Medicine/Health

Credit: Romain Levayer and Eduardo Moreno Despite decades of cancer research, the early phases of tumour progression that connect the appearance of few abnormal cells to the formation of a clinically detectable tumour mass remains poorly…
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A routine check revealed a previously undocumented behavior in the intestinal parasiteCredit: Sarah Poynton, Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins researchers have observed a previously unrecognized behavior in a single-celled parasite…
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This article by Dr. Prapimpun Wongchitrat et al. is published in Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 15, 14 Issues, 2018 Β-amyloid formation, an indicative element of Alzheimer's disease (AD), is a consequence of alternative expression of…
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This article by Dr. Manoli Igartua et al. is published in Current Drug Delivery, Volume 15, Issue 9, 2018 Nanomedicine refers to field of science that uses nanotechnology for clinical operations. The use of nanoparticles (NPs) has…
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Ground-breaking discovery reveals new clues to stop the spread of deadly infections Using state-of-the art technologies to image human cells and study infection at the level of a single bacterial cell, the research team, led by the London…
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Credit: Nova Southeastern University FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researchers recently discovered that by testing the level of NER (nucleotide excision repair) gene expression, pediatric oncologists can…
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Mental illness, substance use remain primary drivers of hospitalization among homeless adults A homeless individual is one who lacks fixed and reliable housing, and it is estimated that 553,000 people fit that description on any given…
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Insight into how three of the world's most devastating viruses interact with human cells opens the door for much-needed treatments SAN FRANCISCO, CA--December 13, 2018--No drugs are currently available to treat Ebola, Dengue, or Zika…
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Credit: Image courtesy of Dipanjan Pan, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new compound that targets a receptor within sarcoma cancer cells shrank tumors and hampered their ability to spread in mice and pigs, a study from…
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Credit: (Gilbert et. al., Journal of Clinical Investigation) A study using a PET scan tracer developed at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has identified, for the first time, epigenetic…
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This article by Dr. Ana Subic et al. is published in Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 15 , Issue 14 , 2018 A great number of studies have consistently scrutinized the relation between dementia and stroke, with a multiple fold increase in…
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Drug that mimics function of protein could one day become an effective therapy to fight Ebola virusCredit: Northwestern University Human protein, RBBP6, helps fight Ebola virus by interfering with the virus replication cycle When…
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Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Drs. Mary K. Estes, Bert O'Malley and Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine were three of the 148 renowned academic inventors named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors this week. Fellows…
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Abnormal blood glucose values at hospital discharge linked to worse post-discharge outcomes MINNEAPOLIS, MN- December 14, 2018- University of Minnesota Medical School researchers decided to delve into an area where little data currently…
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