In a Journal of Orthopaedic Research study, scientists used 3-D printing to repair bone in the joints of mini-pigs, an advance that may help to […]
Another day at the office—thanks to a defibrillator close at hand
On National Wear Red Day in 2018, few people at the Nashville law firm Lewis, Thomason, King, Krieg & Waldrop took notice of the occasion, […]
Targeted treatment shrinks deadly pediatric brain tumors
Chemotherapy and radiation are effective cancer treatments because they kill rapidly dividing cells, including tumor cells. But for children—whose tiny bodies are still growing—these treatments […]
Too much of this in the blood could predict unhealthy aging
A hormone found in the blood that’s commonly linked to heart disease also might signal when someone is more likely to grow weaker or lose […]
Researchers zero in on type of cancer that killed John McCain
Hope for treating the kind of brain cancer that took the life of U.S. Sen. John McCain lies with a compound, identified by researchers at […]
Hemochromatosis mutation linked to other morbidity
(HealthDay)—HFE p.C282Y homozygosity, the most common gene mutation causing hereditary hemochromatosis (type 1), is associated with other morbidity in men and women, according to a […]
Schizophrenia linked to genetic structural abnormality in adolescent brain
Schizophrenia could be caused by a genetic mutation that causes a structural abnormality in the brain during adolescence. Therefore testing for the gene SLC39A8, and […]
When activated, ‘social’ brain circuits inhibit feeding behavior in mice
Feeding behavior and social stimulation activate intermingled but distinct brain circuits, and activating one circuit can inhibit the other, according to a new study by […]
Study defines differences among brain neurons that coincide with psychiatric conditions
It’s no surprise to scientists that variety is the very essence of biology, not just the seasoning, but most previous studies of key brain cells […]
Claims that bilingualism keeps brains young could be ‘wishful thinking’
Speaking two languages is a highly valuable skill but is an unlikely defence against age-related cognitive decline as previously thought, according to new research on […]
Pioneering surgery restores movement to children paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis
An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring hope and transforming lives torn apart by a mysterious and devastating illness. Acute flaccid myelitis, […]
Why is the diagnosis of women’s cancer often delayed?
Gynaecological cancers are relatively common—ovarian, cervical and uterine cancers together make up about 20,000 cases each year, with approximately 7,400 deaths. Survival rates in the […]
Study suggests tumor mutational load may be useful metric to predict response to checkpoint-inhibitor immunotherapy
A large team of researchers affiliated with Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center and Columbia University Medical Center has found that the mutational […]
Pathogen research could aid prediction, response to anthrax and other epidemic diseases
Better prediction of the emergence, spread and evolution of the environmentally transmitted pathogen that causes anthrax is the focus of a National Science Foundation award […]