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Researchers engineer new molecules to help stop lung cancer

University of Texas at Dallas scientists have demonstrated that the growth rate of the majority of lung cancer cells relates directly to the availability of a crucial oxygen-metabolizing molecule.

24 Apr 2019

Three-antibiotic cocktail eradicates 'persister' Lyme bacteria in mouse model

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that a slow-growing variant form of Lyme bacteria caused severe symptoms in a mouse model.

24 Apr 2019

DNA rearrangement may predict poor outcomes in multiple myeloma

A certain type of DNA marker predicts poor outcomes in multiple myeloma, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University have found.

24 Apr 2019

Researchers study how E. coli clones have become major cause of drug-resistant infections

A 'superbug' clone of E. coli has evolved to prevent itself from becoming so dominant that it could potentially wipe out the bacteria from existence, scientists led by the University of Birmingham have discovered.

23 Apr 2019

New study provides better understanding on safety of deworming programs

A new study has identified no major differences between the microbiomes of people infected with roundworm or hookworm and uninfected peers.

23 Apr 2019

New review on relationship between COPD and Type 2 diabetes

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by a chronic airflow obstruction that is associated with severe global mortality and morbidity.

23 Apr 2019

Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are at greater risk of preterm birth

Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk of delivering their baby prematurely. The risk increases as blood sugar levels rise, however women who maintain the recommended levels also risk giving birth prematurely.

23 Apr 2019

Parkinson's sufferers regain mobility with new implant

A new implant that boosts the signals sent from the brain to the limbs has been found to significantly improve mobility in people living with Parkinson’s disease.

23 Apr 2019

Opening blocked arteries may be lifesaver for older heart attack patients

Among heart attack patients 75 years and older, the oldest of those patients were less likely than younger patients to receive a procedure to open blocked arteries.

23 Apr 2019

Improved WIC food packages reduced obesity risk for children, study finds

Sweeping changes designed to make a major federal food assistance program more nutritious for low-income families were effective in reducing obesity risk for 4-year-olds who had been on the program since birth, according to a new study by researchers from Tulane University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and PHFE WIC.

23 Apr 2019

Study investigates how early blindness shapes sound processing

Adults who lost their vision at an early age have more refined auditory cortex responses to simple sounds than sighted individuals, according to new neuroimaging research published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 23 Apr 2019

UVA researchers shed light on why C. difficile infections are so dangerous

A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria – and possibly others like it – cause severe disease.

23 Apr 2019

Permanent daylight savings time may negate changes in school start times

Moving the clock forward and then back each spring and fall usually draws plenty of complaints and questions about why such a change is necessary.

23 Apr 2019

Study provides new insights into regulatory T cells' role in protecting against autoimmune disease

An international study led from Karolinska Institutet provides new insights into the regulatory T cells' role in protecting against autoimmune disease.

23 Apr 2019

Blood test can help match cancer patients to early phase clinical trials

Scientists could help match cancer patients with no other treatment options to clinical trials with experimental medicines, by analyzing the genetic faults in a sample of their blood, according to research published in Nature Medicine today (Monday).

23 Apr 2019

New approach to repair defects in fetal membranes could prevent life-long medical conditions

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and University College London have developed a new approach to repair defects in fetal membranes which could prevent life-long medical conditions and disabilities associated with preterm birth.

23 Apr 2019

Sparse treatment options complicate cancer care for immigrants in South Texas

Edgar carries a red folder bulging with paperwork, bills and medical records. Before his lung cancer diagnosis in September, he had about $11,000, he said, money he was saving to purchase a used truck and to pay an immigration attorney to pursue legal residency.

23 Apr 2019