New hope for rare disorder
Credit: Emel Aygören-Pürsün Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by recurrent painful swellings of the skin and mucous membranes. Without treatment, patients'...
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Researchers discover system that could reduce neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease
Credit: Seda Koyuncu and Isabel Saez The neuroscientist Dr David Vilchez and his team at CECAD, the University of Cologne's Cluster of Excellence for Aging...
Specialized approach to open heart surgery saves lives
Chicago, July 26, 2018 Patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) - the most common heart surgery performed - may live longer and experience...
Solution to medical mystery may help some children avoid bone marrow transplantation
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Justin Veneman Researchers have helped solve a decades-old mystery about which mutations are responsible for an inherited bone...
High-precision on-site analysis of precious metals in metallurgical waste spills
Credit: Kanazawa University Precious metals come in limited supply but are in high demand. They are mainly sourced through mining, but the possibility of recycling...
Times Higher Education Research Excellence Summit: Eurasia 2018
On 29th - 31st August 2018, Russia will host its first summit run by Times Higher Education (THE) - the world's leading center for higher...
Student project leads to founding of startup DIANA Biotechnologies
(Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague)) A new startup, DIANA Biotechnologies, has been founded at the Institute...
Riding an e-bike promotes fitness and health — already after four weeks
The role of the e-bike in promoting health and fitness is comparable to that of a conventional bicycle. This was reported by researchers of the...
New study finds that aging can make it more difficult to swallow
New York, NY - As adults age, they all experience a natural loss of muscle mass and function. A new study finds that as the...
Certara experts highlight quantitative systems pharmacology’s role in first-in-human clinical trials
Credit: Certara PRINCETON, NJ - July 26, 2018 - Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, market access and real-world evidence services,...
Soundwave-surfing droplets leave no traces
Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Engineers at Duke University have developed a way to manipulate, split and mix droplets of biological fluids by having...
Surrey develops ground-breaking flexible X-ray detector
Detectors that are presently used for mammograms and for dose measurements in radiotherapy are often rigid, causing errors in screening, or dose delivery to surrounding...
Aging overweight scuba divers at risk of underwater heart attack
Sophia Antipolis, July 26, 2018: Older, overweight scuba divers are being urged to shed pounds to avoid an underwater heart attack. That's the advice from...
Adherence to healthy diets associated with lower cancer risk
Bottom Line: A diet that encourages both healthy eating and physical activity and discourages alcohol consumption was associated with a reduced overall cancer risk, as...
MicroRNA panel can identify malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules
Bottom Line: A panel of 19 microRNAs identified using next-generation sequencing could categorize indeterminate thyroid nodule samples into malignant and benign. Journal in Which the...
