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Cornell researchers unravel E. coli bacteria's defense secret

By tagging a cell's proteins with fluorescent beacons, Cornell researchers have found out how E. coli bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics and other poisons. Probably not good news for the bacteria.

13 Jun 2017

Researchers identify key Lassa virus structure using powerful Argonne X-rays

Before Ebola virus ever struck West Africa, locals were already on the lookout for a deadly pathogen: Lassa virus.

13 Jun 2017

NIH awards $6 million grant to Cleveland Clinic for establishing new DLB consortium

The National Institutes of Health awarded a $6 million grant to Cleveland Clinic to establish a national research consortium focused on improving the diagnosis and understanding the cause for Dementia with Lewy Bodies.

13 Jun 2017

Researchers discover new, effective DDT crystal

A team of scientists has discovered a new crystal form of DDT that is more effective against insects than the existing one.

13 Jun 2017

Taking diabetes medications, regular exercise may lower risk for poorly controlled blood sugar

People with diabetes who took their medications at least 80 percent of the time and people who exercised four or more times per week were at lower risk for poorly controlled blood sugar, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.

13 Jun 2017

Altered virus could help more patients to become eligible for human gene therapy trials

For many patients, participating in gene therapy clinical trials isn't an option because their immune system recognizes and fights the helpful virus used for treatment.

13 Jun 2017

Hybrid filter offers low-cost option for purification of arsenic-contaminated water

The news story made a big splash: in January 2016 ETH researchers Professor Raffaele Mezzenga and his senior researcher Sreenath Bolisetty published a study in the journal Nature Nanotechnology about an innovative type of membrane developed in their laboratory.

13 Jun 2017

Molecule may play role in helping maintain balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons

Many neurological diseases are malfunctions of synapses, or the points of contact between neurons that allow senses and other information to pass from finger to brain.

13 Jun 2017

Study suggests human embryos not susceptible to dying early as often claimed

How difficult is it to conceive? According to a widely-held view, fewer than one in three embryos make it to term, but a new study from a researcher at the University of Cambridge suggests that human embryos are not as susceptible to dying in the first weeks after fertilization as often claimed.

13 Jun 2017

Tianjiu therapy enhances daily quality of life for allergic rhinitis patients, study finds

The School of Chinese Medicine of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently conducted a "Tianjiu therapy for allergic rhinitis: A double-blinded randomised Placebo-controlled clinical trial".

13 Jun 2017

Body contouring surgery is affordable to patients with insurance and income, says researcher

Only a small percentage of obese patients who have undergone bariatric surgery to help them control their weight follow up this procedure with further plastic surgery to reshape their bodies and remove excess rolls of skin.

13 Jun 2017

Melbourne study offers hope for better lung cancer treatment

A Melbourne study is set to improve treatment options for patients with the second most common type of lung cancer, lung squamous cell carcinoma, a disease for which new anti-cancer drugs are urgently needed.

13 Jun 2017

Resistance exercise for less than one hour per week linked to lower risk of metabolic syndrome

Less than one hour of resistance exercise training per week lowers the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (cardiovascular risk factors such as overweight, high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar).

13 Jun 2017

Opioid abuse and dependence diagnoses found among all age group in urban, rural settings

In rural areas around the country, in the period 2007 to 2016, private insurance claim lines with opioid abuse and dependence diagnoses were found in every age group from 13- 18 years to over 80 years, and in urban areas, in every age group from 13-18 years to 71-80 years.

13 Jun 2017

Study examines how sex alters time-course of inflammation in the brain after TBI

Male mice have much greater brain distress in the week following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than female mice, including skyrocketing inflammation and nerve cell death, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center.

13 Jun 2017

Study uncovers new genetic markers linked to testicular germ cell tumors

Testicular cancer is relatively rare with only 8,850 cases expected this year in the United States. A majority of testicular cancer, 95 percent of all cases, begins in testicular germ cells, which are the cells responsible for producing sperm.

13 Jun 2017

Pyk2 deficits contribute to memory problems in Huntington’s disease mouse model

Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the UB and from IDIBAPS together with a team from the University Pierre and Marie Curie and the Institute du Fer à Moulin, published a study in Nature Communications, which demonstrates that the regulation in Pyk2, a protein-tyrosine kinase, causes alterations of the synaptic plasticity involved in memory tasks, associated with the hippocampus in mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington's.

13 Jun 2017

Medical Research News

Cornell researchers unravel E. coli bacteria's defense secret

Researchers identify key Lassa virus structure using powerful Argonne X-rays

NIH awards $6 million grant to Cleveland Clinic for establishing new DLB consortium

Researchers discover new, effective DDT crystal

Taking diabetes medications, regular exercise may lower risk for poorly controlled blood sugar

Altered virus could help more patients to become eligible for human gene therapy trials

Hybrid filter offers low-cost option for purification of arsenic-contaminated water

Molecule may play role in helping maintain balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons

Study suggests human embryos not susceptible to dying early as often claimed

Tianjiu therapy enhances daily quality of life for allergic rhinitis patients, study finds

Body contouring surgery is affordable to patients with insurance and income, says researcher

Melbourne study offers hope for better lung cancer treatment

Resistance exercise for less than one hour per week linked to lower risk of metabolic syndrome

Opioid abuse and dependence diagnoses found among all age group in urban, rural settings

Study examines how sex alters time-course of inflammation in the brain after TBI

Study uncovers new genetic markers linked to testicular germ cell tumors

Pyk2 deficits contribute to memory problems in Huntington’s disease mouse model

New HPV vaccine could prevent most infections and millions of cancers

Poor diet may fuel Alzheimer's in people who carry disease-related gene

Study finds that e-cigarettes are potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes in damaging DNA

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