Two million Americans are allergic to insect stings, an allergy which sends more than 500,000 people to the emergency room annually. Yet, according to a study…
Cancer vaccines that attempt to stimulate an immune system assault fail because the killer T cells aimed at tumors instead find the vaccination site a more…
The study, which published online today in the journal Nature Neuroscience, could also open up treatment possibilities for both familial Parkinson's and the…
Defective viruses have genetic mutations or deletions that eliminate their essential viral functions. They have been observed for many human pathogens and are…
The researchers report their findings in the current issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.“The development of this model could help scientists identify new…
Utilizing molecular analyses of gene expression in macrophages, which are cells largely responsible for inflammation, researchers have shown that inhibiting a…
Around one per cent of the population suffers from schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder that usually does not develop until adulthood and is incurable….
It's unclear why these seasonal and age preferences for infection with methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) occur, says Eili Klein, Ph.D., lead author on…
An international research team, led by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, has demonstrated that…
Chronic or acute, liver failure can be deadly. Toxins take over, the skin turns yellow and higher brain function slows.”There is no effective therapy at the…
An estimated 300,000 U.S. patients get surgical site infections every year, and while the causes are varied, a new University of Utah study suggests that some…
As cancer researchers are learning more about the causes of tumor cell growth and drug resistance, they are discovering molecular pathways that might lead to…
Ohio State University psychology researchers determined that people who retained negative attitudes about public speaking after exposure therapy were more…
One in three people who survived stays in an intensive care unit (ICU) and required use of a mechanical ventilator showed substantial post-traumatic stress…
New research examines the role of PKC in airway smooth muscle contraction and raises the possibility that this enzyme could be a therapeutic target for…
The autism group had significantly higher levels of lead in their red blood cells (+41 percent) and significantly higher urinary levels of lead (+74 percent),…
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