Programmable RNA Nanoparticles Could Protect Against the Zika Virus
By programming RNA nanoparticles, researchers from MIT have devised a new vaccine candidate for the Zika virus. The vaccine consists of strands of genetic material…
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Triple Sugar Molecule Protects Against the Pneumococcal Strain ST8
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute show that a molecule consisting of three adjoined sugars induces an immune response against Streptococcus pneumoniae. It may not…
UCLA Study Shows Head Injuries Can Alter Hundreds of Genes
In a newly published study, researchers at UCLA reveal that head injuries can harm hundreds of genes in the brain in a way that increases…
Yale Study Shows Fructose is Generated in the Human Brain
A new study from Yale University shows that fructose, a form of sugar linked to obesity and diabetes, is produced in the human brain from…
Harvard Medical School Studies Cocoa for Health and Pleasure
Researchers at Harvard Medical School are conducting a study to determine the cardiovascular, cognitive, and anti-cancer properties of flavanols, a compound found in cocoa with…
Newly Developed Drug Treatment Could Potentially Treat Hearing Loss
A team of scientists has discovered a combination of drugs that expands the population of progenitor cells in the ear and induces them to become…
New Study Shows Zika Virus Causes Testicular Atrophy
A newly published study from Yale University shows that the Zika virus reduces the size of testes in infected mice up to 21 days after…
New Research Confirms Vitamin D Protects Against Respiratory Diseases
New research confirms that Vitamin D supplements are effective in preventing respiratory diseases, showing that daily or weekly supplementation had the greatest benefit for individuals…
Max Planck Scientists Discover a New Genetic Disease Mechanism
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine in Göttingen reveal that aberrant synapse protein can lead to neurological and psychiatric disorders. ‘Timing is…
Yale Study Probes the Link Between Common Blood Clotting Conditions
New research from Yale University probes the link between common clotting conditions – atrial fibrillation and pulmonary embolism. Medical disorders related to blood clots are…
Stem Cell Researchers Use iPS Cells to Find Drugs For Rare Blood Disorder
For the first time, a team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Stem Cell Research Program were able to use patients’ own cells to create…
New Delivery Technique Enables Rapid Treatment for Inflammation
A team of engineers has developed a new RNA delivery technique that uses short bursts of ultrasound to efficiently deliver RNA into cells, reducing colon…
Study Shows Aspirin Use Lowers the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
New research led by the Yale School of Public Health shows that regular use of aspirin lowers the risk for pancreatic cancer by almost 50…
FDA-Approved Drug Treats a Rare Cardiac Disease
New research shows that a low dose of the FDA-approved drug dasatinib improves heart function in Noonan syndrome. About 1 in 2,500 babies born in…
New Study Links Zika and Glaucoma
A newly published study demonstrates for the first time that the Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants who were exposed to the virus during…
Do Community Factors Affect Your Weight?
A newly published study from Yale University shows that community-level factors may be associated with reduced adult obesity rates in counties within states that have…
Researchers Find Antibody That ‘Neutralizes’ Zika Virus
A team of researchers has isolated a human monoclonal antibody that in a mouse model “markedly reduced” infection by the Zika virus. The antibody, called…
Scientists Identify Potential Treatment for Fatal Leptospirosis
New research on leptospirosis sheds light on how the disease causes death and reveals a potentially novel treatment. While rare in the United States, leptospirosis…
