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The Ehlers-Danlos Society Center opens at IU Health to advance research and patient care

The Ehlers-Danlos Society is pleased to announce the opening of The Ehlers-Danlos Society Center at IU Health, committed to advancing research, education and patient care for those living with the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), and associated symptoms and conditions.

8 Oct 2019

Scientists show how protein Ikaros orchestrates fine balance to control autoimmunity

The immune system relies on B cells and their ability to make antibodies against an extremely broad range of pathogens. This broad responsiveness bears some risk, as B cells can also turn against healthy tissue - a phenomenon called autoimmunity.

8 Oct 2019

Salford scientists identify new drug candidate to starve and suffocate breast cancer stem cells

Scientists have identified a new drug candidate that is able starve and suffocate cancer stem cells, paving the way for new therapies to treat breast cancer patients.

8 Oct 2019

New study advances understanding about what shapes human gut microbiome

A new Northwestern University study finds that despite human's close genetic relationship to apes, the human gut microbiome is more similar to that of Old World monkeys like baboons than to that of apes like chimpanzees.

8 Oct 2019

'Housing First' model significantly reduces homelessness over the long term, study finds

The longest running study of its kind on the "Housing First" model has found that it significantly reduces homelessness over the long term compared to treatment as usual, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry by scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and St. Michael's Hospital.

8 Oct 2019

Scientists study how immune cells sense and respond to their environment to fight diseases

Scientists at the University of Dundee have carried out one of the most comprehensive studies into how immune cells sense and respond to their environment to fight infection and destroy tumors.

8 Oct 2019

Study: UNAIDS HIV targets will be missed among men who have sex with men in Africa

Despite improvements in HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa, many are missing out on HIV treatment.

8 Oct 2019

Vapers accuse officials of overreach as investigation into deadly lung illness lags

On Sept. 16, Tulare County in California announced the nation's seventh death from vaping-related illness. Its advisory warned about "the dangerous effects of using electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes."

8 Oct 2019

Unique program to initiate breastfeeding in vulnerable infants

The benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child are well-recognized, including for late preterm infants. But because LPI do not have fully developed brains, they may experience difficulties latching and/or sustaining a latch on the breast to have milk transfer occur.

8 Oct 2019

Criticality is a hallmark of normally functioning brain networks, research shows

Researchers long wondered how the billions of independent neurons in the brain come together to reliably build a biological machine that easily beats the most advanced computers. All of those tiny interactions appear to be tied to something that guarantees an impressive computational capacity.

8 Oct 2019

As Medicare enrollment nears, popular price comparison tool is missing

Millions of older adults can start signing up next week for private policies offering Medicare drug and medical coverage for 2020. But many risk wasting money and even jeopardizing their health care due to changes in Medicare's plan finder, its most popular website.

8 Oct 2019

New way to prevent malaria bugs from breeding

A new international collaboration reports that the compound called TCMDC-135051 is capable of preventing the synthesis of a protein that is required for growth in Plasmodium falciparum, one of the species of the Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria. The study, reported in the journal Science, could lead to the development of a new antimalarial drug.

8 Oct 2019

Attention intimately linked to how people learn about danger, study shows

A new analysis of how people prioritize their attention when determining safety and danger in busy settings, such as crossing a road, suggests that a person will pay more attention to something if they learn it is associated with danger.

From PLOS ONE 8 Oct 2019

Regional chromatography industry meeting in Berlin Zehlendorf was a great success

More than 50 users, technology visionaries and laboratory experts met on Monday, September 30, 2019 for a regional chromatography industry meeting in Berlin Zehlendorf to discuss opportunities and challenges of this analytical laboratory technology.

8 Oct 2019

Patients' blood samples and biopsies reveal secrets of lung cancer spread

Early signs that a patient’s lung cancer may spread and become untreatable can be picked up in samples of their blood and tumor, according to a trio of papers published in Nature Medicine today (Monday).

8 Oct 2019

Violence exposure can negatively impact a person's physical and psychosocial health

Exposure to violence can negatively impact a person's physical and psychosocial health, according to two new studies co-authored by University of Chicago Medicine social epidemiologist Elizabeth L. Tung, MD.

8 Oct 2019

New protein painting technology could transform drug discovery process

George Mason University researchers have discovered the exact location where two proteins responsible for hiding cancer cells from the immune system bind.

8 Oct 2019

UVA researchers uncover key contributor to multiple sclerosis

Cells that scientists have largely ignored when studying multiple sclerosis are actually key contributors to MS development, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows.

8 Oct 2019

Endometriosis: Thousands of women suffer from debilitating pain

Endometriosis affects approximately 1 in 10 women in their reproductive years. The condition, described as debilitating, painful, and emotionally-draining, has taken a toll on the lives of many women across the globe. But the condition isn’t getting the needed adequate attention, hinting the need for more research on ways to battle it.

8 Oct 2019

Vaping nicotine linked to lung cancer

Using e-cigarettes or vaping has become immensely popular over the last decade, especially among teens. However, over the past few months, health experts warned the public against e-cigarette use due to the emergence of severe lung disease cases.

8 Oct 2019

Research News and Research

The Ehlers-Danlos Society Center opens at IU Health to advance research and patient care

Scientists show how protein Ikaros orchestrates fine balance to control autoimmunity

Salford scientists identify new drug candidate to starve and suffocate breast cancer stem cells

New study advances understanding about what shapes human gut microbiome

'Housing First' model significantly reduces homelessness over the long term, study finds

Scientists study how immune cells sense and respond to their environment to fight diseases

Study: UNAIDS HIV targets will be missed among men who have sex with men in Africa

Vapers accuse officials of overreach as investigation into deadly lung illness lags

Unique program to initiate breastfeeding in vulnerable infants

Criticality is a hallmark of normally functioning brain networks, research shows

As Medicare enrollment nears, popular price comparison tool is missing

New way to prevent malaria bugs from breeding

Attention intimately linked to how people learn about danger, study shows

Regional chromatography industry meeting in Berlin Zehlendorf was a great success

Patients' blood samples and biopsies reveal secrets of lung cancer spread

Violence exposure can negatively impact a person's physical and psychosocial health

New protein painting technology could transform drug discovery process

UVA researchers uncover key contributor to multiple sclerosis

Endometriosis: Thousands of women suffer from debilitating pain

Vaping nicotine linked to lung cancer

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