Mature drivers favor checks on over 70s, new study finds
IMAGE: This is Carol Hawley. Credit: Carol Hawley The majority of older drivers are in favour of tighter rules on checking the health and suitability...
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Immunotherapy research for head and neck cancers gets boost from V…
Credit: UC San Diego Health A team of University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center researchers studying new drugs designed...
More evidence shows natural plant compound may reduce mental effects…
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(July 10, 2017) Salk scientists have found further evidence that a natural compound in strawberries reduces cognitive deficits and inflammation associated...
CWRU researchers secure $2 million NIH grant to test portable sickle…
Credit: Grace Gongaware Researchers at Case Western Reserve University will use a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop and test...
Penn Cancer biologist given National Cancer Institute Outstanding…
Credit: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA–M. Celeste Simon, PhD, who studies cancer cell metabolism, tumor immunology, and the influence of oxygen availability...
Mini brains from the petri dish
Credit: (c) Photo: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn A new method could push research into developmental brain disorders an important step forward. This is shown by a...
Differences in sex and running ability influence declines in marathon…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–A person's sex and running ability play a role in the decline of their performance in marathons as they get older,...
Chronic inflammation plays critical role in sustained delivery of new…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON — Macrophages, a type of white blood cell involved in inflammation, readily take up a newly approved medication for...
New nebuliser set to replace the need for jabs
A revolutionary nebuliser developed by RMIT University in researchers in Melbourne, could one day deliver life-saving cancer drugs and vaccines traditionally given by injection. Cheap,...
Fly larvae clean bee-eater’s nest
Credit: Herbert Hoi/Vetmeduni Vienna Birds share their nests with a rich community of other inhabitants like parasites and mainly invertebrates, such as insects, that are...
Study to determine which stool test is best for colorectal cancer…
Credit: Tommie Morelos / TTUHSC El Paso No one wants a colonoscopy. But there's no getting around the lifesaving procedure — the gold standard for...
Personalized anti-nausea therapy better for cancer patients, Ottawa…
A new research study led by Dr. Mark Clemons, oncologist and associate cancer research scientist at The Ottawa Hospital, has shown that a personalized approach...
Commonly used drugs lead to more doctor’s office, hospital and emergency department…
Credit: Purdue University INDIANAPOLIS — Anticholinergic medications, a class of drugs very commonly used by older adults, are linked to an increased rate of emergency...
Location of spinal correction influences risk of PJK development
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery The surgical correction of adult spinal deformities often involves realigning the lower portion of the spine, or the 'lumbar' spine....
New guidelines aim to prevent medics from failing to diagnose patients with liver disease
Credit: University of Birmingham New recommendations, led by experts at the University of Birmingham, have been published to improve the use of liver blood tests....
