Resistant germs — A global problem
BfR at the international start-up project meeting on animal health and food safety in Africa The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic...
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Survivors of a firearm injury at risk for subsequent hospitalizations
(Boston)--Ten percent of firearm injury survivors will be readmitted to the hospital for further treatment within 90 days of their original injuries. "Life does not...
Skin cancer can spread in mice by hijacking the immune system
Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to help the cancer to spread. Targeting these molecules with inhibiting...
BDNF-VEGF interplay key to rapid antidepressant actions
A study in Biological Psychiatry investigates the mechanisms of fast-acting antidepressants Philadelphia, January 31, 2019 --- A study by researchers at Yale University reveals a...
Bitter rapeseed
How rapeseed could be used as a protein source for human nutritionCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Rapeseed doesn't just contain oil but high-quality protein, too....
Researchers discover method to 'turn off' mutated melanoma
New study provides novel insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of NRAS mutant melanoma (Boston)--Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and notorious for...
Insilico Medicine to present at the CXOTALK
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, January 31, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence,...
Crossbreeding threatens conservation of endangered milky storks: NUS study
Recommended steps to preserve genetic composition include isolating pure species and removal of hybrids from the wildCredit: Eddy Lee Kam Pang A team of researchers...
Hurricane Katrina's aftermath included spike in heart disease hospitalizations
Increase in hospitalization rates lasted more than a month; higher among older black population compared to older white populationCredit: Elena Naumova, Tufts University, Int. J....
Treatment for obesity and fatty liver disease may be in reach
Hebrew University professor Amiram Goldblum's discovers 27 new molecules with significant therapeutic potentialCredit: Hebrew University Professor Amiram Goldblum and his team at the Hebrew University...
Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus
Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it is already known that this...
Scientists shed light on processes behind age-related decline in brain structures
Ageing can cause damage to support cells in the white matter, which in turn may lead to damage in the grey matter of the hippocampus,...
Commonly used anti-rejection drug could be repurposed to treat some liver cancers
Serendipitous observation opens the door for a precision medicine treatmentCredit: Cell Reports/University of Pittsburgh Research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in animal...
Carbon dioxide emissions from global fisheries larger than previously thought
Credit: O roxo, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel burnt by fishing boats are 30 per cent higher than previously reported, researchers...
An unexpected mode of action for an antibody
Visualizing how some patients successfully fought off deadly coronaviruses could pave the way to combat these respiratory infectionsCredit: Jon Klein Studies of human monoclonal antibodies...
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