Eliminating emissions in India and China could add years to people’s lives
The 2.7 billion people who live in China and India -- more than a third of the world's population -- regularly breath some of the...
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A 150-year-old drug might improve radiation therapy for cancer
Columbus, Ohio - A drug first identified 150 years ago and used as a smooth-muscle relaxant might make tumors more sensitive to radiation therapy, according...
First GWAS analysis of ‘type 1.5 diabetes’ reveals links between immune and metabolic disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Scientists who performed the largest-ever genetic study of a puzzling type of adult-onset diabetes have uncovered new connections to the...
Researchers identify new approach for controlling dengue fever and Zika virus
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animals, killing thousands of people and causing millions of illnesses each year....
Drivers of inflammation provide valuable targets for new gum disease therapies
T cells help fight off infection, but they can go overboard. A new study led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental...
HIV/AIDS training center at UIC receives $4.4 million in new federal funding
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC) at the University of Illinois at Chicago has received $4.4 million in funding from...
How does brain structure influence performance on language tasks?
Credit: Bansal et al., PLOS Computational Biology, October 2018, available under CC BY license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The architecture of each person's ..
Researchers propose conceptual framework to study role of exercise in multiple sclerosis
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. October 17, 2018. Researchers have proposed a conceptual framework for examining the relationship between exercise and adaptive neuroplasticity in...
UC researchers recommend universal screening to tackle rise in Hepatitis C
Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Physicians are encountering a growing number of younger patients who are testing positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
Thanks to $1.72M federal grant: UA researchers using green light for HIV-related pain
Credit: Photo: Bob Demers/UANews After proving surprisingly beneficial in human clinical trials at the University of Arizona for the treatment of pain resulting from fibromyalgia...
Social media buffers depression among older adults with pain
ANN ARBOR--With a few finger strokes or swipes on a computer or cell phone, seniors with pain reduce the risk of depression when visiting social...
Case Western Reserve researchers cure drug-resistant infections without antibiotics
Biochemists, microbiologists, drug discovery experts and infectious disease doctors have teamed up in a new study that shows antibiotics are not always necessary to cure...
Selfish people have fewer children and earn less money
Credit: Photo: Jonas Bilberg What happens to those who behave unselfishly and make sacrifices for the sake of others? According to an interdisciplinary study by...
New imaging tool captures how sound moves through the chinchilla ear
Credit: Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new device that can be used to visualize how sound-induced vibrations...
Breastfeeding protects infants from antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A recent study completed at the University of Helsinki investigated the amount and quality of bacteria resistant to antibiotics in breast milk and the gut...
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