BU and Ohio University researchers awarded NIH grant
(Boston)--Noyan Gokce, MD, professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a four-year, $2.2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes...
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New study finds that e-cigarettes increase cardiovascular risk as much as cigarettes
The usage of e-cigarettes containing nicotine has a significant impact on vascular functions claims new study. Research published in the SAGE journal, Vascular Medicine, has...
Infravec2 new insect vector research tools: no-cost resources for scientists
In 2017, the European Commission gave its go-ahead to Infravec2, the EU-funded global source for no-cost vector research products and services. In June, 2018, the...
Cleveland Clinic receives $2.8 million grant to improve heart transplant outcomes
Monday, July 9, 2018, CLEVELAND: The National Institutes of Health has awarded Cleveland Clinic researcher Eileen Hsich, M.D., $2.8 million over four years to evaluate...
Insights from metabolites get us closer to a test for chronic fatigue syndrome
A study led by researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has identified a constellation...
Haemophilia A/sialorrhoea: Comparator therapies not implemented, added benefit not proven
Two of the four dossier assessments that were published by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) on 2 July 2018,...
Teenagers can thank their parents’ positive attitude for avoiding obesity
Teenagers are less likely to be overweight if their mum or dad had a positive attitude during pregnancy, a new study by the University of...
Majority of drivers don’t believe texting while driving is dangerous
People who text while driving are six times more likely to be involved in a car crash. To combat this problem, more and more states...
Mitochondrial DNA in exosomes is the alarm that initiates the antiviral response
Credit: CNIC Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have provided valuable information about the defense mechanisms of the immune system...
Blood flow in the heart revealed in a flash
Credit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University have for the first time been able to use information from computer tomography images to simulate the heart...
UAB researchers cure type 2 diabetes and obesity in mice using gene therapy
Credit: UAB A research team from the UAB led by Professor Fatima Bosch has managed to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice using...
Transmission of NDM bacteria between dogs and humans established
Credit: Thomas Grönthal In 2015, a New Delhi-metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM) Escherichia coli bacteria was discovered in two Finnish dogs. An article recently published in the journal...
PharmaMar announces the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indonesian Oceanographic Research Center to address the fight against cancer
PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Research Center for Oceanography, the Indonesian Institute of Science (RCO-LIPI), in the presence of the...
Novel PET imaging method more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis inflammation
Credit: N Narayan et al. 2018, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, UK RESTON, VA - A new positron emission tomography (PET) imaging method more fully...
National school food policies have potential to improve health now and later
Credit: Via Pexels BOSTON (July 9, 2018)--Providing free fruits and vegetables and limiting sugary drinks in schools could have positive health effects in both the...
