Researchers reveal new links between heart hormones, obesity, and diabetes
Lake Nona, Fl., Feb. 17, 2016 – A new research study has revealed an important relationship between proteins secreted by the heart and obesity, glucose...
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Discovery of drug combination: Overcoming resistance to targeted drugs…
Credit: KAIST A KAIST research team presented a novel method for improving medication treatment for liver cancer using Systems Biology, combining research from information technology...
NIH study finds donor corneas can be safely preserved for longer period
Credit: Credit George Rosenwasser, M.D. Results from a large, national clinical trial show that corneal donor tissue can be safely stored for 11 days without...
Simple new test could improve diagnosis of tuberculosis in developing nations
Credit: Carolyn R. Bertozzi PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22, 2016 — In developing nations, the current test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) is error-prone, complicated and time-consuming. Furthermore,...
Laser-based camera improves view of the carotid artery
Credit: Michigan Medicine Strokes and heart attacks often strike without warning. But, a unique application of a medical camera could one day help physicians know...
Gene delivery of drugs directly into arthritic joints is making the leap to patients
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 22, 2018–Localized gene delivery to diseased joints to achieve sustained drug production at the site...
Superhuman ‘night’ vision during the total eclipse?
Ohio – If you were fortunate enough to witness the recent total solar eclipse in all its glory, you might have noticed something surprising. It...
Penn Medicine neurosurgeon named alpha Omega Alpha Fellow in…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Timothy H. Lucas, II, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of Neurosurgery and director of the Translational Neuromodulation Lab in the...
Cell cycle proteins help immune cells trap microbes with nets made of DNA
Credit: Volker Brinkmann In your bloodstream, there are immune cells called neutrophils that, when faced with a pathogenic threat, will expel their DNA like a...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D., recognized…
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE — Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, has been recognized as...
Immune receptor that’s typically activated by bacteria is a major contributor to…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 6, 2017) – Bladder dysfunction is a reality for about half of patients with diabetes and now scientists have...
Russian Polytechnic University among organizers of Russian-Chinese…
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University On June 6, Forum on Russian-Chinese Biomedical Cooperation was launched at the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai (Pudong...
Exploring the cause of chronic lung transplant rejection, in a quest to stop it
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. – For patients affected by lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis and others,...
University of Montana professor breaks new ground on counseling…
Credit: Courtesy of UM MISSOULA – Recent work by a University of Montana communication studies professor is drawing national attention for her approach to incorporating...
‘Global City Sampling Day’ to launch Weill Cornell Medicine-led study
NEW YORK, NY (June 21, 2016) — Weill Cornell Medicine is kicking off its groundbreaking international study of antimicrobial resistance with an event called Global...
