Archive: 28/06/2017

Trials show unique stem cells a potential asthma treatment

A study led by scientists at Monash University has shown that a new therapy developed through stem cell technology holds promise as a treatment for chronic asthma.

Jun 28, 2017

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Male infertility could be linked to noisy bedrooms, study suggests

Could sleeping next to a noisy street put our future at risk?

Jun 28, 2017

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Bike share improvements could boost minority and low-income ridership

People of color and low-income residents of major cities are far less likely to use municipal bike sharing systems than their white and higher-income counterparts. But researchers at Portland State University say that situation ...

Jun 28, 2017

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Barrier proteins in tumors are possible key to immunotherapy success

By comparing variations in protein expression in tumor samples from a single melanoma patient, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center say their findings ...

Jun 28, 2017

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Study finds long-term sustained effect of biological psoriasis treatment

Biological treatment of psoriasis shows a good efficacy in clinical trials. Since most analyses have focused on short-term outcomes of single biological agents, little has been known about long-term outcomes in clinical practice, ...

Jun 28, 2017

Heart attack shown to be 'systemic condition'

An acute heart attack should not be viewed in isolation – myocardial infarction is a "systemic" condition with an impact upon the whole body and engenders responses in other organs, such as liver and spleen. That is the ...

Jun 28, 2017

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Genomic copy number variants contribute to cognitive impairment in the UK

Genetic alterations of rare deletions or duplications of small DNA segments, called copy number variants (CNVs), have been known to increase risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, ...

Jun 28, 2017

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Studying immune response to aluminum salts can explain how these chemicals boost vaccine's efficacy

Adjuvants are often included in vaccines to stimulate the immune system and so make a vaccine more effective. Now an A*STAR team, led by Alessandra Mortellaro from the Singapore Immunology Network, has explained a new immune ...

Jun 28, 2017