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Harmless purple bacteria can visualize aspects of tumor heterogeneity

Cancer presents an ongoing challenge for physicians, particularly in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. This is, amongst other things, due to tumor heterogeneity.

14 Mar 2019

Blunting emotional component associated with pain

Chronic pain involves more than just hurting. People suffering from pain often experience sadness, depression and lethargy. That's one reason opioids can be so addictive -- they not only dampen the pain but also make people feel euphoric.

13 Mar 2019

Research details how manganese exposure can contribute to onset of Parkinson's-like symptoms

A new study from Iowa State University biomedical researchers illuminates the biological processes by which exposure to some metals can contribute to the onset of Parkinson's-like symptoms.

13 Mar 2019

PNAS publishes results of pilot study for early detection of liver cancer

Today, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the results of a pilot study for early detection of liver cancer in a cohort of HBV carriers, who are at risk for developing this disease.

13 Mar 2019

New study aims to detect Parkinson's at much earlier stage

A large study jointly led by Queen Mary University of London and UCL aims to identify people at risk of developing Parkinson's, years before the condition is currently detected, with a view to treating and alleviating it at a much earlier stage.

13 Mar 2019

Rise of MRSA in hospitals linked to common disinfectant

A new study has found a possible link between the use of disinfectants in hospitals and the rise of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on patient wards.

13 Mar 2019

Prostate cancer treatment breakthrough

Researchers have developed a method by which thousands of men with prostate cancer could choose their own treatment.

13 Mar 2019

Italy bans unvaccinated children from school amid measles outbreak

Italian parents who have not had their children vaccinated could soon either have to pay hefty fines or see their children banned from school.

13 Mar 2019

Air pollution is a bigger killer than previously estimated

A new study has shown that air pollution may be responsible for killing more people than previously thought.

13 Mar 2019

Wireless earphones shown to be source of carcinogenic radiation

Wireless earphones, such as those sold by tech giants Apple and Samsung, could be releasing potentially carcinogenic radiation into the heads of the users.

13 Mar 2019

New, quantitative method for assessment of molecular biomarker for osteoarthritis

For the first time, scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have been able to measure a specific molecule indicative of osteoarthritis and a number of other inflammatory diseases using a newly developed technology.

13 Mar 2019

Stanford researchers detail how hits to the side of the head cause concussion

Concussion researchers have long suggested that damage to the corpus callosum, a thick bundle of nerves that connects the brain's two halves, could result in some common side effects of concussion, like dizziness or vision problems.

13 Mar 2019

Proteins linked with diabetic complications and heart disease in diabetic patients identified

Protein pathways that are closely linked to changes in both triglyceride and hemoglobin A1c levels in diabetic patients have been identified in new research by the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.

13 Mar 2019

Scientists find highly promising therapeutic target for leukemia

Cancer cells consume sugar at a higher rate than healthy cells, but they're also hungry for amino acids, the building blocks of proteins and other biomolecules.

13 Mar 2019

Study unravels how cancer medication works in brains of Parkinson's patients

Laboratory analysis from the first arm of a phase II clinical trial testing the use of nilotinib in patients with Parkinson's disease demonstrates precisely how the agent increases levels of dopamine in the brains of study participants, says a research team at Georgetown University Medical Center. Symptoms of Parkinson's, such as motor dysfunction, are a result of a dopamine loss.

13 Mar 2019

NIH announces funding boost for Detroit Cardiovascular Training Program

The Detroit Cardiovascular Training Program at Wayne State University received notice that funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health will continue for the next five years with additional funding of $1.29 million.

13 Mar 2019

Neurobiology of functional neurological disorder revealed using brain scans

An investigation led by a team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital departments of Neurology, Psychiatry and Radiology has found altered connectivity among brain regions that handle sensorimotor, emotional and cognitive signaling in patients with functional neurological disorder, a common condition involving neurologic symptoms that have no readily apparent physical cause.

13 Mar 2019

Structural Heart features research on ASD closure and disparities in access to Watchman device

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Structural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team features original research articles on readmissions after atrial septal defect closure and socioeconomic disparities in access to the Watchman device in patients with atrial fibrillation.

13 Mar 2019

Fear center in the brain provides protection against body perception disorders

If functionality of the brain's amygdala is impaired, illusory perceptions arise much faster and more pronounced.

13 Mar 2019

Researchers develop new molecule that halts progression of heart failure

A group of researchers based in Brazil and the United States have developed a molecule that halts the progression of heart failure and improves the heart's capacity to pump blood.

13 Mar 2019