Scientists at UH partner with NASA, astronauts to study immune system

Fighting viruses is a regular battle for your body, one it routinely wins if it has a healthy immune system. But compromised systems, as experienced occasionally by astronauts during space...

Antibody evolution could guide HIV vaccine development

Observing the evolution of a particular type of antibody in an infected HIV-1 patient, a study spearheaded by Duke University, including analysis from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has provided...

Alzheimer's plaque components fight inflammation

In mice, bits of proteins can treat condition resembling multiple sclerosis

New Jersey prohibits indoor tanning for minors under 17

New Jersey sent a strong message to young people that indoor tanning salons can be dangerous to their health. New Jersey has passed a law that bans minors under the...

Tonsillectomy in adults with severe recurrent sore throats may benefit some people

Tonsillectomy may result in fewer severe sore throats and could benefit some adult patients, according to a randomized trial.

Fatty acid metabolite shows promise against cancer in mice

Scientists have found that a product resulting from a metabolized omega-3 fatty acid helps combat cancer by cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients that fuel tumor growth and...

China Announces 4 New Flu Cases

A new strain is believed to have already killed two people and left one in critical condition.

'Sharps' injuries have major health and cost impact for surgeons

Injuries caused by needles and other sharp instruments are a major occupational hazard for surgeons -- with high costs related to the risk of contracting serious infectious diseases, according to...

Telerobotic system designed to treat bladder cancer better

Engineers and doctors have designed a robotic surgery system specifically designed to treat bladder cancer, the sixth most common form of cancer in the US and the most expensive to...

HIV self-testing: The key to controlling the global epidemic

A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be the answer to controlling the global epidemic. This systematic review shows HIV self-testing removes much...

Okla. board pushes for charges against dentist

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Citing the scope of a public health scare involving thousands of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon, the head of the state's...

Gallery: The BioDigital Human

A quick tour of the virtual human body developed by NYU School of Medicine and BioDigital Systems

Pedestrians at serious risk when drivers are ‘permitted’ to turn left

A study to examine driver behavior in permitted left turns has identified what researchers call an “alarming” level of risk to pedestrians crossing the street – about 4-9 percent of the...

Study helps to explain how C. elegans worm turns

New research by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School shows at the single cell level how an external stimulus sets off a molecular chain reaction in the transparent...

Old drug offers new hope against rare, deadly childhood disease​

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is playing a leading role in one of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) first clinical trials to improve treatments for rare...

Winnipeg to get community paramedics to reduce ER waits

City of Winnipeg officials have confirmed community paramedics will soon be available to residents.

New world strategy aims to eradicate polio by 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Health authorities are finalizing a plan to end most cases of polio by late next year and eradicate the disease by 2018 -...

Medication duloxetine helps reduce pain from chemotherapy

Among patients with painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, use of the anti-depressant drug duloxetine for 5 weeks resulted in a greater reduction in pain compared with placebo.

Decreased melatonin secretion associated with higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes

With previous evidence suggesting that melatonin may have a role in glucose metabolism, researchers have found an independent association between decreased secretion of melatonin and an increased risk for the...

Heart failure doesn't discriminate

Lifetime risk for heart failure is similar for blacks and whites and higher than expected for both groups -- ranging from 20 to 45 percent -- according to a new...

White blood cell enzyme contributes to inflammation and obesity

Researchers have discovered that an imbalance between the enzyme neutrophil elastase and its inhibitor, ±1-antitrypsin, causes inflammation, obesity, insulin resistance, and fatty liver disease.

Experts Needed: 1) White House BRAIN Research Initiative 2) North Korea Nuclear Threat 3) Immigration and Gun Control Legislation

Weight-Loss Drug May Improve Autism-Style Symptoms

A drug initially approved for weight loss may improve autism-like symptoms in people with fragile X syndrome.

Cell reprogramming to cure leukemia and lymphoma?

Researchers have reprogrammed lymphoma and leukemia cells to halt their malignancy. Resulting cells remained benign even when no longer subjected to treatment and patients were less likely to develop new...

Landmark study describes prostate cancer metastasis switch

SPDEF acts as a switch, regulating production of E-Cadherin, the loss of which is a prerequisite of metastasis in many cancers.

Crick’s medal goes under the hammer

Pending auction raises eyebrows but few objections.Nature 496 13 doi: 10.1038/496013a

Preemies do better when parents involved in hospital care

Premature babies who spend the first months of their life in neo-natal intensive care units seem to do better and don't respond as intensely to pain if their parents are...

Health Care 2025: Personalization, Without A Primary Care Physician

Health care is shifting to be more like traditional service industries and that means more value will (and must be) delivered through technology and lesser-trained clinical personnel.  With increased government control...