Study finds that DFMO increases survival for children with high risk neuroblastoma
Credit: Chris Clark, Spectrum Health A paper published September 27 in Scientific Reports shows the positive results of a phase II clinical trial using the...
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CWRU scientists develop new method to more efficiently generate brain stem cells
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine In two newly published papers, a scientific team at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports...
Irreversible damage to color vision linked to popular erectile dysfunction drug
In a first-of-its-kind study, Mount Sinai researchers have shown that color vision problems caused by retinal damage on a cellular level can result from a...
Anxious and forgetful after menopause? Low estrogen may be to blame
Knoxville, Tenn. (October 1, 2018)--Lack of estrogen may play a role in the development of anxiety and memory problems, according to a new rodent study....
Drug cocktail may treat postmenopausal PCOS complications
Knoxville, Tenn. (October 1, 2018)--A combination of a diabetes drug and a high blood pressure medication may effectively treat all symptoms of postmenopausal polycystic ovary...
Penn discovers new, rare mechanism for ALL to relapse after CAR T cell therapy
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A single leukemia cell, unknowingly engineered with the leukemia-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) lentivirus and infused back into a patient,...
Genetic variants reveal new targets for chronic kidney disease treatment
Credit: Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - The kidney does more than double or even triple duty compared to other organs -...
How can we reduce concussions in football? Change kickoffs, experts say
PHILADELPHIA - How best to reduce concussions and other brain injuries that occur in American football continues to perplex scientists, coaches, and fans at all...
Familiar voices are easier to understand, even if we don’t recognize them
Familiar voices are easier to understand and this advantage holds even if when we aren't able to identify who those familiar voices belong to, according...
No ‘reservoir’: detectable HIV-1 in treated human liver cells found to be inert
In a proof-of-principle study, researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a certain liver immune cell called a macrophage contains only defective or inert HIV-1 copies,...
Eighth-century skeleton found at Torcello
Credit: Ca' Foscari University of Venice On the island of Torcello, at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice excavation site, some protagonists of the island's...
Newborns face increased risk of thrombosis
Russian scientists have carried out tests to compare the process of blood coagulation in adults and newborns and discovered that the latter face an increased...
Insufficient sleep associated with risky behavior in teens
Boston, MA -- Adolescents require 8-10 hours of sleep at night for optimal health, according to sleep experts, yet more than 70 percent of high...
Dormant genes brought to life in new generations
Credit: Josefin Sefbom The genetic differences in phyloplankton living in close geographic proximity can be great, something which long has surprised researchers. Now new research...
New research aims to help catch child killers
Credit: Ann Ross Violent crimes against children are especially abhorrent. New research from North Carolina State University will help law enforcement learn more from juvenile...
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