Researchers of the Swiss HIV Cohort Study have identified a simple method to establish when a patient contracted the virus causing . The time of infection can…
Lesions of the brain microvessels Lesions of the brain microvessels, visible on cerebral MRI images, can be of various kinds: white-matter hyperintensities…
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) announced a joint scientific study on spinal cord injury will be published…
Cumbersome glaucoma tests that require a visit to the ophthalmologist could soon be history thanks to a home test developed by a University of Arizona engineer.
In an article available online in the January issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at…
Plasma exchange, formally known as plasmapheresis, is the process of taking blood out of the body, removing constituents in the blood’s plasma thought to be…
The scientists also discovered that the severity of the injury depends on the genetic make-up of the affected individual. “We gained insight into why some…
Use of the LCD technology to control small animals advances the field of optogenetics — a mix of optical and genetic techniques that has given researchers…
The prion is the infectious agent that caused the epidemic of mad cow disease, also termed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and claimed the life of over…
The Importance of Population-Wide Sodium Reduction as a Means to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and StrokeThe American Heart Association today issued a call to…
The guidelines were compiled by a panel comprising members from the previous panels and new members with substantial knowledge, experience, and publications in…
“I’ve seen many similarities between dogs and humans when it comes to worn-out discs” says veterinarian Niklas Bergknut, the author of the dissertation.Among…
Newly released findings of a multinational survey conducted on behalf of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) show clear disparities between…
The research already has sparked a clinical trial in California, and the FDA-approved drug, Gefitinib, should be in clinical trials at OU’s cancer center and…
Published in the journal PLoS Computational Biology, the study builds on data analyses of freely available medical databases representing studies of countless…
While most blood tests require shipping a vial of blood to a laboratory for analysis and waiting several days for the results, a new device invented by a team…