Archive: 06/03/2018

Mouse healing may reveal targets to delay or prevent human heart failure

While mice can heal after a severe heart attack, an attack of the same severity in humans often launches a later descent into heart failure and death. Thus, study of the mouse healing may reveal therapeutic targets that can ...

Mar 6, 2018

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Malaria control strategies reduce the caseload but bring new challenges

Kenya's two major malaria prevention strategies – indoor residual spraying of homes in high transmission areas and the issuing of insecticide treated nets – have led to a significant reduction in malaria transmission.

Mar 6, 2018

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Major step found in cellular response to stress caused by pathological insult

A new study conducted by researchers at The Wistar Institute revealed how a key protein residing in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) helps cells respond to stress. This process is especially important for B cells to respond ...

Mar 6, 2018

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Broad spectrum antiviral drug inhibits a range of emerging coronaviruses

Researchers have long known that RNA viruses called coronaviruses cause the common cold and pneumonia. In the last two decades or so, though, researchers have found that these viruses can jump between animal and human hosts. ...

Mar 6, 2018

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Prescription opioids fail rigorous new test for chronic pain

A yearlong study offers rigorous new evidence against using prescription opioids for chronic pain.

Mar 6, 2018

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A new tactic for eczema? A newly identified brake on the allergic attack

Eczema affects about 17 percent of children in developed countries and is often the gateway to food allergy and asthma, initiating an "atopic march" toward broader allergic sensitization. There are treatments - steroid creams ...

Mar 6, 2018

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Researchers reveal new way to potentially fight Ebola

More than 11,000 people died during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2013-16, demonstrating both the deadly nature of the virus and the limitations of the medication used to fight it.

Mar 6, 2018

Doctor reviews on hospital websites vs. reviews on independent physician rating sites

When looking for a doctor, many consumers turn to websites that post physician ratings and reviews. A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found a discrepancy between doctor reviews provided by hospital websites and ...

Mar 6, 2018

Study reveals novel biomarkers for future dementia risk

Sudha Seshadri, M.D., founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, is co-leader and senior author on research announced March 6 that identifies novel ...

Mar 6, 2018

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Scientists find power switch for muscles

If you've ever wondered how strenuous exercise translates into better endurance, researchers at the Salk Institute may have your answer. In a study published in the journal Cell Reports on March 6, 2018, scientists in Ronald ...

Mar 6, 2018

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