Opioid addiction treatment in teens focus of new project
HERSHEY, Pa. -- Substance use disorders continue to rise at alarming rates among adolescents, with opioid abuse contributing to this ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Active ingredient of aconite root against peripheral neuropathic pain is identified as neoline
Credit: © Toshiaki Makino The root of Aconitum carmichaeli (Ranunculaceae), is a crude drug used in traditional Chinese or Japanese ...
Ultrasound aligns living cells in bioprinted tissues
Credit: Rohan Shirwaiker, NC State University North Carolina State University researchers have developed a technique to improve the characteristics of ...
Experimental drug delivers one-two punch to vision loss
Experiments show new therapy slows blood vessel leakage associated with diabetic macular edema & macular degenerationCredit: Alexsander Popel In studies ...
Diet rich in animal protein is associated with a greater risk of death
Credit: Raija Törrönen A diet rich in animal protein and meat in particular is not good for the health, a ...
New guideline decreases breast cancer re-operation rates
Patients can avoid added stress and potential surgical complicationsCredit: UBC Okanagan photo A UBC medical student has determined that a ...
Identification of lymph node cells that may play important roles in immune tolerance
Credit: Kanazawa University The thymus is the organ in which T cells*1) differentiate. T cells express various T cell receptors ...
Half-hearted: New insight into why the heart doesn’t develop properly in some children
Right-sided heart development requires rapid growth of precursor cells; silencing the gene Ccdc117 may impede that growth, leading to abnormal ...
Kidney disease triggers cognitive impairment, even in early stages
The link between brain dysfunction and advanced kidney disease was first noted in 1930, so it is not a new ...
Human iPSC-derived MSCs from aged individuals acquire a rejuvenation signature
Recent publication in Stem Cell Research and TherapyCredit: Spitzhorn LS, et. al. The use of primary mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) ...
Mandatory preseason guidelines reduce heat illness among high school football players
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and partners have found strong evidence that rates of heat-related ...
Researchers develop new vaccine against deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Although the virus is initially spread from camel to human, it can then spread from person to person GALVESTON, Texas ...
Scientists identify a key gene in the transmission of deadly African sleeping sickness
Study by UCLA, Swiss life scientists reveals critical insights on disease-causing parasitesCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA Life scientists from UCLA and the ...
New research unit approved
"Cytomegalovirus, beware of this new research group!" This could be the motto of a new research unit recently approved by ...
Aging gracefully: Study identifies factors for healthy memory at any age
University of Alberta study finds targets for promoting healthy memory aging, early intervention, and prevention for disease University of Alberta ...
A new molecule to fight type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Diabetes: research on active drugs orally administratedCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA A new molecule -EPB-53-, could help fight type 2 diabetes ...
New non-antibiotic strategy for the treatment of bacterial meningitis
With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial ...
A new role for genetics in cancer therapy-induced cardiomyopathy
Scientists discover that rare gene variants are associated with development of adult and pediatric CCM Recent advances in the development ...
SWOG cancer research network study opens window into immune microenviroment
Credit: Yale Cancer Center The first comprehensive study of immune cell types in pre- and post-chemotherapy cancer tissues points up ...
Studies give new insights on immunotherapy in elderly patients with advanced NSCLC
ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), April 10-13, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 10 April ...
