A tale of 2 states
Credit: Dr. Sarita Panula, Karolinska Institute. Researchers have identified a set of molecular 'flags' that are present on the surface of human stem cells. Stem...
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Dangerous drug use trend among high school seniors, NYU study reveals
Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), commonly marketed as “Spice” and “K2”, are potent new psychoactive compounds being used among high school students,...
Study finds some councils in London let down homeless veterans
Credit: Paul Clabburn, London region, Veterans' Advisory and Pensions Committee In the case of Barnet and Kensington & Chelsea, their allocations policies don't comply with...
Obesity increases incidence, severity, costs of knee dislocations
Credit: Courtesy Dr. Joey Johnson A new study of more than 19,000 knee dislocation cases in the U.S. between 2000 and 2012 provides a painful...
Participatory breeding program assists organic tomato growers
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Organic tomato production is growing rapidly in Midwestern states in the US, as evidenced by a USDA study that found certified...
Yale study: How antibodies access neurons to fight infection
New Haven, Conn. — Yale scientists have solved a puzzle of the immune system — how antibodies enter the nervous system to control viral infections....
Lab led by Zhe Han, Ph.D., receives $1.75 million from NIH to continue…
Credit: Children's National Health System The National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.75 million to a research lab led by Zhe Han, Ph.D., principal investigator...
Revolutionary new weapon in air pollution fight
People could soon be using their smartphones to combat a deadly form of air pollution, thanks to a potentially life-saving breakthrough by RMIT University researchers...
Guards of the human immune system unraveled
Credit: © Carla Schaffer / AAAS Dendritic cells represent an important component of the immune system: they recognize and engulf invaders, which subsequently triggers a...
Stressed seabird parents think only of themselves
Credit: Dorota Kidawa Stress is a factor not only in the best human families; it also appears among animals. To see how bird family members...
Increased arterial stiffness linked to restrictive spirometry pattern and reduced forced vital capacity
Credit: CHEST GLENVIEW, IL, September 27, 2017 – Increased arterial stiffness is a known predictor of cardiovascular diseases in different populations, including healthy subjects and...
NIH funds 7 international Centers of Excellence for malaria research
Credit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced approximately $9 million in...
Congenital Zika virus program at Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC – (July 26, 2016) – Federal health officials continue to investigate the first possible cases of domestic Zika virus transmission in Florida. In...
First, do no harm: Hospital patients given anti-heartburn drugs have higher risk of dying
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Right now, in any American hospital, about half of the patients have a prescription for an acid-reducing drug to reduce heartburn...
Genome scientists use UK Salmonella cases to shed light on African…
Credit: Siân Owen and Rocío Canals Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Public Health England have used Salmonella genome data from a UK public...
