Study sheds light on how cells in the body can sense cancer
Fresh insights into how cells alert the body when they are in danger of becoming cancerous could open new doors in the search for therapies....
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UA physician to study sleep apnea and heart health
Credit: UA Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. - Obstructive sleep apnea is a common condition that has been associated with increased mortality, especially in individuals who...
Study suggests new computer analytics may solve the hospital readmission puzzle
Machine learning score predicts hospital returns better than standard methods BALTIMORE, Md, June 5, 2019 -A University of Maryland School of Medicine study suggests that...
Mosquito control program reduces dengue, costs in Sri Lanka
Intervention focused on removing mosquito breeding sites found to be both effective and cost-saving A public health, police, and military partnership to reduce the mosquito...
Safe consumption spaces would be welcomed by high-risk opioid users
Three-city study finds strong support for harm-reduction strategy A large majority of people who use heroin and fentanyl would be willing to use safe consumption...
To fight TB infection, early protection is crucial
New approach may aid development of more effective vaccineCredit: Javier Rangel-Moreno and Shabaana Khader In the first days after the tuberculosis (TB) bacteria infect the...
Immune cells play unexpected role in early tuberculosis infection
Discovery may provide a new target for TB drugs, vaccines, NIH-supported research suggestsCredit: NIAID A class of immune cells called innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) mediates...
What if you could spot skin cancer before it got too serious?
Credit: BYU / Kevin John Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. If you could visibly see signs of...
Autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other
Fleet of 'roboats' could collect garbage or self-assemble into floating structures in Amsterdam's many canalsCredit: Luis Mateos et al. The city of Amsterdam envisions a...
Rapamycin retards epigenetic ageing of keratinocytes
Rapamycin retards epigenetic ageing of keratinocytes independently of its effects on replicative senescence, proliferation and differentiationCredit: Copyright: Horvath et al. This is an open-access article...
Being overweight as a teen may be associated with cardiomyopathy in adulthood
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom The risk of developing cardiomyopathy, which often leads to heart failure, increased in adult Swedish men who were even mildly...
Freshwater stingray venom varies according to sex and age
A study by the FAPESP-funded Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center shows that toxins produced by young female stingrays cause more pain, whereas toxins produced by...
Cool, nebulous ring around Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), E.M. Murchikova; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello New ALMA observations reveal a never-before-seen disk of cool, interstellar gas wrapped around the supermassive black hole...
Video gamers design brand new proteins
By playing Foldit, citizen scientists can now help protein researchers create novel vaccines, cancer therapies and moreCredit: UW Medicine A team of researchers encoded their...
New mechanism allows lower energy requirement for OLED displays
Scientists from RIKEN and the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with international partners have found a way to significantly reduce the amount of...
