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Researchers develop diagnostic test to determine risk of developing malignant breast cancer

Currently, with a pre-malignant breast cancer diagnosis from a biopsy, there are three options: observation, chemoprevention or surgery, all of which require a patient to make decisions while operating from a place of fear and unknown outcomes.

31 Oct 2018

New ultrasound technique shows great promise in detecting breast cancer

A new ultrasound technique can help distinguish benign breast tumors from malignant ones. The technology was developed with support from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

30 Oct 2018

PrEP shown to be safe and effective for widespread use

New research presented at the HIV Drug Therapy Conference in Glasgow today shows that pre-exposure prophylaxis could be given to millions of people worldwide with no increased risk of safety issues during treatment.

30 Oct 2018

Melatonin may help children with sleep problems

Similar to adults, children too suffer from sleep problems such as insomnia that causes inadequate and non-restful sleep.

29 Oct 2018

New approach may lead to protective vaccines for immunocompromised patients

A study led by Som Nanjappa at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine identifies a cellular target that may improve efficacy in vaccines designed to protect immunocompromised individuals from potentially deadly opportunistic infections.

26 Oct 2018

Asynt liquid nitrogen generator aids quest for healthy and productive oceans

Asynt report on how installation of a Liquid Nitrogen generator at the Scottish Association for Marine Science is helping the organization improve long-term cryostorage of their precious samples in an environmentally friendly manner.

From Asynt 25 Oct 2018

Researchers track where tetracycline antibiotics go in human cells

We know that antibiotics treat bacterial infections. We also know why they work. Tetracycline antibiotics, for example, stop bacteria from making protein. Like a boot on a wheel, the drugs bind to the bacterial cell's ribosome--where protein is made--and prevent it from working. Without protein, the bacteria weaken and die.

25 Oct 2018

Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise launches strategy to accelerate development of effective HIV vaccine

The Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, hosted by the International AIDS Society, has launched a five-year strategy to accelerate the development of an effective vaccine to prevent HIV infection.

23 Oct 2018

New diagnostic platform simultaneously screens for all known pathogenic bacteria

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have developed the first diagnostic platform that can simultaneously screen for all known human pathogenic bacteria as well as markers for virulence and antibiotic resistance.

23 Oct 2018

HIV-infected Hispanics at higher risk of developing HPV-related cancers, finds study

A new study reveals that Hispanic HIV-infected adults in the United States are at a higher risk of developing cancers caused by the human papillomavirus than Hispanics from the general population.

22 Oct 2018

Humavox launches POD wireless charging device for hearing aids at EUHA 2018

Humavox, the leader in wireless charging technology, launches its POD wireless charging device for hearing aids at European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians 2018.

17 Oct 2018

HIV-infected infants more likely to acquire congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Infants born to HIV-positive mothers had high rates of congenital cytomegalovirus, or CMV. Infants who also were infected before birth by the virus that causes AIDS were especially prone to CMV infection.

16 Oct 2018

Findings offer new insight into early changes that occur during AD pathology

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, involving memory loss and a reduction in cognitive abilities.

12 Oct 2018

Researchers unravel fresh clues as to how kidney stones form

Kidney stones--solid, pebble-like grit that forms when too much of certain minerals like calcium are in the urine--can strike men, women, and increasingly, children, and the presence and pain of stones afflicts more than 12 percent of the world's population.

11 Oct 2018

UNC researchers awarded $3.8 million grant to develop ultra-long-acting antiretroviral formulations

It has been well established that HIV transmission can be efficiently halted by effective treatment of those infected or by pre-exposure prophylaxis of individuals at risk of exposure.

11 Oct 2018

Caltech researchers develop two new illusions with audiovisual postdictive effects

We experience the world through our senses, a constant torrent of sights, sounds, smells, and more. Our brains take these signals and process them, giving rise to our individual perceptions of the world. But sometimes our senses play tricks on us, notably in the case of perceptual illusions.

10 Oct 2018

CDC’s Systemic Review analyzes HIV-related stigma among US healthcare providers

A Systemic Review from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed studies of HIV-related stigma among healthcare provider and identified three main themes: attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors; quality of patient care; and education and training.

10 Oct 2018

FDA and EMA accept Novartis' regulatory application for siponimod to treat SPMS in adults

Novartis today announced that both the US Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency have accepted the company's New Drug Application and Marketing Authorization Application respectively, for investigational oral, once-daily siponimod (BAF312) for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis in adults.

8 Oct 2018

FDA authorizes marketing of new Bose Hearing Aid

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of a new device, the Bose Hearing Aid, intended to amplify sounds for individuals 18 years or older with perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment (hearing loss).

5 Oct 2018

UIC receives grant to reduce sexually transmitted infections among South African women

The University of Illinois at Chicago is one of eight universities awarded funding by the National Institutes of Health to prevent and treat sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, among adolescents and young adults in Africa and Brazil.