Tufts microbiologist Cecilia A. Silva-Valenzuela, Ph.D., named Pew Latin American Fellow
BOSTON (June 9, 2016) — Cecilia A. Silva-Valenzuela, Ph.D., has been selected as one of ten Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences by The...
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Good as gold
Few experiences invoke as much anxiety as a call from your doctor saying “you need to come back for more tests.” Your imagination goes wild...
UH professor wins bronze for research of rare neurological disorder
HOUSTON, Nov. 10, 2015 – Michihisa Umetani, assistant professor of biology and biochemistry at the University of Houston's Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling,...
Gene-regulatory factors shown to improve pancreatic cancer response to chemotherapy
Credit: Department of Molecular Cytogenetics,TMDU Tokyo, Japan – Pancreatic cancer is a particularly devastating disease because of the difficulty of identifying it at an early...
Treatment of pregnant patients with bone and joint injuries complicated, requires team of physicians
Credit: © American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 1, 2017)–Nearly one in 1,000 pregnant women in the United States suffer bone and joint...
For kids prone to wheezing with respiratory infections, early antibiotics help
Respiratory infections are common in preschoolers, but while most children recover fairly easily from the typical coughs and congestion, a significant number develop illnesses severe...
SLU researcher finds cause and possible relief of cancer bone pain
Credit: Ellen Hutti for Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS — In a paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis University researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.,...
Multiregional brain on a chip
Credit: Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard University Harvard University researchers have developed a multiregional brain-on-a-chip that models the connectivity between three distinct regions of the br..
Researchers test first drug to prevent the onset of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
Credit: IDIBELL IDIBELL Researchers of the Neuro-Oncology Unit of Bellvitge University Hospital – Catalan Institute of Oncology, led by Dr. Jordi Bruna, have successfully tested...
Tracking mosquitoes with your cellphone
Credit: Kurt Hickman/Stanford News Service It’s a sound that can keep even the weariest among us from falling asleep: the high-pitched whine of a mosquito....
A ‘strand’ of DNA as never before
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski In a carefully designed polymer, researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have imprinted...
Research reveals insight into how lung cancer spreads
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A cellular component known as the Golgi apparatus may play a role in how lung cancer metastasizes, according to researchers...
OPTIMISTIC study: Advance care planning in nursing homes challenging…
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — The goal of advance care planning is to ensure that the health care an individual receives...
Pediatric physician-scientists struggle for funding
Credit: Matt Miller/Washington University For young physician-scientists, obtaining research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can be a springboard to significant contributions to...
Study advances potential test to sort out precancerous pancreatic…
In a "look-back" analysis of data stored on 130 patients with pancreatic cysts, scientists at Johns Hopkins have used gene-based tests and a fixed set...
