Researchers find a promising new approach for treating liver cirrhosis
Credit: Ying-Ying Yang, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan. Philadelphia, June 18, 2018 - Increased pressure in the veins leading to the liver, known...
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When it comes to weight loss in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, more is better
Researchers previously showed that overweight and obese individuals with knee osteoarthritis can reduce pain by 50% and significantly improve function and mobility with a 10%...
Diabetes may be an early manifestation of pancreatic cancer
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that recent-onset type 2 diabetes may be early...
Rising sea temperatures threaten survival of juvenile albatross
Ecologists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the US and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) studied a population of black-browed albatross at...
Study finds a pesticide-free way to combat mosquitos and West Nile
Researchers at the University of Waterloo may have discovered a new, pesticide-free way to limit mosquito populations in some area and reduce the spread of...
Genomic testing for the causes of stillbirth should be considered for routine use
Milan, Italy: Pregnancy loss and the death of a newborn baby are devastating events, and as of today around 25% of these perinatal deaths are...
New technique provides accurate dating of ancient skeletons
Milan, Italy: Interest in the origins of human populations and their migration routes has increased greatly in recent years. A critical aspect of tracing migration...
Diabetes diagnosis may signal early pancreatic cancer in older African-Americans, Latinos
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - Each year, more than one million Americans are diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes mellitus, also known as type 2...
World’s largest autism grant will transform research landscape
The largest research grant ever given for neurodevelopmental conditions has been awarded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative to an international consortium academically led by the...
Primates in peril
Primates are fascinating. They are intelligent, live in complex societies and are a vital part of the ecosystem. Lemurs, lorises, galagos, tarsiers, monkeys and apes...
Penn Biochemist receives award for mass spectronomy
PHILADELPHIA - Benjamin A.Garcia, PhD, an expert in quantitative proteomics and Presidential Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the...
WGS helps diagnosis and reduces healthcare costs for neonates in intensive care
Milan, Italy: Children who are born severely ill or who develop serious illness in the first few weeks of life are often difficult to diagnose,...
Individual access to genomic disease risk factors has a beneficial impact on lifestyles
Milan, Italy: Giving personal genomic information to individuals can have a major, long-term effect on their lifestyle, researchers have found. The Finnish GeneRISK study, providing...
Genetic engineering researcher: Politicians are deaf to people’s ethical concerns
While a many Danes question whether genetically modified foods are unnatural, this concern is much less apparent among politicians, according to Professor Jesper Lassen at...
Queen Mary spinout secures £2 million pounds to export toothpaste technology to China
(Queen Mary University of London) A Queen Mary University of London spinout has secured a license agreement with a leading Chinese toothpaste manufacturer, which should...
