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…
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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 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 Nanoparticle Test Could Speed Up Drug Development
A team of researchers has devised a way to rapidly test different nanoparticles to see where they go in the body, helping identify particles for…
MIT Engineers Harness Stomach Acid to Power Tiny Sensors
Using ingestible electronic devices, a team of engineers harness stomach acid to power tiny sensors. Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed…
Yale Research Provides New Clues to How Cancer Cells Spread
New research from Yale University shows how a melanoma cell and a white blood cell can fuse to form a hybrid with the ability to…
Researchers Pinpoint Fetal Cells ‘Vulnerable’ to Later Life Stress
A team of scientists has developed a way to identify cells damaged prior to birth by drugs, radiation, or poisons such as mercury that survive…
Engineers Develop Soft Robotic Sleeve to Help the Heart Beat
A team of researchers from Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital has developed a customizable soft robot that fits around the heart and helps it…
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…
Researchers Develop a New Approach Against Pathogens
A newly developed immunization strategy may someday offer an alternative to antibiotics against microbes that invade the gastrointestinal tract. Researchers from MIT and the University…
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…
MIT Engineers Design a New Weapon Against Bacteria
An international team of engineers has developed an antimicrobial peptide that can destroy many types of bacteria, including some that are resistant to most antibiotics….
Two-Pronged Immune Response Destroys Tumors
Using a combination of four different therapies, researchers from MIT reveal a new treatment that destroys tumors in mice. Harnessing the body’s own immune system…
New Research Provides Hope for Better Wound Healing for Diabetics
New research from the Max Planck Institute could lead to the development of new wound treatment methods for people with diabetes. Diabetics often have to…