Low calorie sweeteners can help in sugar reduction recommendations, according to experts
London, 06 November 2018: The latest research on low calorie sweeteners' use, benefits and role in the diet were discussed today at the 3rd International...
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Brain-derived compounds show surprising — and beneficial — results for cancer in lab studies
Credit: Larry Gilstad A lab team led by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Andrew Schally at the Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and the University of...
New immunotherapy technique can specifically target tumor cells, UCI study reports
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 6, 2018 -- A new immunotherapy screening prototype developed by University of California, Irvine researchers can quickly create individualized cancer treatments that...
Ohio researchers, partners find meth, similar drug overdoses growing rapidly
ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 6, 2018) - The number of overdose deaths involving methamphetamines and amphetamines in the state of Ohio increased more than 5,000 percent...
Study illuminates the largely unrecognized role of youth caregivers
Credit: University of Miami Health System 'I need this - can you grab my pills?' 'Can you help me with this?' 'Can you go in...
Researchers discover new gene for hair loss
Credit: (c) Uni Bonn Hypotrichosis simplex leads to progressive hair loss already in childhood. A team of researchers led by human geneticists at the University...
Most patients with cystic fibrosis may receive insufficient antibiotics to fight lung infections
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Nov. 6, 2018)-The majority of patients with cystic fibrosis may not achieve blood concentrations of antibiotics sufficiently high enough t..
Researchers find novel mutation affecting YARS causes multisystem disease
STRASBURG, PA- Researchers have identified a novel missense mutation in tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS c.499C>A, p.Pro167Thr) that causes a severe recessive disorder in affected individuals. The...
Water experts to study emerging threat of antibiotic resistance
Credit: Virginia Tech Bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics lead to an estimated 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses per year in the U.S. The...
Exploring how lipids in our bodies and cell membranes affect aging and long-term health
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - A professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is exploring aging on the molecular level, examining how the...
PharmSci 360: Tuesday’s program highlights
Highlights from the Tuesday, Nov. 6 program include: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. * Capturing, Counting and Identifying CECs: A Potential Diagnostic Marker for Patients...
Back pain shows significant association with mortality among older women
Researchers at Boston Medical Center found that frequent, persistent back pain is associated with earlier death in a study of more than 8,000 older women...
New measure for the wellbeing of populations could replace Human Development Index
Credit: IIASA IIASA researchers have introduced a new, simple measure for human wellbeing across countries, called the Human Life Indicator (HLI), that takes inequality into...
US Department of Defense will fund new approach against the most aggressive type of prostate cancer
Credit: CNIO The U.S. Department of Defense has granted the "Impact Award" to explore new therapeutic options against advanced prostate cancer - scientifically known as...
Tracking down microRNA candidates that can contribute to disease
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine What started as Ninad Oak's side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. "The project started as...
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