‘Evil’ proteins a force for good in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
Credit: Kris Hanning, UAHS BioCommunications Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States, striking 1 out of 8 women. About...
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Mononuclear phagocytes can both promote and inhibit inflammation. A Team from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich has now shown that individual phagocytes in the central nervous...
AGA expands workforce and research diversity work with NIH grant
Bethesda, MD (Sept. 11, 2018) -- Building on a longstanding commitment to developing diversity in the biomedical science research workforce, AGA is pleased to announce...
A new study examines use of twitter to spread or debunk conspiracy theories
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 10, 2018--Researchers investigating the use of Twitter to propagate or debunk conspiracy theories related to...
Study reveals which transgender teens have highest suicide risk
Research has shown that transgender adolescents are at greater risk for attempting suicide than cisgender teens, who identify with the gender they are assigned at...
Majority of women receive breast cancer diagnosis over the phone
A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine reveals an increasing number of women are learning about their breast cancer diagnosis over...
Microbe scientist Jessica Metcalf receives early-career award
Credit: Colorado State University Who runs the world? According to Jessica Metcalf, it's definitely microbes. The associate professor in the Department of Animal Sciences is...
Inhaled version of blood pressure drug shows promise in treating anxiety, pain
TORONTO (September 11, 2018) - An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types of anxiety as well as...
Unusual biosynthetic pathway offers a key to future natural product discovery
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Bacteria are master engineers of small, biologically useful molecules. A new study in Nature Communications has revealed one of the tricks...
Treating sleep apnea greatly improves stroke patients’ neurological & functional recovery
INDIANAPOLIS - A large study has found that commencing treatment for sleep apnea as soon as possible after a stroke or a mini-stroke significantly improves...
Towards a better understanding of how colon cancer develops and progresses
Researchers from the University of Luxembourg have discovered a molecular mechanism that is responsible for the spread of cancer cells in the body and the...
Newborns with congenital heart disease have enlarged kidneys
The hearts and brains of babies born with congenital heart disease are not the only organs affected by this common medical condition. Surprisingly, their kidneys...
Industry-certified masks offer better protection from volcanic ash exposure
Credit: Tri Wahyudi Industry-certified particle masks are most effective at protecting people from volcanic ash, whilst commonly used surgical masks offer less protection. A first...
New genetic compound marker could help early diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer
A research team at the University of Turku in Finland discovered a link between the interplay of certain simultaneously occurring genetic changes in the HOXB13...
Critically ill patients supported by respirators in ICUs may develop weakness from drug treatment, not illness
Credit: CHEST® Glenview, IL, September 11, 2018 - At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs)...
