Bad cold? If you’re lonely, it may feel worse
Credit: Illustration by Valentina Gonzalez/Rice University HOUSTON – (March 30, 2017) – Suffering through a cold is annoying enough, but if you're lonely, you're likely...
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Changes in metabolites can regulate earliest stages of development
Changes in cellular metabolites have been shown to regulate embryonic stem cell development at the earliest stages of life. Metabolites are simple compounds generated during...
Encouraging clinical results for an antibody drug to prevent or treat HIV
Credit: The Rockefeller University A new biologic agent–the most potent of its kind so far–is showing early promise as part of a potential new strategy...
Nanoparticles loaded with mRNA give disease-fighting properties to…
Biodegradable nanoparticles (orange) carry short-lived gene therapy to specific cells (light teal), giving them disease-fighting properties. Kimberly Carney / Fred Hutch News Service A new...
A ‘release and kill’ strategy may aid treatment of tuberculosis
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been called "the perfect pathogen." These bacteria hijack human macrophages, persist inside the cells to evade immune...
Women may be more vulnerable to concussions because of…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Women have smaller, more breakable nerve fibers in the brain compared to men that may make them more susceptible to...
Novel approach in primary care setting may help identify patients with…
Credit: ATS With five simple questions and an inexpensive peak expiratory flow (PEF) meter, primary care clinicians may be able to diagnose many more patients...
New York Blood Center joins Blood Centers of America
Credit: Blood Centers of America West Warwick, RI, July 20, 2017 – Blood Centers of America (BCA) announced today that New York Blood Center (NYBC)...
Brazilian Zika virus strain causes birth defects in experimental…
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil and Senegal, have described the first "direct experimental proof" that the...
Reversing the HIV epidemic: Europe needs to scale-up prevention,…
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 2017 In a two-day conference organised in collaboration between the Maltese Presidency of the Council of...
UTSW urges use of evidence-based medicine to avoid overtreatment of…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Jan. 31, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center research supports an evidence-based medicine (EBM) approach that embraces individualized care to...
Glucagon receptor structure offers new opportunities for type 2 diabetes drug discovery
Credit: Dr. WU Beili Class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) exert essential action in hormonal homeostasis and are important therapeutic targets for a variety of...
Slowing dangerous bacteria may be more effective than killing them,…
Credit: Illustration by Jennifer Oosthuizen, CDC CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered a mechanism that allows bacteria of the same...
Do violent communities foster violent kids?
Children and adolescents regularly confronted with violence in their community have a greater tendency to show antisocial behavior. This finding was reported by researchers from...
Testing for Zika virus: There’s an app for that
Credit: Photo by Randy Wong LIVERMORE, Calif. — Add rapid, mobile testing for Zika and other viruses to the list of things that smartphone technology...
