Biochemists feed ‘poison pill’ to deadly virus with a…
It has a funny name – coxsackievirus – but there's nothing funny about how this tiny germ and its close relatives sicken their hosts. Colorado...
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How migrating birds ‘run a marathon,’ burning muscles and organs in long flights
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Migrating birds complete long non-stop flights of many hours for songbirds and days for some shorebirds to reach breeding...
People infected by hepatitis C in Canada have limited access to…
Credit: CHUM Montreal, October 14, 2016. – A pill a day for 12 weeks. The new direct-acting antivirals (DAA) are effective in curing the hepatitis...
International entomologists to collaborate on controlling Zika,…
Clique aqui para ler em português.. Haga clic aquí para leer esto en español. On March 13, 2016, in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, the Entomological Society...
A cancer in the family: One spouse’s diagnosis can lower household income
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. – Caring for a husband or wife with cancer significantly diminishes family income, according to researchers from the University of Georgia...
In new study, Illinois scientists trace activity of cancer-fighting…
Plant biofactories can incorporate heavier carbon atoms into cancer-fighting phytochemicals, which can be used to trace their movement in the human body. Process allows Illinois...
What US healthcare needs most is visionary leadership
Credit: Morgan James Publishing The American healthcare delivery system is breaking. It is faltering in so many ways that it seems like the overall system...
NTU scientists use dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have successfully used dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells. Harvesting the Clostridium sporogenes bacteria found commonly i..
First precision medicine trial in cancer prevention identifies chemoprevention strategy
A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,...
Penn study identifies new malaria parasites in wild bonobos
Credit: Alexander Georgiev PHILADELPHIA — Malaria parasites, although widespread among wild chimpanzees and gorillas, have not been detected in bonobos, a chimp cousin. Reasoning that...
Diabetes drug reduces risk of heart failure and may prevent it, study…
New Haven, Conn.–For the first time, research shows that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reduces hospitalizations and death from heart failure. The findings, from...
Biochemical ‘fingerprints’ reveal diabetes progression
Credit: Ulf Ahlgren, Umeå University Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden describe a new method to study biochemical changes that occur in the pancreas during...
Ludwig researchers identify counterintuitive approach to treating a brain cancer
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research The loss of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN has been linked to tumor growth and chemotherapy resistance in the almost invariably...
Joint West Africa Research Group begins infectious disease surveillance study in Nigeria
The Joint West Africa Research Group (JWARG) began a study today designed to identify cases of suspected severe infectious disease at medical centers in West...
Study showing 70 years of progress for LGBTQ students raises concerns…
Credit: Andy Duback The author of a new study showing slow but consistent progress in the experiences of LGBTQ students on college campuses over the...
