Small vessel disease MRI marker linked to worse cognitive health in older adults
Seemingly harmless fluid-filled spaces around the cerebral small vessels, commonly seen on brain MRIs in older adults, are now thought to be associated with more...
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Topical immunotherapy keeps skin cancer risk at bay
Treating precancerous skin lesions prevents full-blown cancerCredit: Washington University A combination of two topical creams already shown to clear precancerous skin lesions from sun-damaged skin...
The Lancet Psychiatry: Childhood trauma may affect brain structure, predisposing adults to recurring major depressive disorder
Brain imaging identifies links between childhood maltreatment, brain structure and vulnerability to depression Early life trauma may affect the structure of the brain in a...
City of Hope awarded $7.5 million to develop better treatment for a rare, incurable cancer
The institute's multidisciplinary cutaneous lymphoma program has given hope to countless patients who suffer from the disfiguring disease DUARTE, Calif. -- City of Hope recently...
Many recovering from addiction have chronic health problems, diminished quality of life
More than a third of those in recovery have health problems related to previous substance use Alcohol and other substance-use problems take enormous psychological and...
Immunotherapy of precancerous skin lesions may prevent squamous cell carcinoma
Risk of skin cancer development cut almost 75 percent in clinical trial participants who received immunotherapy treatmentCredit: Kenneth Ngo, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Cancer...
Ludwig researchers present advances in cancer research at AACR Annual Meeting 2019
March 21, 2019, New York - Ludwig Cancer Research released today the full breadth of findings to be presented by Ludwig researchers at this year's...
Sherlock Biosciences licenses Wyss technology to create affordable molecular diagnostics
Synthetic biology-based diagnostic platform enables low-cost, highly sensitive detection of nucleic acids in a wide range of settings Harvard University has granted a worldwide exclusive...
New membrane class shown to regenerate tissue and bone, viable solution for periodontitis
Credit: UCLA School of Dentistry Periodontitis affects nearly half of Americans ages 30 and older, and in its advanced stages, it could lead to early...
$1.5 Million will fund Jim and Julie Cardwell Endowed Chair in Neurology
Long-term goal is to ease shortage of neurologistsCredit: Tommie Morelos / TTUHSC El Paso EL PASO, Texas - Thanks to a generous $750,000 gift from...
Data sharing by popular health apps is ‘routine’, research finds
Clinicians and consumers warned of privacy risksCredit: University of Sydney, University of Toronto Mobile health apps are a booming market targeted at both patients and...
New technique could help regrow tissue lost to periodontal disease
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half of all Americans will have periodontal disease at some point in their lives....
Cryptosporidium parasite detected in Minnesota groundwater
When consumed in contaminated water, the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium can cause symptoms of stomach cramps, diarrhea and fever. Now, researchers reporting in the ACS journal...
Getting help with the kids slows down ageing in female birds
Credit: Martijn Hammers Seychelles warblers live and breed in family groups on the tiny island of Cousin. In each group, a dominant female and male...
Females live longer when they have help raising offspring
Female birds age more slowly and live longer when they have help raising their offspring, according to new research. Female birds age more slowly and...
