Pitt-developed drug works against ‘superbug’ biofilms and…
PITTSBURGH, May 9, 2016 – A potential drug therapy developed at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research (CVR) has proven effective against tough...
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Fenofibrate may reduce heart disease risk in some patients with type 2 diabetes
WHAT: A new study shows that the drug fenofibrate might reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes who have high...
Painful sex and bladder problems take toll on women’s libido…
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 11, 2017)–As women age, sexual activity typically declines. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they are no longer interested in sex. The problem...
IU, Regenstrief study finds surrogate decision makers experience…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly half of the 13 million older adults hospitalized annually in the United States are unable to make their own...
UW-Madison spinoff gets FDA OK for bacteria-killing wound dressing
Credit: Imbed Biosciences MADISON. Wis. — Imbed Biosciences today received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its patented wound dressing for human...
Black babies more likely to have nursing care missed in their NICU stay
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 18, 2017) – Everybody wants a healthy life for their baby. Black babies are more likely to be born prematurely,...
Are patients sufficiently shielded against stray radiation during CT scans?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 21, 2017–Radiation exposure during diagnostic imaging such as computed tomography (CT) contributes to a small,...
Magic mushrooms may ‘reset’ the brains of depressed…
Credit: Carhart Harris, R et al. Scientific Reports 2017 Patients taking psilocybin to treat depression show reduced symptoms weeks after treatment following a ‘reset’ of...
JAMA Viewpoint: Emerging Zika pandemic requires more WHO action now
IMAGE: Daniel Lucey, M.D., M.P.H., is Senior Scholar at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. Credit: Georgetown University WASHINGTON – The World...
Gene that enables memories, sense of direction produces schizophrenia-like symptoms when…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense of direction instead can result...
Why is some social media content interpreted as bragging?
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in print that explores the psychological and...
UT Southwestern researchers identify gene that protects against…
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Feb. 1, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a gene that protects the gut from...
UMass Amherst researchers find ‘switch’ that turns on immune cells’ tumor-killing ability
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Molecular biologists led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator Elena Pobezinskaya at the University of Massachusetts...
New study suggests psychedelic drugs may reduce criminal behaviour
Credit: UBC Okanagan campus Newly published research suggests that common psychedelic drugs–such as magic mushrooms, LSD and mescaline (a substance derived from the peyote cactus)–may...
Breakthrough by Exeter cell biologists
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how different compartments (or organelles) of human cells interact. Organelles are the functional units...
