Scientists discover how some pigs cope in cold climates
A new paper in the Journal of Molecular Cell Biology revealed that pig breeds such as Tibetan pigs and Min pigs use a unique method...
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Internet withdrawal increases heart rate and blood pressure
Credit: Swansea University Scientists and clinicians from Swansea and Milan have found that some people who use the internet a lot experience significant physiological changes...
Burden of multiple chronic illness told through new chartbook
Credit: RAND Corp. A new publication illustrates the burden that chronic illnesses impose on American society, demonstrating through charts and graphics how 60 percent of...
Combined modality treatment could be first course for muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Credit: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., May 31, 2017 - A meta-analysis of previously published cancer research showed no difference in five-year...
High blood sugar following surgery common, increases risk of complications
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health High blood sugar, also known as hyperglycemia, occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin to turn...
Oxytocin reduces cravings for methamphetamine
Philadelphia, PA, May 31, 2017 - Many people have suggested that addiction hijacks the body's natural drives in the service of compulsive drug use. A...
Gaps in hepatitis testing and monitoring programmes across the EU/EEA
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC The survey results suggest a wide variation in existing national testing policy and practice when it...
Penn Medicine’s Carl June, MD, to receive ASCO’s Highest Scientific Honor
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The American Society of Clinical Oncology has named University of Pennsylvania cancer and HIV gene therapy pioneer Carl June, MD,...
Sugar sponges sop up and release glucose as needed
Many diabetes patients must inject themselves with insulin, sometimes several times a day, while others take medications orally to control blood sugar. The injections, as...
Immunotherapy with DNA vaccine shows promise for HPV-related head and neck cancer
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A novel vaccine therapy can generate immune responses in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCCa), according to...
New insights into mechanisms regulating gene expression in embryonic stem cells
Researchers from Turku, Finland, have discovered new information about the mechanisms which maintain gene activity in human embryonic stem cells. The observed mechanism is essential...
Personalized cell therapy combination achieves complete remission in CLL patients
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Combining the kinase inhibitor ibrutinib with an investigational personalized cellular therapy known as CTL119 can lead to complete remission in...
Bed bugs: Proactive pest management critical in multi-unit housing
Annapolis, MD; May 24, 2017--Amid the persistent threat of bed bug infestations in multi-unit housing, the best advice for property owners, managers, and tenants looking...
Critical molecular determinants for activation of calcium flux into cells revealed
Triggered by decreases in ER Ca2+ level, conformational changes of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) luminal domain in STIM1 would switch on its cytoplasmic domain (CT)...
The fairer — The greener
Researchers at universities in Freiburg, Kiel and Berlin have discovered that the economic value of nature for a society is determined by, among other things,...