New research will improve diagnosis of antenatal anxiety
Credit: University of Stirling A landmark study by experts at the University of Stirling will help health professionals improve the ...
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Asthma controller step down yardstick — Treatment guidance for when asthma improves
Helps clinicians understand when treatment should be stepped down, and how ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (January 25, 2019) - When asthma ...
New therapeutic target for graft-vs-host disease could make bone marrow transplant safer
Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication of bone marrow transplant, a potentially curative therapy for blood-borne cancers. Targeting Sirt-1 ...
Giving children the skills they need to tackle life's toughest challenges
How one doctor born and raised in a tightly knit Filipino culture is poised to dramatically improve the health and ...
Genetically modified virus injection into tumor can treat metastatic melanoma
CHICAGO (January 25, 2019): Injection of a genetically modified virus that induces the body's own immune cells to attack metastatic ...
NIH funds first artificial pancreas study in the United States for pregnant women
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a R01 grant to a multi-institutional team to develop and evaluate a pregnancy-specific ...
Scientists successfully obtain synthetic growth factor compatible to the native protein
Credit: Kanazawa University Growth factors are ligands that play important roles in the body - they are responsible for tissue ...
Understanding the emergence of leukemia
Credit: Mariana Ávila, IGC. Acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia is a rare type of blood cancer that affects mostly children. This ...
ESC press release: Loss of muscle and weight associated with disability after stroke
Berlin, Germany - 25 January 2019: Loss of muscle and body weight is associated with disability after stroke, reports a ...
UMN researchers refine the ability to predict atrial fibrillation-related stroke
Research could help experts more accurately classify which patients with atrial fibrillation are at a higher risk of stroke MINNEAPOLIS, ...
Researchers discover key protein in the production of insulin
The crucial hormone insulin needs help acquiring the right structure. A protein that assists in the process of insulin folding ...
Researchers uncover brain pathway linked to impulsive behaviors
Credit: NTU Singapore Researchers from Singapore and South Korea have uncovered new details of a brain pathway that can cause ...
Helmholtz scientists identify the causes of cortisone-induced side effects
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München Patients undergoing long-term treatment with steroids may suffer from metabolic side effects. Researchers at the ...
Zika vaccines should induce responses by CD4+ T cells
Immune cells called CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against the Zika virus, according to a study ...
Common pain reliever can improve survival in head and neck cancer
Researchers find some cancer cell lines are more sensitive to NSAID treatment Regular use of a common type of medication, ...
Study suggests aspirin may help some patients survive head and neck cancer
Credit: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Hedberg), University of Arizona (Bauman), and University of California, San Francisco (Peyser/Grandis). Regular ...
Anti-flu antibodies can inhibit two different viral proteins, NIH study reveals
Credit: Kosik et al., 2019 Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered that antibodies that may form the ...
Interferon regulatory factor 6 mutations implicated in neural tube defects, including spina bifida
International team of 27 authors is first to link DNA variants in IRF6 to this common birth defectCredit: Children's National ...
The hitchhiker's guide to defeating glioblastoma
New approach using multiple microRNA 'hitchhikers' to weaken cancer cells in advance of standard therapy shows promise in preclinical models ...
Cancer patients can quit smoking through lengthened medication time, counseling support
Quitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment CHICAGO --- Quitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of ...