Malaria parasite evades rapid test detection in children
Credit: Jonathan Parr Chapel Hill, NC - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has one of the highest rates of people living with malaria....
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Does traffic-related air pollution increase asthma risk by stimulating immune mediated inflammation?
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November17, 2016--A recent study of 577 children living in Puerto Rico shows that residential distance to...
Researchers examine how drug policy impacts HIV vulnerability among African-Americans
Although HIV rates are higher among the African American community compared to the White population, research shows that engagement in risky behaviors does not fully...
BAG3 protein plays critical role in protecting heart from reperfusion injury, Temple research shows
(Philadelphia, PA) - The inability of cells to eliminate damaged proteins and organelles following the blockage of a coronary artery and its subsequent re-opening with...
The cell of origin in childhood brain tumors affects susceptibility to therapy
Children that are diagnosed with the severe the brain tumour malignant glioma often have a very poor prognosis. Knowledge about how pediatric malignant glioma arises...
Virologists unravel mystery of late C20th gibbon leukaemia outbreak
The mystery of an outbreak of lymphoma and leukaemia in gibbon colonies in the US, Bermuda and Thailand in the late 1960s and early 1970s...
New technology detects COPD in minutes
Credit: Swansea University This technology is now being taken forward commercially through the recently formed spin-out company PulmonIR Ltd. Clinical trials in collaboration with Cwm...
Men’s brains are found to be more greedy than women’s
It has long been known to science that women find it easier than men to multitask and switch between tasks. But identifying exactly which areas...
Reducing unnecessary testing of UTIs improves patient care, saves resources
NEW YORK (November 17, 2016) - Many hospital patients may be unnecessarily tested, and treated, for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), according to a study...
Black and white to high-def: GOES-R to change weather forecasting
Credit: Lockheed Martin FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - Scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral Nov. 19, the nation's newest weather satellite, GOES-R, promises to revolutionize how...
Solving the riddle of putrid camel pee could aid millions affected by sleeping sickness
Credit: Professor Derek Nolan, Trinity College Dublin. Biochemists from Trinity College Dublin have solved an old mystery as to the cause of especially smelly camel...
Studies point to gene-based brain glitches in ill Gulf War vets
Credit: April Eilers Veterans Affairs researchers have found that certain forms, or alleles, of a gene known to play a key role in the immune...
Updated ASTRO guideline expands pool of suitable candidates for APBI
ARLINGTON, Va., November 17, 2016 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today issued an updated clinical practice statement for accelerated partial breast irradiation...
Environmental cooperation in 1970s helped ease Cold War tensions
Scientific cooperation to address concerns about the environment helped to foster détente between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s, NYU's Rachel...
‘Unraveling Zika’: Join UNC School of Medicine experts for panel discussion, Q&A
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Do you have questions about the Zika virus and how it spreads? If you're traveling this holiday season, do you know...
