Traumatic brain injury recovery via petri dish
Credit: Justin Sharma Athens, Ga. - Researchers in the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have succeeded in reproducing the effects of traumatic brain injury...
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Safe’ UV light may prevent infections in catheters, cardiac drivelines
Credit: David Welch, Ph.D., Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons A specific wavelength of ultraviolet light, now delivered through light-diffusing optical fibers, is...
Research reveals dangerous midlife switch of ditching activity to sit still
Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON - (August 23, 2018) - People are falling into a trap of greater inactivity during middle age, according to new research from...
Movement control: how our brain responds to unexpected situations
Credit: FMI Scientists have demonstrated that the motor cortex is necessary for the execution of corrective movements in response to unexpected changes of sensory input...
New biomarkers of inflammation identified as risk of polyneuropathy
Polyneuropathy is one of the most common complications in people with diabetes. However, it can also occur with certain risk factors or diseases before the...
Majority of current and former cancer patients age 50+ are happy with their life
Two-thirds of current cancer patients, and more than three-quarters of former cancer patients aged 50 and over, are mentally flourishing despite their illness, according to...
Physicians with personal cancer experience report adherence to screening guidelines less
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 23, 2018--A new study has found that physicians with nonprofessional experience of cancer were less...
Microbes hitch a ride inland on coastal fog
Credit: Sarah Evans (Millbrook, NY) Fog can act as a vector for microbes, transferring them long distances and introducing them into new environments. So reports...
Treatment for severe heartburn prevents cancer
Medical or surgical treatment of severe heartburn prevents cancer of the oesophagus, a study from Karolinska Institutet with almost one million Nordic patients reveals. The...
Penn nursing professor wins prestigious award for book about children and drug safety
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (August 23, 2018) - Cynthia Connolly's, PhD, RN, FAAN, book, Children and Drug Safety: Balancing Risk and Protection in Twentieth Century...
Care access not main driver of racial disparities in kidney disease
PHILADELPHIA - Although black and Hispanic veterans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more likely than white patients to see a kidney specialist--a nephrologist--they are...
GW cancer researchers to develop targeted therapies for pancreatic cancer
WASHINGTON (Aug. 23, 2018) -- Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer related deaths in the United States with a five-year survival...
A human enzyme can biodegrade graphene
Credit: Fotolia Myeloperoxidase - an enzyme naturally found in our lungs - can biodegrade pristine graphene, according to the latest discovery of Graphene Flagship partners...
Modifying the major model of a modern major mouse model
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center If a new anti-cancer drug shows promise in a Petri dish, often the next step is to test the...
Garlic ingredient from the lab bench
Fresh garlic extracts contain a variety of healthy organosulfur compounds, among which ajoene forms a major oil-extractable ingredient. Now, chemists in the United Kingdom have...
