New research will improve diagnosis of antenatal anxiety
Credit: University of Stirling A landmark study by experts at the University of Stirling will help health professionals improve the identification of severe and problematic...
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IUPUI researchers re-create retinal microenvironment in a dish with human stem cells
Credit: Photo courtesy of the School of Science INDIANAPOLIS -- IUPUI biologists, growing human pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal ganglion cells in the lab, have developed...
NUS engineers develop novel strategy for designing tiny semiconductor particles for wide-ranging applications
MoS2 quantum dots synthesised with the new approach can potentially generate cancer-killing properties Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) nanomaterials such as molybdenite (MoS2), which...
Asthma controller step down yardstick — Treatment guidance for when asthma improves
Helps clinicians understand when treatment should be stepped down, and how ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (January 25, 2019) - When asthma symptoms improve, there's reason for...
New therapeutic target for graft-vs-host disease could make bone marrow transplant safer
Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication of bone marrow transplant, a potentially curative therapy for blood-borne cancers. Targeting Sirt-1 shows preclinical promise in controlling...
OU postdoctoral researcher wins Hynes Award from society
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma postdoctoral research fellow, Daniel Nelson, is the 2019 winner of the Hynes Award from the Society for...
Giving children the skills they need to tackle life's toughest challenges
How one doctor born and raised in a tightly knit Filipino culture is poised to dramatically improve the health and well-being of her communityCredit: Melinda...
Genetically modified virus injection into tumor can treat metastatic melanoma
CHICAGO (January 25, 2019): Injection of a genetically modified virus that induces the body's own immune cells to attack metastatic melanoma effectively treated almost 40...
An integrative approach to studying lipid biology
The synthesis and transport of biological lipids across the mostly water-filled interior of the cell is a longstanding problem in biology. One of the solutions...
NIH funds first artificial pancreas study in the United States for pregnant women
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a R01 grant to a multi-institutional team to develop and evaluate a pregnancy-specific Artificial Pancreas in a sequence...
Scientists successfully obtain synthetic growth factor compatible to the native protein
Credit: Kanazawa University Growth factors are ligands that play important roles in the body - they are responsible for tissue regeneration, wound healing, and the...
Understanding the emergence of leukemia
Credit: Mariana Ávila, IGC. Acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia is a rare type of blood cancer that affects mostly children. This blood cancer appears from the...
How sponges undermine coral reefs from within
Scientists from the Royal NIOZ Netherlands Institute for Sea Research have uncovered how the sponges hollow out and take over reef skeletonsCredit: Alice Webb Coral...
ESC press release: Loss of muscle and weight associated with disability after stroke
Berlin, Germany - 25 January 2019: Loss of muscle and body weight is associated with disability after stroke, reports a study presented today at Heart...
Listeria in the feed: A dangerous hygiene problem in fattening pigs
Credit: ©Vetmeduni Vienna The present case investigated at Vetmeduni Vienna is the first clinical report on this form of listeriosis in fattening pigs. In their...
