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New type of nanoparticles can deliver chemotherapy efficiently to cancer cells

Engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new method that delivers chemotherapy directly and efficiently to individual cells.

4 Oct 2016

Study evaluates outcomes of hypothermia treatment among patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest

In a study appearing in the October 4 issue of JAMA, Paul S. Chan, M.D., of Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, and colleagues evaluated the association of hypothermia treatment with survival to hospital discharge and with favorable neurological survival at hospital discharge among patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest.

4 Oct 2016

Fruit flies shed light on how insulin signaling processes may be altered by diabetes in humans

Fruit flies may be small, but the genetic secrets they can unlock for humans are mighty.

4 Oct 2016

Researchers suggest effective diagnostic tool for identifying post-concussion syndrome

Repeated concussions or other mild traumatic brain injuries can lead to prolonged symptoms and impaired quality of life.

4 Oct 2016

UZH researchers discover that children’s brain reacts differently to acute sleep deprivation

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich has studied the effects of acute sleep deprivation in children for the first time.

4 Oct 2016

Mathematical model helps explain how the brain forms new memories without wiping out old ones

Columbia scientists have developed a new mathematical model that helps to explain how the human brain's biological complexity allows it to lay down new memories without wiping out old ones -- illustrating how the brain maintains the fidelity of memories for years, decades or even a lifetime.

4 Oct 2016

Prescription sleep aids may stimulate suicidal thoughts or actions

Prescription sleep aids appear to carry a rare risk of suicide, most typically when they cause the unexpected response of stimulating rather than quietening patients, researchers say.

4 Oct 2016

BUSM scientists map active human apoptosome to provide better understanding of cell death

Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, plays a central role in the maintenance of human health by providing a line of defense against unrestricted cell growth that occurs in many cancers and AIDS as well as in neurodegenerative diseases and stroke.

4 Oct 2016

New lab-on-a-chip system can detect effects of toxic substances on hemoglobin in blood

A new lab-on-a-chip system, developed by the University of Twente in The Netherlands, is capable of fast analysis of the effects of toxic substances on hemoglobin, for example. It mimicks human metabolism.

4 Oct 2016

Two Zika vaccine candidates protect newborn mice against neurological damage

Two vaccines against Zika virus developed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully conveyed immunity from female mice to pups conceived weeks after the mother's vaccination.

4 Oct 2016

Researchers confirm long persistence of Zika virus in semen and reveal its presence within spermatozoa

Recent work has shown that Zika virus persists in semen for up to 6 months after infection. In a correspondence published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, the researchers, in addition to confirming its long persistence in semen (in this case for more than 130 days, i.e., over 4 months), reveal the presence of the virus even within spermatozoa.

4 Oct 2016

Prion proteins can drive emergence of new traits and adaptive opportunities

Prion proteins, best known as the agents of deadly brain disorders like mad cow disease, can help yeast survive hard times and pass the advantageous traits down to their offspring, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

4 Oct 2016

GDE2 protein could help predict course of neuroblastoma

The research group of Wouter Moolenaar of the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has, in collaboration with the group of Rogier Versteeg of the AMC Amsterdam, discovered a protein that can predict the course of neuroblastoma.

4 Oct 2016

Diabetes patients do not absorb insulin effectively when injecting into lipohypertrophy, confirm new studies

Two new studies provide evidence for the first time that insulin is not absorbed effectively when injected into Lipohypertrophy (LH).

4 Oct 2016

Lack of community support makes unpaid carers take loved ones to A&E, research shows

Due to a lack of appropriate support in the community, unpaid carers are reluctantly taking their loved ones to A&E, according to new research published today by Carers UK.

4 Oct 2016

Study shows how common intestinal microbe protects the gut from attack by harmful bacteria

Antibiotics save millions of lives. But their tendency to kill helpful and harmful bacteria alike, coupled with the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, means that they are not without their downside.

4 Oct 2016

Antiseptic used for umbilical cord care ineffective in reducing newborn deaths in Africa

Despite significant reductions in neonatal mortality previously reported in south Asia, applying a chlorhexidine wash to newborns' umbilical cords in sub-Saharan Africa did not reduce deaths, a study led by researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health shows.

4 Oct 2016

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New type of nanoparticles can deliver chemotherapy efficiently to cancer cells

Study evaluates outcomes of hypothermia treatment among patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest

Fruit flies shed light on how insulin signaling processes may be altered by diabetes in humans

Researchers suggest effective diagnostic tool for identifying post-concussion syndrome

UZH researchers discover that children’s brain reacts differently to acute sleep deprivation

Mathematical model helps explain how the brain forms new memories without wiping out old ones

Prescription sleep aids may stimulate suicidal thoughts or actions

BUSM scientists map active human apoptosome to provide better understanding of cell death

New lab-on-a-chip system can detect effects of toxic substances on hemoglobin in blood

Two Zika vaccine candidates protect newborn mice against neurological damage

Researchers confirm long persistence of Zika virus in semen and reveal its presence within spermatozoa

Prion proteins can drive emergence of new traits and adaptive opportunities

GDE2 protein could help predict course of neuroblastoma

Diabetes patients do not absorb insulin effectively when injecting into lipohypertrophy, confirm new studies

Lack of community support makes unpaid carers take loved ones to A&E, research shows

Study shows how common intestinal microbe protects the gut from attack by harmful bacteria

Antiseptic used for umbilical cord care ineffective in reducing newborn deaths in Africa

Yoga shows promise in reducing symptoms for people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Can vitamin D reduce asthma attacks? An interview with Professor Adrian Martineau

Research findings question effectiveness of antibiotic treatment for diverticulitis

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