Progesterone may be key to preventing recurrent miscarriage
Credit: Harvey J. Kliman, M.D., Yale School of Medicine For women who suffer multiple pregnancy losses in the first four to six weeks of gestation,...
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Enzyme that digests vitamin A also may regulate testosterone levels
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An enzyme that converts the dietary carotenoid beta carotene into vitamin A in the body may...
Is Chinese massage an effective and cost-effective treatment for chronic neck pain?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2017– A new study evaluating a form of Chinese massage, tuina, in patients with...
Experimental drug against hepatitis C slows down Zika virus infection in mice
Credit: KU Leuven – Rob Stevens Virologists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that an experimental antiviral drug against hepatitis C slows down the development...
Art courses could help medical students become better clinical…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA — Observation skills are an essential component of any medical education, aiding doctors during patient exams and in making medical diagnoses,...
Lloyd Paul Aiello receives JDRF Award for Excellence in Type 1…
Credit: John Soares Boston – (June 12, 2017) – The JDRF has awarded Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., the 2017 JDRF Mary Tyler Moore and...
$11.6 million NIH grant supports Temple’s exploration of new possibilities in heart…
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) – The incidence of heart disease is on the rise, and new therapeutic strategies...
City living can make asthma worse for poor children, study finds
Credit: Pixabay Results of a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers using national data add to evidence that living in inner cities can worsen asthma...
Collaborative Pediatric Care Network to improve patient health and…
Credit: Pediatric Care Network Founded in 2016 and launched in January 2017, the Pediatric Care Network, a collaboration among community pediatric providers, specialists at the...
Reducing exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) lowers levels of this…
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 3, 2016–Women who avoided foods, cosmetics, and other products packaged in BPA-containing plastic containers for...
Scientists find bone protein inhibits prostate cancer invasion
Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in collaboration with researchers from University of California campuses at Merced and Davis have found that a secreted protein...
The role of electrochemotherapy in radiosensitization of tumor cells
Credit: Ali Yadollahpour et al., Bentham Science Publishers Radiotherapy is an important method in treatment of tumors, but it can be held responsible for biological...
Researchers identify a new chromatin regulatory mechanism linked to SirT6
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers from the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Àlex Vaquero, have proposed a...
0.6 percent soy isoflavone in the diet decrease muscle atrophy
Credit: European Journal of Nutrition Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have discovered a means of reducing muscle atrophy by the addition of...
How do birds get their colors?
Credit: Ismael Galvan Birds' feathers, or plumage, are some of the most strikingly variable animal characteristics that can be observed by the naked eye. The...
