Genetic markers linked to the start of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
New therapeutic targetsCredit: University of Barcelona - UBNeuro Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro), ...
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Men with prostate cancer can be spared radiotherapy after surgery
ESMO 2019 Congress, Sept. 27 - Oct. 1, Barcelona, SpainCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Barcelona, Spain, 27 September ...
Why viruses like Herpes and Zika will need to be reclassified, and its biotech impact
New findings reveal many different structural models, which can eventually lead to developing more targeted antiviral vaccines.Credit: Antoni Luque, San ...
NIH awards contracts to advance tuberculosis immunology research
Research will help advance TB vaccine developmentCredit: NIAID WHAT: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of ...
Nearly 1 in 3 patients with lupus use prescription opioids for pain
Credit: Michigan Medicine Although there is little evidence that opioids effectively reduce pain from rheumatic diseases, a new study finds ...
Researchers uncover molecular changes associated with treating lymphatic filariasis
Credit: Gary J. Weil (CC-BY 4.0) The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis delivers mass drug administration to 500 million ...
Dog rabies vaccination programs affect human exposure, prophylaxis use
Credit: Javier Cabello Stom (CC BY 4.0) The World Health Organization has made it a goal to eliminate human rabies ...
Wayne State/Henry Ford Health System lead $4 million Detroit-based NIH HEAL Initiative
Research to aid in increasing long-term recovery from opioid addictionCredit: National Institutes of Health DETROIT - The National Institutes of ...
UMass Amherst Nursing inventor named AACN’s Distinguished Research Lecturer
Associate professor's interdisciplinary lab develops innovative medical devicesCredit: UMass Amherst Nursing researcher Karen Giuliano, who recently joined the University of ...
Researcher hopes to make gene-editing device safer and more precise
The CRISPR-Cas9 system allows researchers to make changes in a cell's genetic codeCredit: UNTHSC The mere mention of gene editing ...
Tracking Alzheimer’s disease pathology in single neuronal cells
Credit: University of Warwick Aggregates of Tau protein in the brain are a hallmark of neurodegeneration, particularly in Alzheimer's disease. ...
Pancreatic cancer discovery reveals how the aggressive cancer fuels its growth
Finding may explain why promising drugs work -- and when they won'tCredit: Dan Addison | UVA A new discovery about ...
Testing effectiveness of a mobile app for assessment of dementia symptoms
Regenstrief research scientist Daniel Bateman, MD, receives federal award to study technological interventionCredit: Regenstrief Institute A Regenstrief Institute research scientist ...
WVU researcher studies gene modulation to ‘bypass evolution,’ prevent blindness
Credit: West Virginia University Genes borrowed from a spider turned Peter Parker into Spiderman. If scientists can use archaea--tiny organisms ...
New NIH program provides comprehensive treatment for inherited blood and immune diseases
Credit: National Institutes of Health People with inherited diseases of the blood and immune system can now receive treatment at ...
The secret of motivation
How neural circuits drive hungry individuals to peak performanceCredit: Anja Friedrich / TUM Success is no accident: To reach your ...
Semen miRNAs could be non-invasive biomarkers for prostate cancer
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers of the Human Molecular Genetics group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Sara ...
Predicting cancer versus autism risk in PTEN patients
New Cleveland Clinic led research published in American Journal of Human GeneticsCredit: Cleveland Clinic Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, CLEVELAND: In ...
New findings enable more heart donations
Credit: Photo by Jonathan Moonen There is a risk of every fourth heart examined for possible donation being dismissed as ...
MIPT scientists come up with faster way to discover antibiotics
Credit: Elena Khavina/MIPT Press Office Russian biochemists have identified a promising new class of antibiotics. Having studied over 125,000 molecules, ...
