By searching the available medical literature and evaluating seven randomized trials that involved 28,065 adult patients who were monitored for two to 15 years, researchers…
Observed for the first time in neurons, biologists from Princeton University documented common strains of the herpes virus indirectly taking control of a cell’s mitochondria….
A Vodaphone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project award winner may now help in the fight against multidrug-resistant strains of tuberculosis. CoolComply, a modified soft-drink cooler,…
While studying 27 patients with acute HIV infection, researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine found that early treatment reduced the production…
Using nanoparticles that deliver a compound that specifically targets miR-155, biologists at Yale University were able to stop lymphoma in mice when injected directly into…
Geneticists at Harvard Medical School have discovered how a deletion in one gene from one parent, called a “hemizygous” deletion, can contribute to cancer, suggesting…
A new study from environmental scientists suggests that the mercury concentration in the Arctic Ocean is being fueled by both an atmospheric source, which was…
By using a design that incorporates a small, powerful magnet surrounded by a coil of wire that’s attached to a piston inside a drug ampoule,…
New research from Brown University shows that the physical properties of adult stem cells derived from fat, such as liposuction waste, can predict whether they…
Pathogens that cause plague or cholera use miniature syringes to introduce molecular agents into their host cell, disabling the immune defense of the infected cell….
By uncovering the signaling pathway that promotes cell migration in certain forms of pulmonary fibrosis and by developing a drug treatment that may block the…
A scientist from the Max Planck Institute discovered that von Economo neuron (VEN) is also found in the insula of macaque monkeys. This discovery may…
While using zebrafish for their research, a newly published study from Massachusetts General Hospital suggests that tumor-propagating cells aren’t always the first colonizing cells that…
In an effort to prevent the transmission of malaria, UC San Diego biologists have engineered algae to produce potential candidates for a vaccine that would…
A newly published research study shows the benefits of smoking cannabis for spasticity in multiple sclerosis. Using 30 adult patients with multiple sclerosis, the researchers…
Many people know that soda and sweets aren’t a healthy choice of food, but did you know that a diet steadily high in fructose slows…
Yale researchers have identified the source of neuropathic pain that many diabetics suffer from and believe they may be able to target it. While working…
Scientists at the University of Basel in Switzerland were able to analyze the genetic sequences of the PRKCA gene in over 700 healthy young volunteers….
