Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs safely transplanted
Team prevents transmission of virus, reports good outcomes at 6 months for 35-of-35 thoracic organ recipients Boston, MA -- Infectious diseases experts and transplant physicians...
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Johns Hopkins faculty staff members address travails of navigating metastatic cancer survivorship
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Due to advances in treatment, an ever-increasing number of patients are living longer as metastatic cancer survivors. They and...
Researchers receive multi-year grants to identify corneal ulcer genetic biomarkers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many are exposed to relatively common...
Scientists pioneer new low-temperature chemical conversion process
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Chemists spend a great deal of time and energy trying to get chemical reactions to begin or to speed up --...
Montana State postdoctoral researcher wins LSRF fellowship for CRISPR research
Credit: MSU photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- When Andrew Santiago-Frangos came down the hallway with a slightly stunned look on his face, Montana State...
New $22 million project targets deadly viruses
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine April 3, 2019--(BRONX, N.Y.)--The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded an international consortium led by...
Somatic symptom disorder linked to changes in brain functional connectivity
April 3, 2019 - Alterations in functional connectivity of the brain may help in understanding the neurobiological changes leading to somatic symptom disorder (SSD), reports...
Patent-pending probiotic could disrupt Crohn’s disease biofilms
Probiotic found to help weaken stubborn microbial biofilm communities in the gut that can worsen symptomsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Probiotics typically...
Join URI students on R/V Endeavor oceanographic research expedition, Earth Day April 22
Inner Space Center to broadcast ENDEAVOR LIVE!Credit: Inner Space Center KINGSTON, R.I., April 3, 2019 -- Students from the University of Rhode Island Honors Program...
Computational model of a human kinase may provide insights for cancer treatment
Credit: Kimberly Sabsay Researchers have developed a computational model for human MEK1, a protein with potential as a drug target for a variety of human...
Living near protected areas can have positive impacts on human well-being
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Living near a protected area can improve aspects of human well-being across the developing world, new research published today in Science Advances...
Bid to beat rabies could benefit from oral dog vaccine, study finds
Vaccines hidden in dog food could help curb the spread of rabies in countries with large populations of stray dogs, research suggests. Experts say the...
Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases
Health, substance use professionals must work together to thwart public health crisis WHAT: The United States faces a converging public health crisis as the nation's...
Detecting eye and brain disease earlier
The eyes may be the window to the soul, but to scientists, they are also the window to the brain. In particular, the retina, a...
New family of glass good for lenses
Credit: Penn State EMS A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens applications, according to Penn State...
