Bioengineered soft microfibers improve T-cell production
Credit: Lance Kam/Columbia Engineering New York, NY–January 18, 2018–T cells play a key role in the body's immune response against pathogens. As a new class...
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A centuries-old math equation used to solve a modern-day genetics challenge
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY – Researchers developed a new mathematical tool to validate and improve methods used by medical professionals to interpret...
Warming Arctic climate constrains life in cold-adapted mammals
Credit: Joel Berger/ Colorado State University Despite the growth in knowledge about the effects of a warming Arctic on its cold-adapted species, how these changes...
Blasting dental plaque with microbubbles
Credit: Hitoshi Soyama Whether through an accident or a disease, teeth loss can cause many inconveniences. Dental implants such as crowns, however, have allowed people...
Cellular mechanism for severe viral hepatitis identified
Credit: KAIST KAIST medical scientists identified a cellular mechanism causing inflammatory changes in regulatory T cells that can lead to severe viral hepatitis. Research on...
NIH begins testing investigational Zika vaccine in humans
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a clinical trial of a vaccine candidate...
New biosensor stimulates sweat even when patient is resting and cool
Credit: Dottie Stover/UC Creative Services One downside to medical sensors that test human sweat: you have to sweat. Sweating from exertion or a stifling room...
AGS honors expert & emerging geriatrics leaders at 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2017, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) announced that it will honor more than 15...
New blood thinner better at preventing recurrent blood clots than aspirin
Credit: The Ottawa Hospital An international research team with prominent Canadian leadership has found that the blood thinner rivaroxaban is as safe as aspirin, and...
Mammogram rates increase after ACA eliminates co-payments
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After the Affordable Care Act (ACA) eliminated cost sharing for screening mammograms, their rate of use rose six percentage points among older...
New drug combination helps kickstart the immune system to fight back against cancer
Scientists from King's College London have found a way to boost the immune system to help it fight back against cancer. The breakthrough involves the...
New drug combination helps kickstart the immune system to fight back against cancer
Scientists from King's College London have found a way to boost the immune system to help it fight back against cancer. The breakthrough involves the...
Scientists zoom in to watch DNA code being read
Extraordinary images show one of fundamental processes of life Mechanism goes into overdrive in cancer - and could be target for new drugs Scientists have...
Researchers develop swallowable test to detect pre-cancerous Barrett’s esophagus
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple, swallowable test for early detection of...
Researchers develop swallowable test to detect pre-cancerous Barrett’s esophagus
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple, swallowable test for early detection of...
