Recent reductions in hospitalization and death due to stroke extend to both black and white Medicare beneficiaries, reports a study in the April issue of […]
Precision-targeted liposomes curb triple-negative breast cancer, metastases in mice
Some 15 to 20 percent of all breast cancers are triple-negative, meaning they lack receptors for estrogen, progesterone and human epidermal growth factor type 2. […]
Dementia is a global challenge – a new report asks if anyone is ready to meet it?
A University of Birmingham report has concluded that national governments, health and social services, businesses, families and communities have to find new ways of responding […]
Study links breastfeeding with lower risk of heart disease
Mothers who breastfeed their babies have a lower risk of developing or dying from heart disease than those who don’t breastfeed, finds new research from […]
Cardiovascular diseases: Prognostic model from the 1990s still gives the best results
The so-called Framingham cardiovascular risk calculator was developed in 1991 on the basis of data gathered in the U.S. between 1968 and 1975. It is […]
Prevention of alcohol use in older teens
A recently released publication in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, “Prevention of Alcohol Use in Older Teens: A Randomized Trial of an Online Family […]
Reprograming T cells to attack solid tumors
An attractive approach to liver cancer treatment is to bolster the body’s own immune defenses. Now an international team involving A*STAR researchers has genetically engineered […]
New practice corrects pump function in heart failure
Late-breaking results from the ElectroCRT trial presented today at EHRA 2019 a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress, pave the way for a new standard […]
Calcium in arteries is shown to increase patients’ imminent risk of a heart attack
About six million people come into an emergency department every year with chest pain, but not all of them are having a heart attack—and many […]
Vaccine study confirms sensitivity of cholera test
Recently, the sensitivity of fecal microbiological cultures for detecting cholera has come under question. Researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases investigated this claim using […]
Vaccine developed to treat osteoarthritic pain by blocking nerve growth factor
In a collaborative effort between the Jenner Institute and the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford, with colleagues in the University of […]
Early-life exposure to microbiota restricts colon cancer later in life, study finds
Exposure to microbiota, or microorganisms such as bacteria, in the early stages of life plays a crucial role in establishing optimal conditions in the intestine […]
Fear center in the brain protects against illusions
If functionality of the brain’s amygdala is impaired, illusory perceptions arise much faster and more pronounced. This was discovered by a team of researchers led […]
Neuroscientists find brain pathway supporting an intersection of taste and pain
University of Oklahoma neuroscientists have found a pathway in the brain where taste and pain intersect in a new study that originally was designed to […]