Killer immune cells that halt malaria could hold key to new vaccines
Credit: Gunjan Arora and Javier Manzella-Lapeira Scientists have revealed that immune cells called natural killer (NK) cells may play a key role in ridding the...
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Scripps Research scientists find new way to block alcohol addiction and ease withdrawal
Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA-- June 26, 2018--According to a new study by Scripps Research scientists, activating a receptor found in brain cells may...
Fluciclovine PET/CT locates recurrent prostate cancer and advises management
Credit: Barry A. Siegel MD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine,...
Spine surgery patients less likely to be opioid dependent after surgery
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Spine surgeons and researchers at the University of Louisville, concerned about potential opioid misuse resulting from pain management related to surgery, have...
New studies illustrate need for rigorous review of infection preventionist staffing models across healthcare systems
Arlington, Va., June 26, 2018 - Severe gaps in staffing and outdated coverage benchmarks point to the critical need for evaluating and updating standards for...
MDI Biological Laboratory receives $70,000 to support organoid course
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that it received more than $70,000 in cash and in-kind awards...
Reinforced adversarial neural model for drug discovery and longevity biotechnology industry
Credit: Insilico Medicine Tuesday, June 26st, Rockville, MD - Today, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a Rockville-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of dee..
Gene editing curbs autism symptoms in mice
Credit: University of California, Berkeley Scientists at UT Health San Antonio have edited a gene in the brain to decrease the repetitive behaviors of mice...
Early treatment of advanced prostate cancer with radioligand therapy prolongs life
Credit: HR Kulkarni et al., THERANOSTICS Center for Molecular Radiotherapy and Molecular Imaging, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Germany PHILADELPHIA - Research presented at the 2018 Annual...
PharmaMar and Chugai agree to terms for early termination of the agreement for Zepsyre in Japan
Madrid, 26th of June 2018.- On April 27th, 2018 PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) reported to National Securities Market Commission that Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. had exercised its...
Chemotherapy-induced diarrhea traced to immune cells
Credit: Center for the Study of Itch Some 50 to 80 percent of cancer patients taking powerful chemotherapy drugs develop diarrhea, which can be severe...
Springer announces the launch of International Journal on Child Maltreatment
Starting in June 2018, Springer Nature will publish a new journal on research into the prevention, control and mitigation of child abuse and neglect. The...
In search of biomarkers to detect patients with latent ‘Plasmodium vivax’ infection
Credit: M. Gualdrón-López Proteins derived from the latent liver stage of Plasmodium vivax can be detected in small extracellular vesicles that circulate in blood, according...
Tragic death of baby highlights need for vitamin D public health policy change
Credit: University of Birmingham UK vitamin D supplementation policy needs to change to protect the health and lives of babies, pregnant women and dark skinned...
Timings and behaviour influence worm’s response to force
How worms respond to signals such as taps or touches depends on details of the signal, including whether it increases or decreases, and on what...
