NSU optometry professor receives national award
Credit: Nova Southeastern University FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) recently announced Nova Southeastern University (NSU) ...
How your cells build tiny ‘train tracks’ could shed light…
IMAGE: Graphic of microtubules, the 'railway network' within every cell of the human body Credit: University of Warwick Researchers from ...
High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival…
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 27, 2017) – Patients diagnosed with the most common form ...
Cruise ships, schools may become safer from viruses because of Kansas…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Outbreaks of stomach flu or noroviral gastroenteritis can easily occur in crowded quarters like cruise ships, army ...
Genetic DJ: Growing cells remix their genes
Credit: Dr Csilla Varnai Moving genes about could help cells to respond to change according to scientists at the Babraham ...
Underfed worms program their babies to cope with famine
Credit: Photo by Richard Pell, Carnegie Mellon. Going hungry at an early age can cause lifelong health problems. But the ...
Study from Harvard and Yale shows positive psychological effects of…
IMAGE: Transgender Health is the first peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to addressing the healthcare needs of transgender individuals throughout ...
Children’s Hospital of Orange County honored for improving care…
Credit: Children's Hospital of Orange County ORANGE, Calif. (Jan. 31, 2017) – Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) was named ...
Study suggests 1.6 million childbearing women could be at risk of Zika virus infection
Research by scientists in the US and UK has estimated that up to 1.65 million childbearing women in Central and ...
Is soda bad for your brain? (and is diet soda worse?)
Credit: Photo by Cydney Scott Americans love sugar. Together we consumed nearly 11 million metric tons of it in 2016, ...
Meta-analysis uncovers poor outcomes due to hyperthermia after…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 23, 2017-Rebound hyperthermia, or fever, is common after controlled body ...
Study paves the way for cancer treatments that might prevent relapses…
Credit: Sonia Jancar / University of São Paulo Whenever an organism is damaged, the cells surrounding the wound receive signals ...
Protective molecule sidelined in models of ALS
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have identified a naturally occurring molecule ...
Analysis reveals barriers to routine HIV testing in high-income countries
HIV, the AIDS virus (yellow), infecting a human immune cell. Credit: Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer and Austin Athman, National Institute ...
CU Boulder: A new window on mitochondria division
Credit: Matthew West. October 31, 2016 Putting the squeeze on mitochondria: The final cut A new University of Colorado Boulder ...
TSRI scientists take step toward mapping how the brain stores memories
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA – January 3, 2017 – A new study led by scientists at ...
New report finds growing number of people in Ontario treated for opioid addiction
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2017–The rate at which people are being prescribed opioids to treat ...
Listeria may be serious miscarriage threat early in pregnancy
Credit: CDC/James Archer MADISON, Wis. — Listeria, a common food-borne bacterium, may pose a greater risk of miscarriage in the ...
Researcher finds potential way to reduce drug cravings
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas A new preclinical study led by a University of Texas at Dallas researcher shows ...
Infants with congenital Zika virus syndrome suffer serious visual…
Credit: Journal of AAPOS San Francisco, CA, September 13, 2017 – Although one of the most serious consequences of the ...
