Archive: 22/03/2018

Researchers examine role of fluid flow in ovarian cancer progression

New research from Virginia Tech is moving physicians closer to pinpointing a predictor of ovarian cancer, which could lead to earlier diagnosis of what is know as the "silent killer."

Mar 22, 2018

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Stiffness of connection influences exchange of physical cues during coordinated movements

When two people coordinate their movements, such as by holding hands or moving furniture, they exchange physical cues through the objects that connect them. New research published in PLOS Computational Biology suggests that ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Researchers characterize unusual blood clots in leprosy patients

For years, doctors have observed that some patients with leprosy develop unusual blood clots which can lead to stroke or heart attack. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have for the first time ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Mass treatment with azithromycin may decrease yaws cases in Ghana

A single round of total-community treatment (TCT) with the antibiotic azithromycin applied to affected rural communities could significantly decrease yaws among the population one year later, according to study published ...

Mar 22, 2018

Scientists identify potential drug target in blood-feeding hookworms

In hookworms that infect and feed on the blood of mice, scientists have discovered a key step in blood digestion that can be targeted to disrupt the parasite's development and survival. These findings, published in PLOS Pathogens ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Early life experiences influence DNA in the adult brain

In the perennial question of nature versus nurture, a new study suggests an intriguing connection between the two. Salk Institute scientists report in the journal Science that the type of mothering a female mouse provides ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Metastatic lymph nodes can be the source of distant metastases in mouse models of cancer

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds that, in mouse models, cancer cells from metastatic lymph nodes can escape into the circulation by invading nodal blood vessels, leading to the development ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Once-mysterious 'Atacama Skeleton' illuminates genetics of bone disease

The skeleton, discovered in a leather pouch behind an abandoned church, was pristine: a tiny figure, just six inches long, with a cone-shaped head, 10 pairs of ribs, and bones that looked like those of an eight-year-old child. ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Why hospital staff sympathize with patients who self-discharge

Patients who discharge themselves from hospital should be viewed more positively say researchers, who discovered sympathy for their decision among hospital staff.

Mar 22, 2018

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University Hospitals team performs first transcatheter mitral valve replacement in Ohio

University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute officially opened the APOLLO trial today implanting the Intrepid transcatheter mitral valve replacement system on the first patient involved in the study.

Mar 22, 2018

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