Credit: Kanazawa University Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is an intractable disease designated by Ministry of Welfare, Health and Labor (MWHL) of Japan, causing severe abnormalities of...
Credit: Photo courtesy: Roger Barone/Wills Eye Hospital March 30, 2017, Philadelphia, Pa – A first-of-its-kind, potentially groundbreaking new option for treating a form of eye...
Zika virus infects and crosses the placentas of pregnant mice and causes severe damage or death in fetal mice, report scientists funded by the National...
Credit: Hladish et al. While no dengue vaccine has yet been approved for general use, several candidates are in clinical development. Data from the clinical...
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Doctors in Penn Medicine's Division of Plastic Surgery recently performed their 5,000th free flap reconstructive surgery — in which tissue...
Penicilliosis, caused by the fungus Talaromyces marneffei, is a major opportunistic infection in Southeast Asia. A study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases reports that...
HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2015 – Cyberattacks are no longer a question of if, but when. It's become a regular occurrence to hear of breaches hitting...
Credit: Jeff Clarke School officials focused exclusively on bullying prevention efforts might want to consider the findings of a new study showing the highly damaging...
Credit: CHEST GLENVIEW, IL, February 13, 2017 – Sepsis is a major public health problem and the focus of national quality measures and performance improvement...
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa – An enzyme found in the fluid around the brain and spine is giving researchers a snapshot of what...
Credit: ©Laboratoire Bourquin – UNIFR/UNIGE The use of nanoparticles — small, virus-sized elements developed under laboratory conditions — is increasingly widespread in the world of...
Credit: Harvard Medical School Four Harvard Medical School scientists are among 86 recipients nationwide honored by the National Institutes of Health High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program....
Credit: Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA, PA – January 27, 2017) – – Just as primary care provider shortages are becoming acute, retail-based clinics in pharmacies and...
A study in Japanese patients with diabetic retinopathy has questioned the benefit of treat-to-target intensive versus standard statin therapy. The late-breaking results from the EMPATHY...
Credit: Saint Louis University With a $416,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), SLU scientists will continue work to cure hepatitis B, building...
