Wearable patch may provide new treatment option for skin cancer
Credit: Purdue University/Chi Hwan Lee WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Conventional melanoma therapies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suffer from the toxicity ...
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Antibodies against sugars, internal radiation: Powerful package against cervical cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University The sugar coating on cancer cells helps them thrive, and a new study ...
The Lancet Global Health: Estimates suggest one in five people worldwide have an underlying health condition that could increase their risk of severe COVID-19 if infected
Credit: The Lancet Global Health The share of the population at increased risk (with at least one underlying health condition ...
NIH launches analytics platform to harness COVID-19 patient data to speed treatments
Credit: National Center for Translational Sciences The National Institutes of Health has launched a centralized, secure enclave to store and ...
Your brain shows if you are lonely or not
New insight into how the brain maps our interpersonal tiesCredit: Figure provided by Andrea L. Courtney and Meghan L. Meyer ...
Calling for nursing support amid COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 15, 2020) - There are close to 28 million nurses around the world who comprise ...
Directly printing 3D tissues within the body
Researchers take a step closer to 3D printing living tissues in patientsCredit: Ohio State University (LOS ANGELES) - In the ...
Genetic rescue of SHANK3 is potential therapy in rare forms of autism spectrum disorder
A mouse model and previous studies suggest that genetic intervention in SHANK3-related ASD may be most effective earlier in developmentCredit: ...
Barriers exist to using risk stratification tools to evaluate pulmonary embolism in the ED
Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.Sc., MBCHB, MRES, Ph.D., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL -- Common barriers exist to ...
In virtual presentation, geriatrics research addresses key concern: medications
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society New insights on a host of factors impacting medication use for older adults will ...
New technical approach can enhance diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension
Molecular analysis may facilitate targeted treatment by differentiating underlying conditions affecting pulmonary arteries and veins, report scientists in The American ...
As food insecurity continues to plague New Yorkers, impact on children is worrisome
Credit: CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy One in four households with children have reported a child ...
New UNLV Center advances global fight against Alzheimer’s
The Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience will advance research and the science of treatment for Alzheimer's and other neurological disordersCredit: ...
COVID-19 vaccine to be tested in UIC clinical trial
UIC is expected to be the only site in Chicago to launch phase 3 clinical trialCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine The University ...
Tuberculosis spread from animals to humans may be greater than previously thought
Credit: Vivek Kapur, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The number of human tuberculosis (TB) cases that are due to ...
Electronic health information exchange improves public health disease reporting
Study shows prepopulating forms increases reporting rates for notifiable conditionsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Disease tracking is an important area ...
CU Cancer Center researcher working on early cancer detection named Pew-Stewart Scholar
Dr. Ramachandran is looking to improve methods for early cancer detection using cell-free DNA.Credit: CU Cancer Center University of Colorado ...
Brothers in arms: The brain and its blood vessels
Study shows how blood vessels sense the metabolic state of neuronal cellsCredit: MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, B. Sheikh The ...
Improved gut microbiota with cholesterol-lowering medication
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg There is a clear link between improved gut microbiota and one of our most common ...
Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice
New study suggests that plasma exchange could be the key to unlocking the body's regenerative capacitiesCredit: Image courtesy Irina Conboy ...
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