Cardiac stem cells from heart disease patients may be harmful
Patients with severe and end-stage heart failure have few treatment options available to them apart from transplants and "miraculous" stem cell therapy. But a new...
NEWS INDEX
Knowing HIV levels are ‘undetectable’ may affect sexual behavior
June 15, 2017 - Understanding and responding to behavioral trends in groups that are at high risk for HIV infection is critical to the development...
Casualty care guidelines developed by the military are directly transferable to improve the practice of wilderness medicine
Credit: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 2017 - After nearly 14 years of continuous combat operations, there have been many major advances...
BfR Research: Proof of the transfer of aluminium from menu trays to food
The Cook&Chill process is a standard method used in institutional catering facilities, such as children's day care centres, schools, canteens and out-of-house catering. "In view...
New screening tool helps ID heart surgery patients at risk of malnutrition
Chicago, June 15, 2017 - Patients who are at risk for malnutrition when undergoing heart surgery now can be more quickly and easily identified, leading...
5 promising cancer researchers selected as Pew-Stewart Scholars
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust announced today the 2017 class of Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research. The five early-career...
Induced cell turnover: A proposed modality for in situ tissue regeneration & repair
Credit: Biogerontology Research Foundation, Feinberg School of Medicine & Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences Thursday, July 15, 2017, London, UK: Scientists at the Biogerontology Research...
Diets rich in polyunsaturated fats may alter appetite hormones among millennials
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., June 15, 2017 - New published research shows millennials (ages 18-35) who regularly consume foods that contain polyunsaturated fats...
Pew awards 22 promising biomedical researchers funding to advance human health
PHILADELPHIA--Today, The Pew Charitable Trusts announced 22 exceptional early-career researchers as Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences. Each scholar will receive four years of flexible...
Pew supports 10 Latin American scientists conducting innovative research
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the 2017 class of Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. Ten pioneering postdoctoral scientists from Latin America...
First few millimeters of the leaf margin identify palm species in a new key to Syagrus
Credit: Larry R. Noblick An incredible amount of information is contained in the very first few millimeters of the leaflet margin of species in the...
PolyU to join force with Chinese and European partners in food safety
The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast will lead one of the world's largest food safety projects across Europe and China. The...
When healthy cells stimulate the migration of tumor cells
Credit: © UNIGE Estrogens act as a driving force of both healthy and cancerous mammary cell growth by binding to receptors that include a type...
An alternative hypothesis on the faunal colonization of the Himalayas?
Credit: Matthias Stöck Until now, the fauna of the Himalayas was considered to be an "immigration fauna", with species that have immigrated primarily from neighbouring...
More brain activity is not always better when it comes to memory and attention
Credit: the University of Nottingham Potential new ways of understanding the cause of cognitive impairments, such as problems with memory and attention, in brain disorders...
