Inaccurate tests carried out on tuberculosis patients in developing countries often fail to detect resistance to drugs, leading to incorrect treatment and a higher mortality […]
Study finds HIV+ cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy
The immunotherapy that has revolutionized treatment of many cancers appears to offer similar benefit to cancer patients living with HIV, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi […]
Study examines race-based differences in social support needs among breast cancer patients
In a Psycho-Oncology study of 28 women who were being treated for breast cancer and were participating in focus groups, White participants noted that having […]
High blood pressure top risk factor for stroke in young adults
Strokes do not discriminate by age. They hit when the factors are right—and those factors can be found as frequently in younger adults who have […]
Discovery helps researchers better understand immune system
A team of researchers have answered one of the most long-standing questions about how the immune system fights viruses and the discovery could help improve […]
New study sheds light on community-based approach to diabetes prevention in Bangladesh
New research funded by the MRC highlights the success of a novel community-based approach to diabetes prevention in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The scientists […]
Researchers discover key genomic ‘management’ partners in brain development
Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered how two proteins interact to control hundreds of genes that build the developing human brain. The […]
Research on chickenpox virus paves way for promising HIV vaccine
A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of Manitoba has brought science one step closer to using the chickenpox […]
New study shows sitting, watching TV linked to colorectal cancer risk before age 50
A new study in JNCI Cancer Spectrum has identified a connection between prolonged time spent sitting while watching TV and increased risk of colorectal cancer […]
Laughter may be best medicine—for brain surgery
Neuroscientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered a focal pathway in the brain that when electrically stimulated causes immediate laughter, followed by a […]
Boosting glutamate reduces anxiety in monkeys
Researchers studying male and female marmosets have homed in on the primate brain circuitry responsible for individual differences in overall anxiety. Their findings, published in […]
Immune response to gut microbes may be early indicator of type 1 diabetes
A team of researchers with members affiliated with several institutions in Canada has found an association between children with a genetic disposition to type 1 […]
Obesity-linked cancers on the rise in young adults
A sharp increase in the rate of obesity-linked cancers among young adults in the United States could foreshadow a reversal in the overall decline in […]
Northwest US measles cases prompt look at vaccine exemptions
A measles outbreak near Portland, Oregon, has revived a bitter debate over so-called “philosophical” exemptions to childhood vaccinations as public health officials across the Pacific […]