Bacterial link in celiac disease
Credit: Artist in residence Erica Tandori, from the Rossjohn laboratory at Monash University Bacterial exposure has been identified as a ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Scientists capture for first time, light flashes from human eye during radiotherapy
What are the flashes of light patients report seeing during brain radiotherapy? Dartmouth scientists capture this phenomenon for the first ...
Researchers develop predictive tools to tackle childhood diarrheal disease outbreaks in Botswana
Credit: Virginia Tech In 2006, more than 400 children under the age of 5 died during an outbreak of diarrheal ...
New recommendations released on bedsharing to promote breastfeeding
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 7, 2020--Leading experts representing The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) ...
Study of cardiac muscles in flies might help you keep your heart young
Credit: Hua Bai AMES, Iowa - Researchers may have discovered a way to turn back the clock on aging heart ...
New MS treatment trial compares stem cell transplantation to best available drugs
NIH-funded study focuses on severe forms of relapsing MSCredit: NIAID A clinical trial has begun testing an experimental stem cell ...
Mayo Clinic researchers pursue single-dose gene therapy to treat cocaine addiction
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 7, 2020--In a radical new approach to treat cocaine addition, ...
New compounds block master regulator of cancer growth, metastasis
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists have developed new drug compounds that thwart the pro-cancer activity ...
Ultrasound selectively damages cancer cells when tuned to correct frequencies
Low-intensity approach targets cancer cells by their mechanical properties and illustrates the promise of the emerging field of oncotripsyCredit: David ...
Researchers develop universal flu vaccine that protects against 6 influenza viruses in mice
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting ...
‘Census’ in the zebrafish’s brain
Dresden scientists explore newborn, regenerated neuronsCredit: Christian Lange The zebrafish is a master of regeneration: If brain cells are lost ...
Take heart: Pitt study reveals how relaxin targets cardiovascular disease
Pitt researchers detail the interplay between relaxin and Wnt signaling, noting its positive effects on an aging heartCredit: Dr. Guillermo ...
Need to control blood sugar? There’s a drink for that, says UBC prof
Ketone supplement may control glucose by mimicking some aspects of a ketogenic dietCredit: UBC Okanagan With more people with diabetes ...
Million Veteran Program study sheds light on genetic basis of anxiety
Largest genetic study of anxiety to date reports findingsCredit: Robert Lisak In the largest genetic study on anxiety to date, ...
NCI-MATCH: T-DM1 shows promising activity in salivary gland cancer
Discovery in the NCI-MATCH precision medicine cancer trial is consistent with another recent trial, signaling that the data on ado-trastuzumab ...
Biomarker predicts which patients with heart failure have a higher risk of dying
Credit: DEAN ISHIDA A UCLA-led study revealed a new way to predict which patients with "stable" heart failure -- those ...
Study links Medicaid expansion and recipients’ health status
Credit: Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine In Southern states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the ...
Cumulative overweight pregnancies increase risk of maternal midlife obesity
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.,publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 6, 2020--Not only is excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) associated with ...
Vaping lung injury symptoms have been reported online for at least seven years
UC Riverside research used internet data mining to monitor health effects reported by electronic cigarette users over timeCredit: I. Pittalwala, ...
Wearable AC
University of Missouri engineers design on-skin electronic device providing a personal air conditioner without needing electricityCredit: University of Missouri One ...
