Skin disease caused by sperm cell transmission of keratin mutation
Credit: Michihiro Kono Nagoya, Japan - Birthmarks can be caused by an overgrowth of cells in the top layer of skin, as in the case...
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Biologists have explored how testate amoebae survive in peat fires
Credit: Yuri Mazei An International team from China University of Geosciences, University of York and Lomonosov Moscow State University have studied the impact of wildfire...
EMBO welcomes 65 new members
Heidelberg, June 16, 2017 - EMBO announces today that 65 outstanding life scientists have been elected to its membership, joining a group of more than...
Study casts doubt about link between eczema, cardiovascular disease
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For the roughly 7 percent of adults who live with atopic dermatitis, a common form of eczema, a new study reports a...
Distant brain regions selectively recruit stem cells
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Stem cells persist in the adult mammalian brain and generate new neurons throughout life. A research group at the Biozentrum...
Gout hospitalization exacerbated by failure to prescribe recommended urate-lowering treatment
Madrid, Spain, June 16, 2017: The results of a Swedish study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 revealed an increasing...
New effective treatments for psoriatic arthritis patients
Madrid, Spain, June 16, 2017: The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 press conference revealed promising...
Genes explain higher prevalence of CVD in chronic IMID patients
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 represent an important step towards characterising the genetic basis...
New relapse prediction tool reduces cost of rheumatoid arthritis treatment
Madrid, Spain, 16 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 have shown that the...
Biosimilar concerns of rheumatology patients being addressed by national program
To address the fear and insecurity expressed by rheumatology patients on being switched from a biologic to a biosimilar treatment for their arthritis, the Danish...
New study shows for first time link between passive smoking in childhood and rheumatoid arthritis
Madrid, Spain, 16 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 press conference confirmed the...
Education for people with RMDS and employers can improve ability to work
The results of an educational programme implemented by the Galician Rheumatology League (LRG), presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017, showed...
Bacteria free themselves with molecular ‘speargun’
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Many bacteria are armed with nano-spearguns, which they use to combat unwelcome competitors or knockout host cells. The pathogen responsible...
Why is one twin smaller than the other? Answer could lie in the placenta
BOSTON (June 16, 2017) - When a baby is born small, it's often attributed to genetic factors or maternal risk factors like poor nutrition or...
New data shows low risk nicotine product snus is 95 percent safer than smoking
EMBARGOED UNTIL New data analysis presented today at the annual Global Forum on Nicotone (GFN) meeting demonstrates the potential of the low risk toba..
