Medicine & Health

March 1, 2021 - Benign bone tumors may be present in nearly 20 percent of healthy children, based on a review of historical radiographs in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in…

Antibodies that convert glucagon-producing cells into insulin-producing ones cure mouse models of the diseaseCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Blocking cell receptors for glucagon, the counter-hormone to insulin, cured mouse…

In tests in mice, the vaccine administered directly to the bladder cleared bacteriaCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - Anyone who has ever developed a urinary tract infection (UTI) knows that it can be painful, pesky and persistent.…

Public virtual event hosted by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy brings Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg into conversation with Drs. Marion Nestle and Mary T. BassettCredit: Oxford University Press March 1, 2021…

The in-person Cell Culture Engineering XVII Conference has been postponed until October 16 - October 22, 2021 in Tucson, Arizona. To highlight the key role that the CCE community plays to free people worldwide from the shackles of the…

SILVER SPRING, Md. - A recent preclinical study by U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) researchers showed that an experimental therapy combining a TLR7 agonist and two broadly neutralizing antibodies delayed viral rebound in…

Research to investigate sensitization and activation of "capsaicin receptor" on pain-sensing nerves by cancer mediators, and how these nerves promote cancer progression NYU Oral Cancer Center has been awarded a five-year, $3.1 million…

A single letter difference in a single gene, inherited from both parents, spells a lifetime of anemia and pain for 20 million people, mostly of African ancestry, worldwide. Sickle cell disease (SCD) causes red blood cells to assume a…

The latest research and analysis on comfort and tips for creating a comfortable product, environment or system in product and environmental design are explored in a special supplement to the journal WORKCredit: Peter Vink. Amsterdam,…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The rate of suicide among post-9/11 military veterans has been rising for nearly a decade. While there are a number of factors associated with suicide, veterans have unique experiences that may contribute to them…

Offers potential to broadly expand the benefit of immunotherapiesCredit: Elizabeth Cook A novel targeted immunotherapy approach developed by researchers at the Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory, and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute…

Findings provide insights into tunable drug delivery and new design paradigms of DNA-based drug-carriers DNA nanotechnology - the research field using DNA molecules as building material - has developed rapidly during recent years and…

Credit: Community Eye Health (Flickr) Scientists have taken a significant step forward in their search for the origin of a progressive eye condition which causes sight loss and can lead to corneal transplant. A new study into…

Scientists who study capuchin monkeys on a nature reserve in Brazil found that stone tools are used for digging, seed pounding, and stone-on-stone percussion. The monkeys can serve as a model to help understand how humans evolved to use…

Managing passenger flows during pandemics - reducing the risk of contracting infectious diseases during seaborne transportation New research will enhance corona safety during cruises and help cruise lines to again attract passengers…

Credit: The University of Queensland Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global food supplies, according to scientists at The University of Queensland. Biotechnologist Dr…

By studying the genomes of more than 20,000 individuals, an international team is shedding light on the genetic links between eating disorders, mental illnesses and body weight regulation. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating…

Credit: Earlham Institute Respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 (causing COVID-19) can often catalyse an overactive immune response that leads to a life-threatening cycle, known as a cytokine storm. Analysing cytokine responses from…

Credit: Johan Wingborg In recent years, techniques have been developed to treat diseases with what are known as oligonucleotide drugs, based on short DNA or RNA molecules. The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational…

Technology may boost international research efforts to find drugs that eradicate cancer at its sourceCredit: Jude Al-Sabah/DKFZ A new method, described in a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, has the…