Frog in your throat? Stress might be to blame for vocal issues
MU researcher studies relationship between stress and voice disorders such as muscle tension dysphoniaCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
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America’s packaged food supply is ultra-processed
Americans are overexposed to products that are high in calories, saturated fat, sugar and saltCredit: Northwestern University About 80% of ...
Targeted therapy erdafitinib effective for patients with advanced bladder cancer and specific gene mutations
FGFR inhibitor gains FDA approval based on 40% response rate in MD Anderson-led Phase II trialCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center ...
UMass researchers receive $10 million grant to study jail-based opioid addiction treatment
National Institutes of Health announces creation of Justice Community Opioid NetworkCredit: UMass Amherst Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
3D printed pill samples gut microbiome to aid diagnosis and treatment
The pill is the first known working device capable of non-invasively and accurately assessing the profile of bacterial species inhabiting ...
Microrobots show promise for treating tumors
Caltech researchers demonstrate a robotic platform for delivering drugs in the human bodyCredit: Caltech Targeting medical treatment to an ailing ...
Immune therapy takes a ‘BiTE’ out of brain cancer
BOSTON - Building on their research showing that an exciting new form of immunotherapy for cancer has activity in patients ...
Viral HIV vaccine gives durable protection against ‘death star’ strain
Toughest strains defeated through gene-therapy inspired approachCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--July 24, 2019--Among HIV researchers, one seemingly ...
Opioid prescribing rates higher in US compared with other countries
AURORA, Colo. (July 24, 2019) - Physicians in the United States may prescribe opioids more frequently to patients during hospitalization ...
Mouse, not just tick: New genome heralds change in Lyme disease fight
UCI-led study points toward new ways to prevent disease transmission Irvine, Calif., July 24, 2019 -- As Lyme disease increases, ...
PSU biology prof gets $1.25M grant to study effect of Western diet on immune system
A Portland State University biology professor will continue her research into the effect of the Western diet on the immune ...
To understand a childhood brain tumor, researchers turn to single-cell analysis
Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital digs into the cells of origin for key medulloblastoma ...
Outcompeting cancer
A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors One of the reasons cancer cells are so ...
Disrupting immune cell behavior may contribute to heart disease and failure, study shows
Credit: X. Hou and D. Cihakova, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine On an ice hockey team, ...
Time heals all wounds, but this adhesive can help
Bioinspired wound dressing contracts in response to body heat to speed healing Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures - ...
University of Toronto researchers show kids widely exposed to smoking in movies
More than half of the top-grossing movies in Ontario in the past 16 years featured smoking, according to University of ...
Unlocking therapies for hard-to-treat lung cancers
Salk scientists find that diabetes drug candidates may work against types of non-small-cell lung cancersCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 24, ...
Exploring genetic ‘dark matter,’ researchers gain new insights into autism and stroke
With its elegant double helix and voluminous genetic script, DNA has become the of darling of nucleic acids. Yet, it ...
Family experience influences diabetes risk, management for African Americans
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - African American families not only share a higher risk for Type 2 diabetes, ...
ADVANCE study provides evidence for shift to dolutegravir-containing ART in SA
The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute and partners have presented evidence for a shift to Dolutegravir-containing ART in SACredit: ...
