New research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 19th Annual Meeting shows that thrombectomy, a minimally invasive procedure typically reserved for treating a sever… [+2455 chars]
A gene that UVA Health researchers discovered is responsible for the deadliest type of brain tumor is also responsible for two forms of childhood cancer, the scientists have found. The new discovery… [+3815 chars]
image: Figure 2. Circulating steroids (ng/mL) among young adult and middle-aged HIV-1 Tat-transgenic male mice [Tat(+)] or their non-Tat-expressing age-matched counterparts [Tat()].view more Credit… [+4200 chars]
Humans have an evolutionary preference for sweetness. Sweet foods, like fruit and honey, were an important energy source for our ancestors. However, in the modern world, sweetened foods are readily… [+6055 chars]
People with type 1 diabetes on higher daily doses of insulin faced a higher cancer risk, researchers found. Daily insulin dose was significantly linked with a higher risk for cancer (HR 4.13, 95% CI… [+2972 chars]
I feel that some complexity has been lost in the studies that Viki Male cites in her article about vaccinations affecting menstruation (Does the Covid vaccine really affect your period? Heres what ou… [+1905 chars]
Research published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO) shows cytisine may be a safe and effective smoking cessation therapy in lung cancer screening volunteers. JTO is the official journal of t… [+1992 chars]
We've all been given the advice to avoid mixing alcohol and antibiotics, though whether it's been heeded is another story. But why is that the case? Apart from getting really drunk and forgetting to… [+5751 chars]
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the effect of Artemisia annua hot water extracts against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2… [+3893 chars]
image: Human intestine organoids growing in wells of a lab dish as part of a study at Cincinnati Children's demonstrating a new mass production method for gut organoids.view more Credit: Cincinnati… [+6692 chars]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the sudden outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has claimed more than 6.39 million lives worldwide. Sc… [+5713 chars]
Proteins called antibodies help the immune system find and attack foreign pathogens. Mini versions of antibodies, called nanobodies -; natural compounds in the blood of animals such as llamas and sha… [+3126 chars]
