Tag: Medicine/Health

Metronidazole resistance examinedCredit: University of Houston In the world of superbugs (bacteria that has grown resistant to antibiotics) Clostridioides difficile, ...

Reprogramming the wonder drug rapamycin allows creation of new small-molecule drugs

The difficulty of producing diverse nature-inspired small molecules has prevented the development of a wider range of new medications. Now, ...

Lab study: Parkinson’s researchers test a new approach against motor disorders

Scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University Medical Center Goettingen (UMG) have been able to ...

Researchers discover cell mechanism that delays and repairs DNA damage that can lead to cancer

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a specific mechanism that protects our cells from natural DNA errors - ...

Researcher gets $3.86 million grant to develop universal flu vaccine with microneedle patch

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Baozhong Wang, associate professor in Georgia State University's Institute for Biomedical Sciences, has received a ...

Custom-made proteins may help create antibodies to fight HIV

A new way to create proteins that can sneak through HIV's protective coating may be a step toward understanding the ...

Biologists find the long and short of it when it comes to chromosomes

A team of biologists has uncovered a mechanism that determines faithful inheritance of short chromosomes during the reproductive process. The ...

New treatment offers potentially promising results for the possibility of slowing, stopping, or even reversing Parkinson’s disease

Amsterdam, NL, February 27, 2019 - A pioneering clinical trials program that delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain ...

ACTG presents new research on HIV and TB, co-morbidities, treatment, and cure at CROI 2019

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the world's largest and longest-established HIV research network, funded by NIAID at the U.S. ...

New method uses AI to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Tool leverages computer vision and machine learning to screenings in low-resource environments Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC), ...

SU engineers create rubbery ‘smart’ material to treat open wounds, infections and cancer

New shape memory polymer doesn't require additional triggers like temperature changes and could have major implications for health care treatmentCredit: ...

PCORI Board approves $2.8 million to support implementation of findings

Projects focus on sleep apnea and community health worker interventions WASHINGTON, DC (February 26, 2019) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research ...

Machine learning could eliminate unnecessary treatments for children with arthritis

An algorithm predicted disease outcome in children suffering from arthritis, helping doctors better tailor treatmentCredit: Simon Eng Arthritis is not ...

Zoonoses: Antimicrobial resistance shows no signs of slowing down

ECDC/EFSA report 'rings alarm bells,' says EU CommissionerCredit: ECDC/EFSA, 2019 Data released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention ...

An existing drug may have therapeutic potential in mitochondrial disease

CHOP researchers: Animal studies may offer clues to possible precision medicine approachCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia New preclinical findings from ...

Cancer survivors see mostly positives in how they have changed