Scientists discover an unexpected influence on dividing stem…
Credit: Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University/Science When most cells divide, they simply make more of themselves. But stem cells,...
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Second cause of hidden hearing loss identified
Credit: Michigan Medicine Patients who complain they can't hear their friends at a noisy restaurant, but pass a hearing test in their doctor's office, may...
Comparing chemical and surgical castration for prostate cancer
Surgical castration to remove the testicles (orchiectomy) of men with metastatic prostate cancer was associated with lower risks for adverse effects compared with men who...
Donor microbes persist 2 years after fecal transplant to treat C.…
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have made the first direct demonstration that fecal donor microbes remained in recipients for...
Group Health’s lifesaving approach to screening for colon cancer steps forward
SEATTLE–Mailing yearly stool kits–an alternative to the often-dreaded colonoscopy–has helped Group Health to boost rates of lifesaving screening for colon cancer, according to new research...
Researcher uncovers the secret history of self-harm
Credit: National Library of Medicine Dr Chaney, a historian of human emotion, said: "It was in the late Victorian era that people began to make...
Mouse studies offer new insights about cocaine’s effect on the…
Credit: Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University/PNAS Cocaine is one of the most addictive substances known to man, and for good...
A ‘RISPR’ view of Sturge-Weber syndrome is coming into focus
Credit: Bischoff lab/Boston Children's Hospital Three-dimensional modeling and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology are giving scientists a new view into Sturge-Weber syndrome, a rare congenital ..
Immunity genes could protect some from E. coli while others fall ill
IMAGE: Ephraim Tsalik, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor of medicine at Duke Health Credit: Duke Photography DURHAM, N.C. — When a child comes home...
Creating safer polio vaccine strains for the post-eradication era
IMAGE: Funerary stele of the priest Rom(a) about 1400BC shows the withered limb and down-flexed foot of poliomyelitis. This artifact is in the Carlsberg ny...
Researchers developed nanoparticle based contrast agent for dual modal…
Credit: NANO Journal Researchers from PSG College of Technology, India have developed nano-contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as optical imaging of...
Male escorts for women, couples demand grows: Global survey
Credit: QUT A quarter of Australia’s 516 male escorts cater to women and couples, a global survey of the 61 countries which host online male...
WFIRM dcientists study space radiation health effects to keep astronauts safe
Credit: WFIRM The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has been selected by NASA to lead a multi-institutional project to better understand the health...
Toxic chemicals in salons, lack of education lead to adverse health…
Credit: Lindsey Milich Clients who frequent hair and nail salons exhibit more skin and fungal diseases than those who visit less often and nail salon...
Brain damage caused by Zika exposure in utero can be detected by both fetal MRI and ultrasound
Credit: Children's National Health System SAN DIEGO–Clinicians managing Zika-affected pregnancies should use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition to standard ultrasound (US) because the ..
