Why can’t mTOR inhibitors kill cancer? Study explains
Credit: McGill University and Masahiro Morita, Ph.D. Anti-cancer drugs called mTOR inhibitors slow the growth of cancer cells but show limited ability to cause cancer...
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NIH explores connection between Ebola survival and co-infection with malaria parasites
Credit: NIAID People infected with Ebola virus were 20 percent more likely to survive if they were co-infected with malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites, according to data...
Swedish diagnostic method for Alzheimer’s becomes international standard
Researchers at Gothenburg University have developed a reference method for standardized measurements that diagnose Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms appear. The method has now formally...
Hardening of the arteries
Credit: The Canadian Light Source (CLS) A team of researchers from McGill University has advanced the scientific understanding of abnormal mineral accumulation in arteries, a...
Notre Dame cancer researchers publish new papers on ovarian cancer…
Credit: Matt Cashore Two papers involving ovarian cancer research at the University of Notre Dame's Harper Cancer Research Institute (HCRI), one featuring new research and...
New functions of hippocampus unveiled
(from left) Dr Russell Chan, Professor Ed Wu and Dr Alex Leong Credit: The University of Hong Kong – A research team led by Lam...
Despite lack of efficacy data, surprising consensus in pediatric…
Credit: Children's National Health System The number of available anti-seizure medications has exploded in the past two decades, going from just a handful of medicines...
Close proximity of slum dwellers could be answer to health problems
Credit: Richard Lilford A new study suggests that the 'neighbourhood effect' of slums could help to alleviate some of their associated health problems. A team...
Cognitive training enhanced innovative thinking and brain networks in older adults
Credit: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas have demonstrated in a pilot study that cognitive training improves innovative...
Diabetes management improved in high-risk population through community program
Credit: Courtesy of NYU Langone Health An ethnic population at high risk for Type 2 diabetes achieved significant control of the disease through participation in...
Yoga may lessen side effects in men undergoing prostate cancer…
PHILADELPHIA — Men with prostate cancer who are undergoing radiation therapy can benefit from yoga, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University...
Breast cancer: Research IDs obstacles to care in Appalachia
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understanding why so many breast cancer patients in Appalachia aren't...
Starting age of marijuana use may have long-term effects on brain…
IMAGE: These are divergent patterns in overlapping areas of anterior prefrontal cortex. Credit: Center for BrainHealth The age at which an adolescent begins using marijuana...
New drug targets for a rare kidney and liver disease
Credit: Osaka University ARPKD is a rare disease affecting 1 in 20000 people, but its victims are newborns, many of whom fail to see their...
Physician receives grant to train the next generation of Bronx-grown medical professionals
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Oct., 24, 2017 — (BRONX, NY) — Juan Robles, M.D., attending physician at Montefiore Health System and assistant professor...
