Research discoveries suggest that leucine-histidine dipeptide improves mental health A research group led by Professor Tomoyuki Furuyashiki and Associate Professor Shiho Kitaoka (Graduate School of Medicine) in collaboration with researcher Yasuhisa Ano of Kirin Holdings have made discoveries regarding the ... Sep 13, 2019 0 7
Statins could protect older patients from severe pneumonia, study finds Statins could be used to treat older patients admitted to hospital with a severe type of pneumonia, researchers at the University of Birmingham have found. Sep 13, 2019 0 280
New hysterectomy surgery safer and more effective than current techniques Removing part of the uterus using a keyhole surgery technique is a more effective way of treating heavy menstrual bleeding than the current most common operation, according to new research led by the University of Aberdeen. Sep 13, 2019 0 132
Immune response depends on mathematics of narrow escapes The way immune cells pick friends from foes can be described by a classic math puzzle known as the "narrow escape problem." Sep 13, 2019 0 448
A single dose for good measure: How an anti-nuclear-contamination pill could also help MRI patients When chemist Rebecca Abergel and her team at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) successfully developed an anti-radiation-poisoning pill in 2014, they hoped it would never ... Sep 13, 2019 0 461
IVF birth rates improving, multiple birth rate at a record low IVF success rates in Australia and New Zealand have continued to improve, while the number of IVF twins are falling, a new UNSW report has shown. Sep 13, 2019 0 4
Can scientists predict which cancer markers are likely to trigger an immune response? Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have designed and validated a model for predicting what might make an effective cancer vaccine against a patient's tumor. This finding ... Sep 13, 2019 0 4
Emotional rape victims seen as more believable Distressed rape complainants are perceived to be more credible than those who control their emotions, a University of Queensland study has found. Sep 13, 2019 0 10
Researchers: Favorable survival, fewer side effects after reduced therapy for HPV-linked head and neck cancer University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers reported that reducing the intensity of radiation treatment for patients with human papillomavirus-associated head and neck cancer produced a ... Sep 13, 2019 0 3
Antibiotics reduce survival rates in cancer patients taking immunotherapy Cancer patients on immunotherapy fare worse if they have recently taken antibiotics, with their response and overall survival rate "crashing." Sep 13, 2019 0 463