By Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Technology has made it possible to synthesize increasingly targeted drugs. But scientists still have much to learn from Mother Nature. Pyridomycin, a substance produced by non-pathogenic soil bacteria, has been found to be a potent antibiotic against a re
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By The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A new microelectromechanical system provides the 360-degree view that is critical in diagnostic imaging.
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By University of Kentucky
A new study review examines the gender differences in the prevalence, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and how this information may ultimately be used to identify areas for future work.
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By Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
People who carry a high-risk gene for Alzheimer's disease show changes in their brains beginning in childhood, decades before the illness appears, new research suggests.
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By Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
A study finds that when compared with other neighborhoods and without regard to income, predominantly black neighborhoods have the most limited access to supermarkets and to the healthier foods such markets sell.
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By University of Western Ontario
Pioneering research points to a promising avenue for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: utilizing neurofeedback training to alter the plasticity of brain networks linked to the condition. During neurofeedback, intentional control of one's ow
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By Public Library of Science
The trial registry ClinicalTrials.gov, which permits posting of trial results, includes results of some trials that have not been published in a peer-reviewed journal and in some cases includes more information than published trials.
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By St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Scientists have evidence that descendants of the H2N2 avian influenza A virus that killed millions worldwide in the 1950s still pose a threat to human health, particularly to those under 50.
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By University of California - Los Angeles
A study has found that men ages 40-69 who are having sex with other men, are HIV-infected and smoke are at a much higher risk of HPVs that most often cause anal cancer. This is the first large US study of a group of HIV-infected and uninfected men, over t
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By Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Recent work from researchers may lead to a potential treatment of brain diseases. The researchers found that a novel and unique compound, named NT219, selectively inhibits the process of aging in order to protect the brain from neurodegenerative diseases,
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By Brigham and Women's Hospital
Researchers grow extensive numbers of intestinal stem cells, then coax them to develop into different types of mature intestinal cells.
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By Wiley
Exercise may benefit older people with dementia by improving their cognitive functioning and ability to carry out everyday activities, according to a new systematic review. However, the authors of the review did not see any clear effect of exercise on dep
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By Children's National Medical Center
A new study has found, for the first time, two distinct subtypes in pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.
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By Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)
A study shows deaths from motor vehicle accidents among U.S. service members declined to lowest level in 2012. However, motorcycle-related fatalities continue to be leading cause of death.
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By Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Scientists were able to reliably predict the timing of the 2012-2013 influenza season up to nine weeks in advance of its peak. The first large-scale demonstration of the flu forecasting system by scientists was carried out in 108 cities across the United
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By The JAMA Network Journals
Among fourth-year medical students completing an 8-week obstetrics/gynecology clinical rotation, there was a positive association between attendance at clinical and tutorial-based activities and overall examination scores, according to a study.
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By Mount Sinai Medical Center
Leading cardiologists have contributed to the development of a new classification system called MOGE(S) for cardiomyopathies, the diseases of the heart muscle which can lead to heart enlargement and heart failure.
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By Gladstone Institutes
For some, the disease multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks its victims slowly over a period of years. For others, it strikes in fits and starts. But all patients share one thing: the disease had long been present in their nervous systems, under the radar from
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By Radiological Society of North America
An analysis of data from an international multicenter study of coronary computed tomography angiography reveals that men and women with mild coronary artery disease and similar cardiovascular risk profiles share similar prognoses.
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By American Society for Microbiology
Infants and toddlers frequently carry toxigenic Clostridium difficile, usually with no harm to themselves, but can serve as a reservoir and spread the bacteria to adults in whom it can cause severe disease, according to a study by a team of Swedish resear
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