Study explains molecular mechanism of botanical folk medicines used to treat hypertension
Lavender, fennel and chamomile among herbs discovered to act upon a shared therapeutic target in blood vesselsCredit: Bo Abbott Irvine, ...
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NIH forms new collaborative influenza vaccine research network
Credit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has initiated ...
Researchers develop program aimed at reducing dating violence among students
Credit: UTHealth A program developed to encourage healthy relationships and reduce dating violence was effective among early middle school students, ...
UBC study highlights need to improve health care access in Vancouver, Portland and Seattle
Credit: UBC UBC researchers have developed a data science method that analyzes how easily citizens can access hospitals and walk-in ...
Organoid research revealed at Neuroscience 2019
Live-streamed press conference offers breaking researchCredit: Society for Neuroscience Mini-brains, also called organoids, may offer breakthroughs in clinical research by ...
New clinical trial analyses predict response to benralizumab by patients with COPD
Analyses of two international clinical trials predict response to asthma drug benralizumab by subpopulation of patients with COPDCredit: Lewis Katz ...
Skin-cells-turned-to-heart-cells help unravel genetic underpinnings of cardiac function
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Genome-wide association studies have uncovered more than 500 genetic variants linked to heart function, ...
Discovered: Possible therapeutic target for slow healing of aged muscles
New work could reveal a potential pathway for therapeutic targeting to combat muscle degeneration in the elderlyCredit: Image is provided ...
Simple cardiac risk score can predict problems with blood flow in the brain
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, CANADA (Sept. 30, 2019) - A simple cardiac risk score can indicate who may have carotid ...
Building a brighter way for capturing cancer during surgery
UT Dallas bioengineer demonstrates potential for hyperspectral imaging and AICredit: The University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at ...
Best medications to reduce drooling for those with developmental disability
A new study has revealed the most effective medications to reduce drooling in young people with a developmental disabilityCredit: Murdoch ...
AI system accurately detects key findings in chest X-rays of pneumonia patients within 10 seconds
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare From 20 minutes or more to 10 seconds. Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and Stanford University say 10 ...
A new mechanism has been revealed which could lead to premature ageing in mother cells
This scientific advance could improve the treatments of ageing-related diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative syndromesCredit: Universidad de Sevilla Researchers ...
Urban beaches are environmental hotspots for antibiotic resistance after rainfall
Stormwater, sewage and urban waste-stream infrastructure, such as pipes, are potential reservoirs and channels for the spread of AbR into ...
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread by washing machine
Hygienists of the University of Bonn prove a transmission to newborns. Consequences for the domestic environment?Credit: (c) Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni ...
GARDP and Entasis Therapeutics initiate global phase 3 trial of zoliflodacin
Credit: (GARDP/Neil Brandvold) The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), a not for profit organisation developing new treatments for ...
How nasty Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye
An international study used human retinal cells to demonstrate how the Toxoplasma parasite creates a characteristic eye lesionCredit: Flinders University, ...
Immunotherapy in combination points to paradigm shift in the treatment of cervical cancer
CHECKMATE 358: Immunotherapy in combination points to paradigm shift in the treatment of cervical cancerCredit: VHIO With an estimated 570,000 ...
Novel treatment combination for patients with BRAF-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer
Triple combination of BRAF, MEK y EGFR inhibitors extends overall survival from 5.4 months with standard of care to 9 ...
Artificial intelligence improves biomedical imaging
Credit: ETH Zurich / Daniel Razansky Scientists at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich have used machine learning methods ...
