Assessing health impact of new antimicrobials could encourage further drug development
In a new report, researchers at the University of York have investigated the ways in which the value of new
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New tool will aid in understanding brain signals
The human brain contains about 90 billion neurons, but Stephanie Jones, an associate professor of neuroscience at Brown University, doesn’t
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Immune cells help older muscles heal like new
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have found a critical component for growing self-healing muscle tissues from adult muscle—the immune system.
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Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance
Scientists hope that a new approach to vaccine development, combined with improved surveillance of potential future threats of outbreak, could
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New 20-minute test diagnoses hidden heart condition
New tests can diagnose ‘hidden’ heart diseases caused by problems with the small blood vessels supplying the heart, according to
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New drug blocks pancreatic cancer growth in mice, study finds
A newly developed drug can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from growing and spreading in laboratory mice,
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Dementia: New risk factor examined
Dementia describes a group of symptoms that include a decline in memory and cognitive abilities. There are a number of
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Acupuncture: A new look at an ancient remedy
(HealthDay)—Widely practiced in Asia for thousands of years, acupuncture is one of the key components of traditional Chinese medicine. Yet
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Team identifies brain’s lymphatic vessels as new avenue to treat multiple sclerosis
Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple
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Study uncovers 500 new genes that raise the risk of hypertension
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented as a major study uncovers 500 new genes that raise the
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