in ...
Sex in plants requires thrust
Credit: Anja Geitmann In a paper to be published in the September 2018 issue of TECHNOLOGY, the thrust produced by ...
Helping surgical patients taper off opioids safely and successfully
(Monday, August 20, 2018 - Toronto) - A unique pain program is helping complex surgical patients wean off opioids safely ...
Young, healthy people still vulnerable to CVD if their LDL cholesterol is high
DALLAS, August 20, 2018 -- Young, healthy people may still face a lifetime risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease ...
Chagas disease, caused by a parasite, has spread outside of…
DALLAS, Aug. 20, 2018 -- Chagas disease, caused by infection with a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi (T cruzi), causes chronic ...
Teen tattoos: 1/2 of parents concerned about negative health effects, impact on employment
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Seventy-eight ...
Socioeconomic status may explain racial & ethnic disparities in childhood cancer survival
A new study provides insights into the degree to which socioeconomic status explains racial and ethnic disparities in childhood cancer ...
Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons in mice
Credit: Nedivi Lab/Picower Institute A new study provides fresh evidence that the decline in the capacity of brain cells to ...
Scientists, students embark on mission to top of world for data of global concern
Credit: Northwest Passage Project Amid sweltering heatwaves and wildfires worldwide, a group of scientific experts supported by 22 students -- ...
STAT3 can be a therapeutic target for chronic active EBV infection, a fatal disorder
Credit: Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) study shows that ruxolitinib-induced inhibition of STAT3 ...
