When Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacterium that causes one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide, infects a human cell,
Month: November 2018
How do babies laugh? Like chimps!
Few things can delight an adult more easily than the uninhibited, effervescent laughter of a baby. Yet baby laughter, a
Tumour immune cells could aid cancer therapies, study shows
A pioneering technique designed to spot differences between immune cells in tumours could speed the development of cancer treatments, research
Tiny molecule has big effect in childhood brain tumor studies
IMAGE: Manjeet Rao, Ph.D., of UT Health San Antonio, led a study that showed a small molecule is able to kill
Machine-learning system could aid critical decisions in sepsis care
Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when
Genetic study clarifies the causes of the most severe heart muscle diseases of children
Cardiac muscle degeneration (cardiomyopathy) is the most common cause of severe cardiac dysfunction and life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in children. These
Lorbrena for treating lung cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. NSCLC accounts for about 85 percent of lung cancer cases
Fewer Late-Stage Kidney Deaths After Obamacare: Study
End-stage kidney disease patients on dialysis are among those benefiting from Obamacare‘s expansion of Medicaid, with related deaths declining in
Udenyca for patients with cancer receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy
Udenyca™ is a leukocyte growth factor indicated to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in
Scientists reveal spring cold spells that reduce crop yields
North China (35°-40°N, 110°-120°E) is a major region in China for winter wheat agriculture. It is in the spring (March