New clues discovered to lung transplant rejection
Points toward treatment to prevent a particularly deadly form of rejection A lung transplant often remains the only option for many patients with end-stage lung...
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Announcing 7 new GA4GH Driver Projects for 2019
GEnome Medical alliance Japan (GEM Japan), H3Africa, Swiss Personalised Health Network (SPHN), the Autism Sharing Initiative, EpiShare, EUCANCan, and the European Joint Programme on Rare...
First discovered fossil feather did not belong to iconic bird Archaeopteryx
HKU imaging technology shows first discovered fossil feather did not belong to iconic bird ArchaeopteryxCredit: @The University of Hong Kong A 150-year-old fossil feather mystery...
Engineers harvest heart's energy to power life-saving devices
Harnessing the heartbeat to charge batteriesCredit: Patricio R. Sarzosa, Thayer School of Engineering HANOVER, N.H. - Feb. 4, 2019 - The heart's motion is so...
Higher lifetime risk of sudden cardiac death among African Americans may be associated with income and education disparities
Circulation journal report DALLAS, Feb. 4, 2019 -- African Americans - especially African American women - have a significantly higher risk of sudden cardiac death...
Revealing the path of a metallodrug in a breast cancer cell
Credit: ESRF Some types of cancer cannot be treated with classical chemotherapy. Scientists from Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne University, PSL university, University Grenoble Alpes and ESRF,...
Infertility treatment linked with slightly higher risk of pregnancy complications
Women who have undergone infertility treatment, such as in vitro fertilization, are more likely to experience severe pregnancy complications, according to new research published in...
Rutgers study finds rise in overdoses from opioids in diarrhea drug
Misuse of over-the-counter drugs with the ingredient loperamide can result in cardiac failure A Rutgers study has uncovered a new threat in the opiate epidemic:...
Ohio State-led study links protein, clusterin, to cardiac and metabolic diseases
COLUMBUS, Ohio - During a study spanning nearly a decade, researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute and Houston...
Graphene biosensor could provide early lung cancer diagnosis, research shows
The wonder-material graphene could hold the key to unlocking the next generation of advanced, early stage lung cancer diagnosis. A team of scientists from the...
Obesity-related cancers rising in young adults in the US
Millennials have about double the risk of some cancers compared to Baby Boomers at same age A new study finds rates are increasing for six...
University spinout receives £1.2 million to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Credit: University of Plymouth Amprologix Limited, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has won a £1.2 million contract from the Department for Health and Social...
Poor diet may have caused nosedive in major Atlantic seabird nesting colony
Credit: Roger Dickey The observed population crash in a colony of sooty terns, tropical seabirds in one of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs), is partly...
No overall increased risk of cancer in children born after fertility treatment
Children born after assisted reproductive technology (ART) do not appear to be at greater risk of developing cancer than other children, according to the first...
Simply shining light on dinosaur metal compound kills cancer cells
Credit: University of Warwick Iridium - a rare metal on earth from the meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs - attached to albumin, a protein in...
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