New research shows how a fatty diet can lead to life-threatening liver disease
A study by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC provides new insight on how dietary fat and cholesterol drive the development of...
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Antennal sensors allow hawkmoths to make quick moves
All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from other senses. Biologists at Lund...
Paper sensors remove the sting of diabetic testing
Credit: 2018 KAUST A technique that enables biologically active enzymes to survive the rigors of inkjet printing presents a promising alternative to routine blood screening...
Improved stem cell approach could aid fight against Parkinson's
Scientists have taken a key step towards improving an emerging class of treatments for Parkinson's disease. The advance could markedly improve a next generation of...
Regenstrief Institute-MDClone partnership to accelerate data-driven medical research
Credit: Regenstrief Institute Health care generates vast amounts of data that have the potential to drive medical research and improve health, but unlocking the power...
Major gaps remain in how traditional knowledge is used in salmon governance in Norway and Finland
Credit: Gleb Raygorodetsky A new article published today in the journal Arctic points to major challenges in the ways traditional knowledge is included in the...
Bacteria-based drug delivery system that outperforms conventional methods
Credit: Virginia Tech An interdisciplinary team of three Virginia Tech faculty members affiliated with the Macromolecules Innovation Institute has created a drug delivery system that...
A mountain of evidence on air pollution's harms to children
A new study led by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) organizes the available scientific evidence on the effects of air...
Stem cell-derived neurons stop seizures and improve cognitive function
People with untreatable epilepsy may one day have a treatment: 'Convincing' their own cells to become the neurons they needCredit: Texas A&M University Health Science...
Novel imaging technique brings diagnostic potential into operating room
Boppart's custom optical imaging system provides molecular features of breast cancer tissue in real-timeCredit: Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University...
Lipid raft components offer potential cholesterol-lowering drug target
Approximately 1 in every 4 deaths in the United States is caused by heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hypercholesterolemia,...
Yale-led team examines impact of diet intervention on autoimmunity in mice
New Haven, Conn. -- Could a change in diet be beneficial to people with autoimmune diseases such as lupus? A Yale-led team of researchers have...
Insilico to present latest advances in deep learning for biomarker development at 2019 PMWC
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, December 20, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence,...
Study finds elevated risk of rare blood cancers after chemotherapy for most solid tumors
Findings from a new study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) show that patients treated with chemotherapy for most solid tumors during 2000-2014...
Leuven scientists tackle one immune disease after the other
In two recent studies, the same team of scientists has uncovered the mechanisms underlying two distinct immunological disorders affecting both children and adults. Stephanie Humblet-Baron...
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