New details of HIV life cycle
Credit: Evan Krape Research by a multi-institutional team, including two members from the University of Delaware, has revealed new details about the HIV virus capsid...
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New method measures single molecules from nanoliter of blood in real time
Credit: Giovanni Maglia, University of Groningen University of Groningen scientists, led by Associate Professor of Chemical Biology Giovanni Maglia, have designed a nanopore system that...
Digital marketing exposure increases energy drink usage among young adults
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, October 5, 2018 - Energy drinks represent a new category of nonalcoholic beverage with global sales of...
Study finds standard treatment for common STD doesn’t eliminate parasite in some women
A new study led by an infectious disease epidemiologist at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine could change the way doctors treat...
Energy-insecure New Yorkers face multiple health risks
Nearly one-third of Washington Heights residents surveyed report problems with lack of heat in the winter and/or paying their electric bills. The study by researchers...
Tumor necrosis associate with atherosclerotic lipid accumulation
Inflammation is currently a well-documented component of atheroslcerosis pathogenesis, which plays a role at each stage of the disease development. Local activation of endothelial cells...
Participants in dementia prevention research motivated by altruism
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the country, report that people who participate in dementia prevention trials are...
Rush wins 2018 Bernard A. Birnbaum, M.D., Quality Leadership Award
Credit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center today received the Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, given annually by healthcare services company Vizient...
Loyola developing new treatment for stroke and spinal cord injury
MAYWOOD, IL. -- Loyola Medicine has launched a research program to study a new treatment approach for stroke and spinal cord injury patients that involves...
UTMB develops a universal vaccine platform that’s cheaper and shelf stable
GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed less expensive way to produce vaccines that cuts the costs...
New spheres trick, trap and terminate water contaminant
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 5, 2018) - Rice University scientists have developed something akin to the Venus' flytrap of particles for water...
Loyola neurologist receives Presidential Citation from Neurocritical Care Society
Credit: Loyola Medicine MAYWOOD, IL - Loyola Medicine neurologist Michael Schneck, MD, is a 2018 recipient of a Presidential Citation from the Neurocritical Care Society...
American hospitals make it too hard for patients to access medical records
Many top hospitals in the United States are making it unduly confusing or expensive for patients to gain access to their own medical records, say...
Could treating psoriasis in the future be as easy as going online?
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - For approximately 8 million Americans, visiting a doctor regularly is the key to managing their psoriasis, a chronic...
Cleaning procedure prevents therapy dogs from spreading MRSA to children with cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - Therapy dogs help ease stress in young patients with cancer, but can spread methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), putting vulnerable kids at risk...
