One of the world’s most horrific environmental disasters — the 1950 and 60s mercury poisoning in Minamata, Japan — may…
Novel targeted drug shows promise in advanced kidney cancer
Scientists report promising activity of a novel drug that targets a key molecular driver of clear cell renal cell carcinoma…
Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?
Psychology researchers provide new evidence that bilingualism can delay symptoms of dementia. Researchers found bilingualism provides the brain with greater…
Artificial intelligence finds disease-related genes
An artificial neural network can reveal patterns in huge amounts of gene expression data, and discover groups of disease-related genes.…
Mending a broken heart, the bioengineering way
Bioengineers have developed a prototype patch that does the same job as crucial aspects of heart tissue. Their work essentially…
Outbreak of Listeriosis in South Africa Associated with Processed Meat
Listeriosis, a severe foodborne disease that has substantial mortality (20 to 30%), primarily affects persons with impaired cell-mediated immunity associated…
Smelling your lover’s shirt could improve your sleep
The scent of a romantic partner can improve sleep, suggests new psychology research.
Acid reflux drug is a surprising candidate to curb preterm birth
Lansoprazole, an over-the-counter acid reflux drug that is often taken by pregnant women, may be a promising therapy to reduce…
What would it take to make FMT mainstream?
Fecal microbiota transplant treatment for most microbiome-associated diseases has not been rigorously studied in humans — and any such studies…
Hybrid microscope could bring digital biopsy to the clinic
By adding infrared capability to the ubiquitous, standard optical microscope, researchers hope to bring cancer diagnosis into the digital era.…