Dental plaque is no match for catalytic nanoparticles
Combine a diet high in sugar with poor oral hygiene habits and dental cavities, or caries, will likely result. The sugar triggers the formation of...
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New research challenges common assumptions about people who use food shelves
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 31, 2018 - The first-ever statewide survey of Minnesota food-shelf users uncovered important information about a population whose voices are rarely represented...
£2 Million for sepsis research in Africa
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) LSTM is to lead a new multinational project on sepsis following a £2 million award from the National Institute of...
Use of VA services impacted by external economic, policy changes
(Boston)--A new study has found that use of VA services is affected by economic and policy changes outside the VA, such as Medicaid eligibility, private...
Tufts Ramnath Subbaraman selected to receive Doris Duke Charitable Foundation award
Credit: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University BOSTON (July 31, 2018)--Ramnath Subbaraman, M.D., a Tufts University School of Medicine assistant professor of public health and community medicine, is...
Turning off protein could boost immunotherapy effectiveness on cancer tumors
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Researchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy in the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered inhibiting a previously...
Penn cardiovascular disease and translational medicine expert elected to Italian Academy of Science
PHILADELPHIA--Garret FitzGerald, MD, FRS, a professor of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and an...
New cell lines produce NIST monoclonal antibody for improved biologic drugs
Credit: ©EnCor Biotechnology Inc. When the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the world's first standardized monoclonal antibody (mAb) in July 2016, the...
ESC Congress 2018 — Hot Science tips from the programme chairperson
Covering a wide range of topics, from nutrition to late breaking clinical trials that will change practice, ESC Congress 2018 has a hot story for...
Therapy for Rare Cancers receives FDA approval following trials at Penn’s Abramson Cancer
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ever non-surgical treatment for the rare neuroendocrine cancers pheochromocytoma...
Heat therapy boosts mitochondrial function in muscles
Rockville, Md. (July 31, 2018)--A new study finds that long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in the muscles. The discovery could lead to new...
Survey of Sexual Medicine Society members reveals only half ask for patients’ sexual orientation
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say their small survey of nearly 100 health care practitioners who are members of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America...
Scientists discover potential therapy for human copper metabolism disorders
COLLEGE STATION - Individuals with defects in copper metabolism may soon have more targeted treatment options thanks to a discovery by a research team led...
Study: UVA heart failure program improves survival, reduces costs
Credit: UVA Health System A University of Virginia Health System program that provides follow-up care for heart failure patients after they leave the hospital significantly...
Past experiences shape what we see more than what we are looking at now
Credit: NYU School of Medicine A rope coiled on dusty trail may trigger a frightened jump by hiker who recently stepped on a snake. Now...
