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Researchers identify potential nutritional alternative for people with fish allergy

Fish allergy is one of the most dangerous food allergies, as it is often associated with potentially life-threatening symptoms such as anaphylactic shock.

30 Nov 2018

Researchers elucidate central mechanisms of salt-induced hypertension through sympathetic activation

Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide, and approximately 40% (1 billion) of adults aged 25 and above have been diagnosed with hypertension. A positive correlation between salt intake and blood pressure has long been postulated.

30 Nov 2018

DFG is establishing 10 new Collaborative Research Centers to support top-level research in Germany

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing ten new Collaborative Research Centers (CRCs) to further support top-level research in Germany.

30 Nov 2018

Tackling challenges in medical research

The continually rising health care costs in Germany require cost intelligent innovations at the intersecting frontiers of scientific disciplines.

30 Nov 2018

FDA approves new combination therapy for acute myeloid leukemia

Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) often aren't healthy enough to receive intensive chemotherapy, and gentler treatments aren't very effective in treating this aggressive blood cancer.

30 Nov 2018

Insilico Medicine to present work on AI for Drug Discovery at the AI World Conference

Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence, will present its latest results in modern and next-generation AI for Drug Discovery at the AI World Conference in Boston on December 4th.

30 Nov 2018

Researchers reveal how some cancers trick healthy cells into protecting tumors

Many factors affect cancer treatment outcome, such as the size and location of the tumor, availability of effective treatments, and timing of intervention. But some cancers are so aggressive that outcome is poor, even after early diagnosis and chemotherapy.

30 Nov 2018

Pregnancy losses may increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Women who experience pregnancy loss and do not go on to have children are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke, compared with women who have only one or two children, according to new research from the University of Cambridge and the University of North Carolina.

30 Nov 2018

Light-activated tools allow scientists to accurately probe intracellular phase separation

Creating new tools that harness light to probe the mysteries of cellular behavior, Princeton researchers have made discoveries about the formation of cellular components called membraneless organelles and the key role these organelles play in cells.

30 Nov 2018

Triple combination cancer immunotherapy improves survival in mouse model of melanoma

Adoptive cell transfer is a promising cancer immunotherapy that involves isolating T cells from cancer patients that are capable of targeting their tumor, selecting the more active T cells and expanding those in the lab, and then transfusing them back into patients.

30 Nov 2018

Women’s intentions and attitude matter when it comes to using contraception

A new Veterans Affairs study adds to the evidence that women's intentions around becoming pregnant don't fully explain whether and how they use contraception. Rather, their attitudes toward becoming pregnant also play a role.

30 Nov 2018

Study points toward new strategies for managing organ transplantation

The human intestine may provide up to 10 percent of blood cells in circulation from its own reservoir of blood-forming stem cells, a surprising new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found.

30 Nov 2018

UA researchers discover promising lead in genetic approach to treating deadly brain cancer

Glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer that has grabbed headlines for claiming the lives of Sens. Edward Kennedy and John McCain, could be "tricked" into sparing more of its victims.

30 Nov 2018

Despite reduction in twin stillbirth rates, there is no change in still birth rates involving single fetus

A leading expert in fetal medicine at the University of Birmingham has warned that there is 'little room for complacency' over a fall in twin stillbirth rates as the reason for this phenomenon are complex.

30 Nov 2018

New study could fine-tune the CRISPR gene editing process

The introduction of the tool for gene editing, the so-called gene scissors CRISPR, in 2007 was a revolution within medical science and cell biology.

30 Nov 2018

National Institutes of Health awards grant to MSU professors for research on neurodegenerative disease

A research collaboration between three Montana State University faculty members recently received a grant to help fund their study on the connection between a rare genetic neurological disease and metabolism, the human gut microbiome and degeneration of the nervous system.

30 Nov 2018

New, low-cost wound dressing could speed up healing

A new, low-cost wound dressing developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers could dramatically speed up healing in a surprising way.

30 Nov 2018

Is Trump pushing health insurance innovation or an ACA rollback?

On his first day in office, as part of his mission to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump signed an order promising to give states flexibility "to create a more free and open healthcare market."

30 Nov 2018

Balneo-phototherapy offers greater benefit not only in psoriasis, but also in atopic eczema

Atopic eczema, also called neurodermatitis, is a chronic skin condition usually associated with severe itching, which can cause massive impairment of the quality of life.

30 Nov 2018

Liver immune cells contain inert HIV and are unlikely to reproduce infection, study reveals

In a proof-of-principle study, researchers at Johns Hopkins revealed that certain immune system cells found in the human liver, called liver macrophages, contain only inert HIV and aren't likely to reproduce infection on their own in HIV-infected people on long-term antiretroviral therapy.

30 Nov 2018

Research News and Research

Researchers identify potential nutritional alternative for people with fish allergy

Researchers elucidate central mechanisms of salt-induced hypertension through sympathetic activation

DFG is establishing 10 new Collaborative Research Centers to support top-level research in Germany

Tackling challenges in medical research

FDA approves new combination therapy for acute myeloid leukemia

Insilico Medicine to present work on AI for Drug Discovery at the AI World Conference

Researchers reveal how some cancers trick healthy cells into protecting tumors

Pregnancy losses may increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Light-activated tools allow scientists to accurately probe intracellular phase separation

Triple combination cancer immunotherapy improves survival in mouse model of melanoma

Women’s intentions and attitude matter when it comes to using contraception

Study points toward new strategies for managing organ transplantation

UA researchers discover promising lead in genetic approach to treating deadly brain cancer

Despite reduction in twin stillbirth rates, there is no change in still birth rates involving single fetus

New study could fine-tune the CRISPR gene editing process

National Institutes of Health awards grant to MSU professors for research on neurodegenerative disease

New, low-cost wound dressing could speed up healing

Is Trump pushing health insurance innovation or an ACA rollback?

Balneo-phototherapy offers greater benefit not only in psoriasis, but also in atopic eczema

Liver immune cells contain inert HIV and are unlikely to reproduce infection, study reveals

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