Health Science
Researchers at The Rockefeller University have shown that a therapeutic approach harnessing proteins from the human immune system can suppress HIV in mice without the need for daily application and could one day be used in humans to treat the disease.
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Scientists are now able to produce three-dimensional images of breast tissue that are two to three times sharper than those made using current CT scanners at hospitals
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Berkeley Lab research could lead to new ways to ID women who have higher risk of breast cancer from low-dose radiation.
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Technology within financial reach of small hospitals.
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Researchers from Johns Hopkins and Northwestern universities have discovered how to control the shape of nanoparticles that move DNA through the body and have shown that the shapes of these carriers may make a big difference in how well they work in treating cancer and other diseases.
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Cellphone records could be a valuable tool for controlling and eliminating malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher.
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Researchers have used neutron crystallography for the first time to determine the structure of a clinical drug in complex with its human target enzyme.
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A current focus in global health research is to make medical tests that are not just cheap, but virtually free. One such strategy starts with paper.
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A University of Adelaide researcher has published results that suggest a possible new mechanism to control multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Novel, biocompatible nanoparticles glow through more than 3 centimeters of biological tissue, demonstrating the promise of nanotechnology in biomedical imaging.
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Camptothecin analog FL118 shown to inhibit production of key cancer survival genes.
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Shoppers—particularly women—who take the time to read food labels are thinner than those who don’t, a new study has found.
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