Could pancreatitis be a stress hormone deficiency?
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Jan. 8, 2020 - In work that could have clinical implications, UT Southwestern researchers find that ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Two projects receive NIH grant for breast cancer research
UC Riverside research is supported by a four-year grant worth more than $1.2 millionCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
Study: How US sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater
New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensiveCredit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki Stanford, CA-- Corals depend ...
Virus surfaces help MTU engineers study vaccine and gene therapy applications
Credit: Jess Brassard/Michigan Tech Viruses are not easy to characterize. But we need to because being able to quickly predict ...
Are some antidepressants less risky for pregnant women?
A research team at INRS studies the effects of antidepressants on the placentaCredit: Cathy Vaillancourt laboratory (INRS) Montreal, January 8 ...
Dr. Pilkar to develop tool for assessing muscle response to neuromuscular stimulation
Credit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, N.J., January 8, 2020. Rakesh Pilkar, PhD, research scientist in the Center for Mobility ...
Relation between physical violence and not having adequate check-ups during pregnancy
Credit: (photo credit: Kenny Rivas, Flickr). Women who fail to have adequate check-ups during pregnancy are more likely to be ...
Airway Therapeutics nets $15.5M to advance treatment of serious respiratory diseases
Initiating bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) clinical trial in very preterm infants in 2020Credit: Airway Therapeutics Initiating bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) clinical trial ...
Less-than-perfect kidneys can be successfully used for transplants, study shows
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine A new Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study provides the strongest evidence to date that hundreds of deceased ...
Two drugs used in combination prove to be effective against most aggressive asbestos cancer in mice
CNIO researchers and authors of the finding want to start clinical trialsCredit: CNIO Exposure to asbestos is the major risk ...
How the rice blast fungus ‘eats’ its own cell wall to launch an attack
Cells of rice blast fungus undergo major changes when it infects its host plant, which includes using the components of ...
Hundreds of novel viruses discovered in insects
Joint press release by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF)Credit: Photo: Paraskevopoulou/Charité New viruses ...
Physical activity and dietary behavior parallel each other from childhood to adulthood
Consumption of fruits and vegetables is higher and more frequent in individuals who are physically active when compared to their ...
UCI researchers assess the psychological and physiological effects of augmented reality
Medical students participate in computer-based simulation that adds digital elements to a live viewCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA ...
A response key for survival of Mycoplasma genitalium in the urogenital tract uncovered
Credit: IBB-UAB Metals (iron, zinc, nickel, cobalt, etc.) participate in numerous enzymatic reactions and are essential nutrients for bacteria. Inside ...
Researchers discover a new auto-inflammatory disease called CRIA syndrome
Mutations in the RIPK1 gene responsible for CRIA syndromeCredit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI Over the last 20 years, three families have ...
Smartphone cameras can speed up urinary tract infection diagnosis
New 25-minute test could simplify initial diagnosis of urinary tract infections and assist in the fight against the global threat ...
Study shows protein inhibitor as potential treatment approach for common mutations found in non-Hodgkin lymphomas
Findings may create immunotherapy options for lymphomas caused by CREBBP mutationsCredit: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- ...
Pancreatic cancer cells secrete signal that sabotages immune attack on tumors
Credit: NYU Grossman School of Medicine A key immune signal has a previously unknown role in turning off the immune ...
Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer
Drop of 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 is largest ever reportedCredit: American Cancer Society The cancer death rate declined by ...
