Which research results in mice will help humans with MS? Now…
Credit: Jessie J. Polanco BUFFALO, N.Y. — People with multiple sclerosis (MS) know all too well the frustration of hearing that success in treating the...
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Mouse studies offer new insights about cocaine’s effect on the brain
Credit: Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University/PNAS Cocaine is one of the most addictive substances known to man, and for good...
More evidence that Zika mRNA vaccines can stop viral replication in mice
Credit: Richner and Himansu et al./Cell 2017 Vaccine developers have successfully protected mice against Zika by injecting synthetic messenger RNA that encodes for virus proteins...
Experimental therapy for immune diseases hits Achilles heel of…
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI – Immune diseases like multiple sclerosis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis unleash destructive waves of inflammation on the body, causing death or ..
Genomic testing could speed research on skin disease, bring new drugs to patients faster
Credit: Mario Morgado/The Rockefeller University In an ideal world, the newest and most effective drugs for chronic inflammatory conditions would immediately help everyone who took...
Pinpointing loneliness in the brain
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Patterns of obesity prove resilient
A trio of recent reports has shed new light on U.S. health, with mixed results on obesity, smoking, and blood pressure. Data on obesity show...
Large trial of acupuncture for allergic asthma finds benefits in quality of life
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 3, 2017-A large randomized controlled, pragmatic trial involving 1445 patients with allergic asthma found that...
Paper heralds new science collaboration with Middle East
Credit: The Science Bridge Ask professors Izumi Fukunaga and Bernd Kuhn about the birth of a new international collaboration between neuroscientists and they will tell...
Breast cancer adjuvant therapy benefit can wax and wane over time, study finds
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, U.S.A. (Nov. 2, 2015) — After breast cancer surgery, women are prescribed adjuvant (or follow-up) therapies such as chemotherapy and endocrine drugs...
Primate-parasite network analyses show how germs jump from host to host
Credit: Photo by Julie Rushmore An extensive review of research on wild primate social networks and parasites underscores the importance of super-spreaders, or central individuals...
Magnet study sees potential for MRE in measuring liver fibrosis in…
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the nation, have determined that magnetic resonance...
A slim by design breakfast
Time and again we've been told: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This refrain has proven particularly truthful for people who are...
Connecting the dots between insulin resistance, unhealthy blood vessels and cancer
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (May 1, 2017) – Over the decades, scientists have repeatedly shown that patients with increased levels of the hormone insulin...
Monoclonal antibody given to preterm babies may reduce wheeze later
Credit: ATS Feb. 3, 2017 — Preterm babies given the monoclonal antibody palivizumab to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) also appear less likely to develop...
