Roadblocks to research: UNC bioethicist addresses lack of HIV studies…
CHAPEL HILL, NC -UNC School of Medicine's Anne Lyerly is addressing the urgent need for effective HIV prevention and treatment for the estimated 1.5 million...
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UC Berkeley physicists, engineers to build next-generation MRI brain…
Credit: David Feinberg/UC Berkeley Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, has transformed our view of the brain, allowing researchers to pinpoint areas associated with everything...
Ancient feces provides earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on Silk Road
An ancient latrine near a desert in north-western China has revealed the first archaeological evidence that travellers along the Silk Road were responsible for the...
Noted experts critically evaluate benefits of medical marijuana for…
Credit: Tilray Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 24, 2017 – Although cannabis had been used for many centuries for treatment of seizure disorders, medical use became...
New York orthopaedic surgeon, Thomas Wickiewicz, M.D., inducted into…
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – Thomas Wickiewicz, MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Hall...
Small proteins help deliver receptors to the surface of our cells, ensuring their function…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 24, 2017) – Receptors on the surface of our cells enable a wide variety of functions from our sense...
Studying cancer DNA in blood may help personalize treatment in liver…
Fragments of cancer DNA circulating in a patient's bloodstream could help doctors deliver more personalized treatment for liver cancer, Japanese researchers report. The new research...
Threat of firearm use affects PTSD symptoms among female victims of…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 10, 2017-A new study shows that the threat of firearm use by a male partner...
Researchers at Illinois gain insights to redirect leading HIV cure strategy
Credit: University of Illinois Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has provided the first evidence that viruses and hosts share highly similar regulatory...
UTA biologist wins NSF CAREER grant to study effects of predators on…
Credit: UTA A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington who studies ecology and evolutionary biology is the recipient of a prestigious career development...
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....
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...
