Novel gene mutation found in lymphatic disorder
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers have identified a gene mutation that causes a serious lymphatic condition, and used that knowledge to restore normal...
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Breakthrough sensor to help people with bipolar disorder monitor lithium levels
Patients living with bipolar disorder and depression will soon be able to use a unique wearable sensor to safely monitor their lithium drug levels. In...
Leaf molecules as markers for mycorrhizal associations
Credit: Ming Wang, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology The relationship between plants and so-called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is considered to be one of the...
Men and women are different: Why medical oncology needs to restate the obvious
LUGANO, 28 August 2018 - Gender-based approaches to studying and treating disease have remained largely unexplored in medical oncology, despite the field's growing interest in...
IIVS, BASF & Givaudan collaborate to validate a non-animal test for regulatory submissions
GAITHERSBURG, MD -August 28- The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS), with an established track record in the validation of alternatives to animal testing, is...
UTEP scientists awarded $6 million to improve treatment for Chagas disease
Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have received nearly $6 million from the National Institutes of...
Emergency resuscitation device increases cardiac arrest survival rate, study reports
Credit: PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Cahill, UTHealth. When paramedics resuscitated cardiac arrest patients with a new type of breathing tube, their patients were more likely to...
Scientists develop alternative treatment for peripheral artery disease
Credit: LSU Cristina Sabliov, LSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering professor, and Tammy Dugas, professor in the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Comparative Biomedical...
126 patient and provider groups to CMS: Proposed E/M service cuts will hurt sickest patients
WASHINGTON, DC - A broad coalition of 126 patient and provider groups - led by leading national organizations including the American College of Rheumatology -...
CU researchers identify potential target for treating pain during surgery
AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 28, 2018) - A research team lead by faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine have published a study that...
Research brief: Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’
Credit: University of Minnesota, McAlpine Group A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array...
The link between obesity, the brain, and genetics
Credit: Uku Vainik Clinicians should consider how the way we think can make us vulnerable to obesity, and how obesity is genetically intertwined with brain...
Migrating monarchs facing increased parasite risks
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - During their annual migration to wintering sites in Mexico, monarch butterflies encounter dangers ranging from cars and trucks to storms,...
Crowdsourcing campaigns increase HIV testing among at-risk men in China
Credit: Shufang Wei, UNC Project-China Chapel Hill, NC - Approximately 14 million people living with HIV worldwide have yet to be tested, impacting the effectiveness...
New cancer treatment uses enzymes to boost immune system and fight back
Credit: Norah Ashoura Graduate student Molecular Biology College of Natural Sciences, UT. AUSTIN, Texas -- Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed...
