New actors identified in atherosclerosis
Credit: Graphic: Cochain/Vafadarnejad/Saliba/Zernecke Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of death and disease in the Western world. In Germany, about 300,000 people each year suffer...
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New point-of-care test quickly detects Lyme neuroborreliosis
A new research-based point-of-care test has been developed in Finland for detecting the Lyme neuroborreliosis spread by ticks. The test makes rapid initiation of antibiotic...
Dr. Patricia K. Coyle, multiple sclerosis clinician and researcher to lecture on DMTs
Credit: CMSC Optimal use of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) may be one of the single most important clinical decisions made in treating multiple sclerosis (MS). Currently,...
Mefloquine effectively prevents malaria during pregnancy but is not well tolerated
Credit: Andalu Vila San Juan Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to malaria infections, which can have severe consequences on their health and that of their...
New camera gives surgeons a butterfly’s-eye view of cancer
Credit: Liz Touchstone, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Cancer lurking in tissue could be more easily found when looking through a butterfly's eye. Researchers...
Canadian small businesses leading the way in sustainability
New research from the University of Waterloo shows that Canadian small businesses are important- and often overlooked- drivers of sustainability and the green economy. The...
Like human societies, whales value culture and family ties
Credit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute It might seem like a "whale of tale," but groundbreaking research from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Bra..
Green technologies environmentally and profit friendly
Credit: WSU Companies looking to reduce their environmental impact without negatively affecting profits may want to consider increasing their investment in green technology and other...
A potential new therapeutic target for Ewing sarcoma
Credit: IDIBELL The sarcoma research group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Ã’scar MartÃnez-Tirado, has identified a potential new therapeutic target...
Bonobos share and share alike
Credit: LuiKotale Bonobo Project / Barbara Fruth Bonobos are willing to share meat with animals outside their own family groups. This behaviour was observed in...
Macular degeneration linked to aging immune cells
Credit: DANYEL CAVAZOS/MICHAEL WORFUL As people age, their immune systems age, too. And new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests...
Tolerating yourself: A novel pathway to regulate B cell activity and prevent autoimmunity
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina The immune system is responsible for protecting the host from foreign pathogens; however, there are many diseases -- known...
A heavy working memory load may sink brainwave ‘synch’
Credit: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Everyday experience makes it obvious - sometimes frustratingly so - that our working memory capacity is limited. We...
Don’t forget the ‘epi’ in genetics research, Johns Hopkins scientist says
In a review article published April 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientist Andrew Feinberg, M.D., calls for more integration between two fields...
New health benefits discovered in berry pigment
Credit: Plugi Naturally occurring pigments in berries, also known as anthocyanins, increase the function of the sirtuin 6 enzyme in cancer cells, a new study...
