Archive: 30/08/2017

Infectious diseases A-Z: Will eating undercooked pork make you sick?

Eating raw or undercooked pork infected with the parasitic worms, Trichinella spiralis, can lead to trichinosis.

Aug 30, 2017

A magic formula to predict attraction is more elusive than ever

Dating websites often claim attraction between two people can be predicted from the right combination of traits and preferences, but a new study casts doubt on that assertion.

Aug 30, 2017

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Tick saliva may hold potential treatment for reducing HIV-linked heart disease risk

Scientists may have found a clue to why people living with HIV have double the likelihood of developing heart disease. The findings, made by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research and National ...

Aug 30, 2017

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Columbia engineers and clinicians first to build a functional vascularized lung scaffold

End-stage lung disease is the third leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 400,000 deaths per year in the United States alone. Researchers exploring new ways to both promote lung repair and increase the number of ...

Aug 30, 2017

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A blood test can predict early lung cancer prognosis

Cancer cells obtained from a blood test may be able to predict how early-stage lung cancer patients will fare, a team from the University of Michigan has shown.

Aug 30, 2017

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Insurer aetna's envelopes revealed customers' HIV status

(HealthDay)—Customers of health insurance giant Aetna in many states were sent mail with envelopes that clearly revealed their HIV status, says the Legal Action Center and AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania.

Aug 30, 2017

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Researchers developing drug for recurring ER-positive breast cancer

Researchers at UT Health San Antonio and two partner institutions are developing a new, first-in-class agent that has stopped the growth of estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancer in its tracks. The new agent ...

Aug 30, 2017

Review links sleep-disordered breathing, cognitive impairment

(HealthDay)—Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with increased likelihood of cognitive impairment, according to a review published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Neurology.

Aug 30, 2017

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Scientists unveil powerful resource to advance treatment of pediatric solid tumors

In an effort to improve outcomes for patients with some of the deadliest childhood cancers, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have created the world's largest collection of pediatric solid tumor samples, drug-sensitivity ...

Aug 30, 2017

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Blunting CRISPR's 'scissors' gives new insight into autoimmune disorders

Each one of our cells has the same 22,000 or so genes in its genome, but each uses different combinations of those same genes, turning them on and off as their role and situation demand. It is these patterns of expressed ...

Aug 30, 2017

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