Researchers discover potential treatment for rare degenerative disease On 2020-07-16 Yale pharmacology professor Barbara Ehrlich and her team have uncovered a mechanism driving a rare, lethal disease called Wolfram Syndrome […]
Pathogens suppress immune response with molecule, a possible drug target, Stanford researchers find On 2020-07-16 Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have discovered that cells infected by viruses or bacteria send out a “don’t […]
Respiratory virus builds ‘doorbell’ to trick its way into cells, researchers find On 2020-06-03 New research from University of Alberta microbiologists has shed new light on how the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—one of the […]
Researchers fast-track app for bowel disease sufferers in new COVID-19 era On 2020-05-13 The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in University of Otago researchers, in collaboration with others in New Zealand, fast-tracking development of […]
Researchers study whether high-potassium diets protect blood vessel function in salt-resistant adults On 2020-03-06 Dietary guidelines recommend that Americans consume less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day in their diet—about a teaspoon’s worth. […]
One year into ‘soda tax,’ researchers find law did not affect sugary-beverage consumption On 2020-02-26 One year into Philadelphia’s 1.5-cents-per-ounce “soda tax,” new findings show that the law had minimal to no influence on what […]
Researchers bid to slow down heart failure On 2020-01-28 A new research project funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Manchester aims to find a […]
Researchers develop ultasensitive blood test to predict recurrence of gastric cancers On 2020-01-28 Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore, working with colleagues in the Netherlands, developed a blood test […]
Researchers identify a connection between early life adversity and opioid addiction On 2020-01-25 Individuals with a history of early life adversity (ELA) are disproportionately prone to opioid addiction. A new UCI-led study reveals […]
Life without diabetes – pioneering researcher’s new book On 2020-01-13 One of the world’s leading experts who developed revolutionary science demonstrating that type 2 diabetes is a reversible condition has […]