New study identifies specific obesity-related risk factors for kidney cancer
Credit: Courtesy Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A new study confirms the long-suspected role of obesity as a risk ...
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Scientists from TU Dresden search for new methods to cure neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: CRTD Most neurons in the human brain are generated from neural stem cells during embryonic development. After birth, a ...
Researchers map out the relationship between mental disorders
Half of those who develop a severe mental disorder such as depression prior to the age 20, will also develop ...
New PET probe could improve detection of primary and metastatic melanoma
Credit: Xiaowei Ma, Shengjun Wang et al., Xijing Hospital, Fourth Medical University, Xi'an, China, and Stanford University, Stanford, CA. A ...
Whole genome sequencing method may speed personalized treatment of drug-resistant infections
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have added to evidence that rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can accurately speed ...
Reinforcement learning expedites 'tuning' of robotic prosthetics
Credit: Helen Huang Researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina and Arizona State University have developed ...
Population study finds striking disparities in health behaviors and screening in Indiana
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- A population health study from IUPUI and the Regenstrief Institute has identified striking socioeconomic and ...
Queen's University researchers develop new test to detect disease and infection
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed a highly innovative new enzyme biomarker test that has ...
New blood tests for TB could accelerate diagnosis and save the NHS money
Rapid blood tests used by the NHS are unable to rule out tuberculosis (TB) and should be replaced with a ...
Many hepatitis infections go undiagnosed in cancer patients
Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network Results from the largest study of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection prevalence in ...
Molecular machinery that makes potent antibiotic revealed after decades of research
Discovery by Rutgers and other scientists could lead to new antibiotics and anticancer drugsCredit: Dmitry Ghilarov Scientists at Rutgers and ...
Right on target: Light hybrid molecule stop tumor growth in mice
Credit: © NUST MISIS A team of scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", the Moscow Technological ...
Russian scientists creating new tools for diagnosing cancer
Fluorophores will help track whether a body has absorbed medications A group of scientists from Russia's Ural Federal University, headed ...
New survey identifies the social influences in people attending A&E
A survey of 20 disadvantaged neighbourhoods across the North West (UK) has revealed the social influences on why people attend ...
Anti-inflammatory compound protects against cancer growth and recurrence
Studies in mice may lead to human clinical trials A new anti-inflammatory compound developed at the University of California, Davis, ...
Zika and Chikungunya viruses: Diagnostic pitfalls
DZIF scientists from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin demonstrate the problems with the currently available diagnostics, particularly for Zika virus ...
Resist! TAK1 enables endothelial cells to avoid apoptosis
Osaka University-led study shows that TAK1 preserves endothelial cell survival in an inflammatory environment, and can be targeted for tumor ...
Nanoparticle breakthrough in the fight against cancer
Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently introduced a novel targeted drug delivery system that can ...
Erucic acid
BfR endorses proposed maximum levels, but foods with added fats should be restricted too High levels of erucic acid in ...
HPV vaccination rates remain critically low among younger adolescents in the US
Only about 16 percent of U.S. adolescents have been fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) by the time they turn ...