New affordable hepatitis C combination treatment shows 97 percent cure rate
Credit: DNDi PARIS, 12 April 2018 - An affordable hepatitis C combination treatment including the new drug candidate ravidasvir has been shown to be safe...
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Sensitive new assay detects hepatitis B infection in single liver cells and serum
Credit: Song-Mei Liu Philadelphia, April 12, 2018 - Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A study published in...
Certain iron supplements may influence the development of colon cancer
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Two common iron compounds increase the formation of a known biomarker for cancer, according to a new study of...
It’s not your fitness tracker — it’s you
Credit: Mike Glier/USC Dornsife College An American, a Brit and a Dutch guy go for a walk. That may sound like the beginning of a...
Enzyme LSD1 found to regulate muscle fiber type differentiation
Credit: Prof. Mitsuyoshi Nakao Our bodies convert food into energy for all life activities. These metabolic processes allow the cells that make up our bodies...
International Conference on Learning & Memory to feature world’s leading brain scientists
Huntington Beach, Calif. -- On April 18-22, 2018, the UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory will host 800 of the world's foremost...
BGRF Chief Science Officer to present at cutting-edge technology conference.
BGRF is excited to report that its chief science officer, professor Alexander Zhavoronkov -- also the CEO of Insilico Medicine, an AI company in Baltimore...
EPA’s IRIS program has made substantial progress, says new report
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program has made "substantial progress" in implementing recommendations outlined in past re..
Research brief: Vaccines to treat opioid abuse and prevent fatal overdoses
Heroin and prescription opioid abuse and fatal overdoses are a public health emergency in the United States. Vaccines offer a potential new strategy to treat...
Ludwig scientists share new cancer research findings at 2018 AACR Annual Meeting
APRIL 11, 2018, NEW YORK - Ludwig Cancer Research released today the full scope of findings to be presented by Ludwig researchers at this year's...
Australia and the United States allied on the science front
Credit: Science & Technology Australia For the first time, the peak scientific bodies from Australia and the USA have struck a partnership to facilitate better...
Some can combat dementia by enlisting still-healthy parts of the brain
Credit: Aneta Kielar, University of Arizona People with a rare dementia that initially attacks the language center of the brain recruit other areas of the...
Thin, flexible polymers record ‘conversations’ deeper in the brain with less injury-risk
Science has yet to unravel a complete understanding of the brain and all its intricate workings. It's not for lack of effort. Over many decades,...
Digital addiction increases loneliness, anxiety and depression
Credit: San Francisco State University Smartphones are an integral part of most people's lives, allowing us to stay connected and in-the-know at all times. The...
Ludwig researchers devise and test pioneering personalized ovarian cancer vaccine
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research APRIL 11, 2018, NEW YORK -- A Ludwig Cancer Research study has shown that an entirely new type of personalized cancer...
