Bill Gates to keynote ‘Epidemics Going Viral’ program hosted by MMS and NEJM
Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will deliver the 128th annual Shattuck Lecture at "Epidemics Going Viral: Innovation vs. Nature," presented...
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Study finds differences in immune cells in pediatric asthma patients based on socioeconomic status
There are considerable socioeconomic disparities in asthma control among children, but the molecular origins of these disparities are not well understood. A new Pediatric Pulmonology...
Dr. Steven Galetta recognized for lifetime achievement in neurologic education
Credit: NYU Langone Health Steven L. Galetta, MD, the Philip K. Moskowitz, MD Professor and Chair of Neurology at NYU Langone Health, has been awarded...
Evaluation of induced membrane vesicles fusion specificity with target cells
Extracellular vesicles (EV) represent a promising vector system for biomolecules and drug delivery due to their natural origin and participation in intercellular communication. As the...
Application of mesenchymal stem cells stimulates nervous tissue regeneration
The research team used model spinal cord injuries in rats for their purposes. As a result, it was found out that therapy by adipose-derived mesenchymal...
Let it go: Mental breaks after work improve sleep
WASHINGTON -- If you've had a bad day at work thanks to rude colleagues, doing something fun and relaxing after you punch out could net...
UTHealth receives funding to study stem cell therapy for traumatic injury
HOUSTON - (April 23, 2018) - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has received funding through a public/private partnership for the...
Animal cyborg: Behavioral control by ‘toy’ craving circuit
Credit: KAIST Children love to get toys from parents for their birthday present. This craving toward items also involves object hoarding disorders and shopping addiction....
Odd one out: Protein goes against the family to prevent cancer donate
Credit: Image: Jun Low/Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Melbourne researchers have made the surprise discovery that the 'odd one out' in a family of proteins...
Promising cell study provides hope of effective treatment of Parkinson’s disease
For the first-time there is the prospect of medical doctors and researchers being able to alleviate the serious symptoms that follow with Parkinson's disease. The...
A blood test when it is safe to return to play after a sports-related concussion
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Claessen A high-sensitive blood test can aid concussed hockey players when it might be safe to return to play. In...
IBS patients obtain robust, enduring relief from home-based treatment program
Credit: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In the largest federally funded non-drug clinical trial for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), patients with the most...
Antibiotic resistance can be caused by small amounts of antibiotics
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a global and growing problem in health care. To be able to prevent further development of resistance developing, it is important to...
Hacking human ‘drug trafficking’ network could make diabetes treatments more effective
Credit: Imperial College London Making tiny changes to existing diabetes treatments can alter how they interact with cells, and potentially make the medicines more effective....
How your brain learns to expect mud puddles in the park (and other things)
Updated expectations are vital for making decisions Your midbrain encodes the expectation error and relays it to the frontal lobe to revise Dopamine neurons are...