Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers Researchers have devised a new plan of attack against a group of deadly childhood brain cancers collectively called diffuse midline gliomas (DMG), including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), thalamic glioma and spinal ... Nov 20, 2019 0 444
New opioid library unveiled to help address epidemic A new curated library, activated today, provides a centralized toolkit for policymakers, patients and health care professionals working to address the nation's opioid epidemic. Nov 20, 2019 0 1
Predicting treatment outcome for leishmaniasis For patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis, a skin infection transmitted by a sand fly that can in some cases lead to painful and disfiguring ulcers, treatment can be grueling. The first-line therapy offered to many requires ... Nov 20, 2019 0 36
Creating viral targets can weaken HIV vaccination Vaccination against HIV can backfire if the vaccine induces the wrong kind of immune response. Scientists at Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center have evidence—gleaned from several nonhuman primate ... Nov 20, 2019 0 20
How the brain detects the rhythms of speech Neuroscientists at UC San Francisco have discovered how the listening brain scans speech to break it down into syllables. The findings provide for the first time a neural basis for the fundamental atoms of language and insights ... Nov 20, 2019 1 46
HIV could increase risk of death from heart failure After a heart failure diagnosis, people who are HIV-positive are more likely to be hospitalized or die of any cause than those not infected with HIV, new research shows. Nov 20, 2019 0 1
Eating mindfully through the holidays—and all year Slow down before plowing through the holiday hors d'oeuvres or finishing off that overfilled plate of comfort food. An approach called mindful eating could just help you enjoy it even more and increase well-being. Nov 20, 2019 0 7
Engineering research deepens understanding of glucose-insulin interaction When insulin is secreted from beta cells in the pancreas to control glucose levels in the blood stream, GABA is also released from the cells to calm them so that the cells can prepare for the next pulse of insulin secretion. ... Nov 20, 2019 0 129
Probing the role of an inflammation resolution sensor in obesity and heart failure After heart attack injury, several fatty-acid-derived bioactive molecules—including one called resolvin D1—play an essential signaling role to safely clear inflammation and help repair heart muscle. The mechanism of how ... Nov 20, 2019 0 1
CDC: 63.5 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds have had vision tested (HealthDay)—Overall, 63.5 percent of children aged 3 to 5 years have ever had their vision tested, according to a November data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for ... Nov 20, 2019 0 2