Scientists create molecular tool to remove toxic protein from neuronal models of dementia
Tool will be used to study accumulation of toxic protein in brain cells of patients with forms of dementia Represents ...
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NIH researchers make progress toward Epstein-Barr virus vaccine
Credit: NIAID WHAT: A research team led by scientists from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has ...
Jewish General Hospital pioneering new clinical trial to study treating breast cancer without surgery
The Jewish General Hospital is the first hospital in Canada to enroll a patient in an international clinical trial to ...
High-tech tissue study reveals which cells drive a painful food allergy
Findings also raise questions about a popular food supplementCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--An eight-year hunt for the cells that drive the ...
High-dose vitamin D shows benefit in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON - Results of a small clinical trial suggest that supplementing chemotherapy with high doses of ...
New method for evaluating cancer risk of chemicals is quick, precise, inexpensive
(Boston)--Researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health have developed and evaluated a fast, accurate and cost-effective ...
Famous cancer-fighting gene also protects against birth defects
p53 influences an important molecular process specific to females that is necessary for the brain and spinal cord to formCredit: ...
Study reports on bacterial STIs among men using PrEP
Bottom Line: This study, which included nearly 3,000 mostly gay and bisexual men in Australia who received daily HIV preexposure prophylaxis ...
Researchers discover neural patterns key to understanding disorders such as PTSD
Findings by UCI scientists may unlock new treatment approaches Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified for the ...
Graphic cigarette warning labels can deter some sales
But strategy may not deter smokers who are most addicted to nicotineCredit: RAND Corp. Placing graphic anti-smoking warning labels on ...
Later school start times significantly reduce teen driving accidents
A new study to be presented at CHEST Congress 2019 Thailand in Bangkok shows a significant decrease in teen driving ...
Lung cancer treatments vary among the Asian communities
A study from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, sought to examine possible health disparities in the ...
A new way of finding compounds that prevent aging
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new method for identifying compounds that prevent ageing. The method is ...
Cell death may be triggered by ‘hit-and-run’ interaction
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A 'hit-and-run' interaction between two proteins could be an important trigger for cell ...
Lack of access to antibiotics is a major global health challenge
In a new report, CDDEP researchers identify key barriers that prevent access to antibiotics in LMICs and provide potential solutsions ...
Springer Nature partners with Cancer Research UK to improve researcher’s skills in data management
Three two-day workshops led by the Nature Research Academies will provide Cancer Research UK-funded researchers with training on the principles ...
£1.1 million project to develop new biodegradable stents
Project -- funded by Innovate UK and Medical Research Council Biomedical Catalyst 2018, Round 1 Competition -- will see bioresorbable ...
Researchers reveal novel therapeutic strategy for ALS
In a study published online in Brain on April 1, researchers from Dr. XU Jin's lab at the Institute of ...
How does marathon running in novices affect blood vessels? Find out at EuroCMR 2019
2 to 4 May in Venice, Italy: Novel studies from around the world showing cutting-edge clinical use of cardiovascular magnetic ...
ESMO drives EU-level action to tackle shortages of essential medicines
'Shortages of inexpensive, essential medicines: Calling for tangible political commitments in the EU' (April 9, 2019, Brussels)Credit: © European Society ...
