Glowing brain cells illuminate stroke recovery research
'Optochemogenetics' removes the fiber optic cableCredit: Shan Ping Yu A promising strategy for helping stroke patients recover, transplanting neural progenitor ...
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Noninvasive test improves detection of aggressive prostate cancer
50% of treatments could have been avoided using new tool, UCLA-led study finds A team of researchers from UCLA and ...
Study finds electronic cigarettes damage brain stem cells
UC Riverside research on mouse neural stem cells has implications for nicotine useCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...
Researchers discover genetic mutation behind serious skull disorder
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A collaboration led by scientists at Oregon State University, the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom ...
$3.1 million NIH grant given to create universal flu vaccine
Credit: Virginia Tech In the race to create a universal flu vaccine not dependent on predicting strains of flu, the ...
Standard TB tests may not detect infection in certain exposed individuals
Study published in Nature Medicine CLEVELAND - An international collaboration of infectious disease experts has identified a large group of ...
Treating cancer: 3D tumor models of triple-negative breast cancer improves drug testing
Dr. Hossein Tavana, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Akron (UA), has received a grant of ...
New BU program prepares trainees for teaching modern, integrated medical curriculum
First of its kind program to target scientists to be successful medical educators (Boston)--"Integrating the Educators," a pilot internship program ...
Some children are more likely to suffer depression long after being bullied
Some young adults who were bullied as a child could have a greater risk of ongoing depression due to a ...
Catheters: Big source of infection, but often overlooked
ANN ARBOR--Indwelling devices like catheters cause roughly 25% of hospital infections, but ongoing efforts to reduce catheter use and misuse ...
Cancer cell’s ‘self eating’ tactic may be its weakness
Credit: Tuveson lab/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cancer cells use a bizarre strategy to reproduce in a tumor's low-energy ...
A bacteria likely to reduce the cardiovascular risks of 1 in 2 people
University of Louvain research in world premiereCredit: Patrice Cani, UCLouvain In 2007, Patrice Cani (FNRS-WELBIO researcher) and his team at ...
Researchers clock DNA’s recovery time after chemotherapy
In the time it takes for an Amazon Prime delivery to arrive, cells damaged by chemotherapy can almost completely fix ...
After WIC offered better food options, maternal and infant health improved
Fruits and veggies helped lower some birth complications for moms and babies, study finds A major 2009 revision to a ...
Protein clumps in ALS neurons provide potential target for new therapies
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological condition that affects motor neurons -- the ...
Shorter courses of proton therapy can be just as effective as full courses prostate cancer
Penn study finds protons are effective, safe when given in higher dosesCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Treating prostate cancer with ...
Blood pressure self-monitoring helps get patients with hypertension moving, study says
Credit: UConn Using blood pressure self-monitoring is an effective way to empower patients with hypertension to stick with an exercise ...
Researchers identify new way to make cancer self-destruct
Penn study finds blocking the ATF4 gene causes tumors to die from too much stressCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - For ...
Women missing class and missing out due to period pain
1 July 2019 Period pain significantly impacts young women’s academic performance worldwide, according to new Australian-led research – and women ...
BioSA — Bridging the gap with biodegradable metals
Credit: Project BioSA Millions of patients all over the world undergo surgical procedures related to bone defect repair every year. ...
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