Study sheds light on why checkpoint blockade therapy succeeds or fails
Researchers uncover novel immune cell populations that respond to immunotherapy treatment as well as key molecular factor required for therapy ...
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Antibiotic resistance in the environment linked to fecal pollution
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Increased levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment may have different causes. It could ...
Researcher evaluates estrogen as therapy for knee osteoarthritis
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- More than 30 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee, according to the ...
Physics can show us the inside of tumors
Credit: Thomas Dehoux/ILM/CNRS A team of physicists at the Institut Lumière Matière (CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), in collaboration with ...
Pyronaridine-artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Researchers from LSTM have looked at the efficacy of using a novel artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), pyronaridine-artesunate, to treat malaria ...
Digital health to support precision cancer medicine in iCAN
'The Digital Precision Cancer Medicine Platform' is a new Academy of Finland flagshipCredit: University of Helsinki The Academy of Finland ...
Family Medicine and Community Health Journal volume six, issue number four publishes
Beijing, December 24, 2018: The Winter 2018 issue includes five original research articles, a review article, a letter to the ...
Cancer mortality milestone: 25 years of continuous decline
Racial gap narrowing while socioeconomic inequalities widen ATLANTA--A steady, 25-year decline has resulted in a 27% drop in the overall ...
Researchers study bacterial immunity to understand infectious disease
Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often ...
Drinking water guidelines in the US vary widely from state to state
Analysis of existing state and federal guidelines shows discrepancies in recommended safe levels of toxic contaminants PFOA and PFOS in ...
Defective immune cells in the brain cause Alzheimer's disease
Scientists are studying the role of immune cell activation in Alzheimer's disease Mutations of the TREM2 gene can significantly increase ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder: alleviating flashbacks by playing Tetris
Initial results have raised hopes of a method that can alleviate the symptom of flashbacks without therapists -- because there ...
Close flu vaccine supply gaps to ease flu seasons, make pandemics less deadly
A tweak to our flu vaccine resupply logistics could save thousands of livesCredit: National Archives (US) More than 50 million ...
Strengthen science, avoid unnecessary animal experiments
New register for animal experiments launched by the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals "With this register, we ...
How herpesviruses shape the immune system
Credit: A. Moosmann/Helmholtz Centre Munich Cytomegalovirus is widespread and remains in the body for a lifetime after infection. In healthy ...
Safer mining practices reduce hazardous exposures in small-scale mining in Nigeria
San Francisco, January 8, 2019 - A pilot program to reduce lead poisoning in Nigerian gold mining communities has brought ...
RCSI researchers develop new tuberculosis treatment
Newly developed medicine could be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients with tuberculosisCredit: Maxwell Photography Tuesday, 8 January ...
New insights into a rare type of cancer open novel avenues of study
Undifferentiated uterine sarcoma is a very rare but extremely aggressive cancer type. It can be divided into four groups with ...
Flu vaccine is safe for hospitalized patients
Kaiser Permanente study supports routine vaccination of patients during hospital stays Hospitalized patients who received the flu vaccine had no ...
Hospital SIESTA project reduces inpatient sleep interruptions
Successful implementation depends on nurses who champion the cause Selective tinkering with the medical center's electronic health records (EHR) system, ...