USAMRIID scientists help identify key hantavirus receptor
A global team of investigators has identified a key protein involved in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a serious and sometimes fatal respiratory disease, according to...
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Modeling the most common form of vision loss in older adults
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects roughly 200,000 individuals in the United States each year. In most, it comes on slowly, gradually blurring the central field...
UMN researchers work to improve dermatologic care for sexual and gender minority patients
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- November 21, 2018 - University of Minnesota researchers recently published an opinion piece in JAMA Dermatology focused on standardizing collection of sexual orientation...
Study calls for shake-up in mental health provision to improve patient outcomes
A new study published in the journal Social Theory & Health has called into question how patients interact and respond to psychiatry when they present...
Family dinners improve teens’ eating habits no matter how well family functions, study finds
Credit: (University of Guelph) A new University of Guelph study has revealed teenagers and young adults who sit down for family dinners - regardless of...
Neurons process information differently depending on their location
Credit: Fletcher/Queensland Brain Institute Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered that the thickness of the brain's outer layer influences how individual neurons process...
Airline food study 2018
NEW YORK, NY (November 20, 2018) There will be more than 30.5 million passengers traveling during the 12-day Thanksgiving season according to Airlines for America...
Designing a safer building block for drug discovery by harnessing visible light
Credit: The Stephenson Lab ANN ARBOR--When you reach for a bottle of acetaminophen, you may be looking for relief from a headache. But if you...
Insilico to present its latest research in AI Aging Diagnostics at the A!One Conference
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intel..
Rare Cancers Asia: Building bridges to improve patient care
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 21 November 2018 - Rare cancers inherently make it difficult to collect data, build clinical expertise and treat affected patients - challenges which are...
Environmental exposures early in life modify immune responses
Credit: UEF / Varpu Heiskanen The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased significantly over the last decades, creating substantial financial and societal burdens. Due to...
DNA Origami full of potent anticancer agents
One of the most successful techniques to combat multidrug resistance in cancer cells is the downregulation of those genes responsible for drug resistance. Chinese scientists...
Mobile health has power to transform HIV/AIDS nursing
The abundance of personal smartphones in southern African countries got University of Washington professor Sarah Gimbel thinking: What if these phones were used by front-line...
Keep slapping on that sunscreen and ignore toxic claims
It's safe to slap on the sunscreen this summer - in repeated doses - despite what you have read about the potential toxicity of sunscreens....
UTHealth, Children’s Museum are getting children excited about science
Credit: PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Cahill, UTHealth It is never too early to spark a child's interest in science and The University of Texas Health Science...
