The parasite that escaped out of Africa
An international team of scientists has traced the origin of Plasmodium vivax, the second-worst malaria parasite of humans, to Africa, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications....
View ArticleDegradation of viral DNA in the cell nucleus opens new Hepatitis B treatment...
Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technische Universität München have discovered how the viral DNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be degraded in the cell nucleus of liver cells,...
View Article"Evidence is weak" for cold treatment with echinacea
(Medical Xpress)—For people seeking a natural treatment for the common cold, some preparations containing the plant Echinacea work better than nothing, yet "evidence is weak," finds a new report from...
View ArticleGeneticists study how individual nerve cells assemble into specific nerves
(Medical Xpress)—Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin interested in 'reverse engineering' the nervous system have made an important discovery with wider implications for repairing missing or broken...
View ArticleSchizophrenics are at greater risk of getting diseases
Researchers have long known that people with autoimmune diseases, such as hepatitis, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and psoriasis, are at greater risk of developing schizophrenia.
View ArticleResearchers find neurons responsible for tying together fearful events with...
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers working at Columbia University have identified a neuron that serves to tie fearful events with the environment in which they occurred. In their paper published in the...
View ArticleHow older adults conceptualize the cause of their high blood pressure
(Medical Xpress)—Older adults with hypertension may have dramatically different perceptions about the cause of their condition depending upon where they live, their ethnicity and other demographic...
View ArticleExchange of genetic material between harmless bacteria could be reservoir of...
Researchers have found that a harmless bacterium could be a source for antibiotic resistance in treatments against such diseases as pneumonia, bacteraemia and meningitis. Their results could help in...
View ArticleUS looks to reboot nonprescription drug system
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking to revamp its system for regulating hundreds of over-the-counter drugs, saying the decades-old process is not flexible enough to keep pace with modern...
View ArticlePromising cervical cancer study
Research on cervical cancer performed by a physician at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine....
View ArticleIs a 'buttery' molecule behind cystic fibrosis flare-ups?
A molecule previously linked to lung injuries in factory workers producing microwave popcorn might play an important role in microbial infections of the lung suffered by people with cystic fibrosis...
View ArticleAntibody may be detectable in blood years before multiple sclerosis symptoms...
An antibody found in the blood of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be present long before the onset of the disease and its symptoms, according to a study released today that will be presented at...
View ArticleSelenium and vitamin E supplementation over recommended dietary intake may...
A multi-center study led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that high-dose supplementation with both the trace element selenium and vitamin E increase the risk of high-grade prostate...
View ArticleThyroid cancer cases soar; is it overdiagnosed?
A dramatic rise in thyroid cancer has resulted from overdiagnosis and treatment of tumors too small to ever cause harm, according to a study that found cases nearly tripled since 1975.
View ArticleScientists transform skin cells into functioning liver cells
The power of regenerative medicine now allows scientists to transform skin cells into cells that closely resemble heart cells, pancreas cells and even neurons. However, a method to generate cells that...
View ArticleResearchers pinpoint brain region essential for social memory
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have determined that a small region of the hippocampus known as CA2 is essential for social memory, the ability of an animal to recognize another...
View ArticleResearchers identify novel immunological mechanism important for vaccine...
Researchers have discovered the presence of a novel subtype of innate lymphoid cells in human spleen essential for the production of antibodies. This discovery, published in the prestigious journal...
View ArticleNew study settles how social understanding is performed by the brain
In a study to be published in Psychological Science, researchers from Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen demonstrate that brain cells in what is called the mirror system help people...
View ArticleNew study supports body shape index as predictor of mortality
In 2012, Dr. Nir Krakauer, an assistant professor of civil engineering in CCNY's Grove School of Engineering, and his father, Dr. Jesse Krakauer, MD, developed a new method to quantify the risk...
View ArticleA paper diagnostic for cancer
Cancer rates in developing nations have climbed sharply in recent years, and now account for 70 percent of cancer mortality worldwide. Early detection has been proven to improve outcomes, but screening...
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