Hawaii scientists scrutinize first aid for man o’ war stings
Credit: Rachel Skubel In recent decades, trusted first aid resources have recommended stings from man o' war (Physalia species) be treated differently from other jellies....
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Chemists uncover how key agent allows diseases to reproduce
IMAGE: University of Iowa chemists have unraveled the chemistry underlying how some deadly diseases, such as tuberculosis, produce thymine, a DNA base critical for these...
Why do we fall asleep when bored?
Credit: University of Tsukuba University of Tsukuba researcher discovers why we have the tendency to fall asleep in the absence of motivating stimuli, i.e., when...
Potential solution for side effect of Alzheimer’s immunotherapy…
It is estimated that 46.8 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with Alzheimer's disease the most common form. Now researchers from the University of...
Unusual drug generates exciting results in mouse models of metastatic breast cancer
Cold Spring Harbor, NY – A doctor treating a patient with a potentially fatal metastatic breast tumor would be very pleased to find, after administering...
New project to investigate the role of novel protein in cancer…
Credit: IST Austria/Reiner Riedler Metastasis, the process in which a tumor spreads to other parts of the body, is responsible for 90% of deaths from...
Vanderbilt University Medical Center study sheds light on side effects of COX-2 drugs
It's been about a decade since the promise of COX-2 inhibitors — drugs that relieve arthritis pain and inflammation without the gastrointestinal side effects of...
Rare fungus product reduces resistance to antibiotics
Credit: BiMM Research/Bioactive Microbial Metabolites Besides mushrooms such as truffles or morels, also many yeast and mould fungi, as well as other filamentous fungi belong...
UIowa study examines altered gene expression in heart failure
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Grueter laboratory, University of Iowa Health Care Heart failure refers to a condition in which heart muscle becomes weakened over...
Bariatric surgery impacts joint replacement outcomes in very obese…
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A study from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that in morbidly obese patients, bariatric surgery performed prior to a...
Patient-centered medical home model improves chronic disease management
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Nov. 20, 2017 – Data from more than 800 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care clinics revealed that national implementation...
Thinking ‘out-of-the-box’ may build a better brain and prevent dementia
Credit: Florida Atlantic University More than 5 million Americans today are affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD). If nothing is done to stop this upward trajectory,...
Ultrasound detects heart dysfunction after successful repair of aortic narrowing
Credit: Haki Jashari New echocardiographic ultrasound methods can non-invasively evaluate deformation of the heart muscle in order to identify abnormal function in children who were...
Gehry’s Biodiversity Museum — favorite attraction for the…
Credit: Patricia Esther Corro Chang Ahead of Gehry's Biodiversity Museum's opening in October 2014, PhD candidate Patricia Esther Corro Chang, Universidad de Panama, studied the...
Hand-grip test can indicate decline in physical function of…
Credit: UBC Okanagan UBC researchers Jenn Jakobi and Gareth Jones, both Health and Exercise Sciences professors at UBC's Okanagan campus, recently completed a study that...
