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Consumption of salami and ham may not be good for asthma sufferers. Nitrite preservatives used in cured and processed meat products could be blamed for worsening respiratory conditions.

(Scripps Research Institute) A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is the first to show exactly how the drug Arbidol stops influenza infections. The research reveals that Arbidol stops th...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) According to the American Heart Association, approximately 2,200 Americans die each day from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases. The most common cause is blocked bl...

(University of Florida) As cancerous tumors fester in the body, they need an ever-increasing blood supply to deliver the oxygen and nutrients that fuel their growth. Now, a team led by University of Florida Health resear...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) NIDDK gave Penn Medicine a $12 Million, four-year grant to establish the Human Pancreas Analysis Program (HPAP). It is focused on procuring and phenotyping pancreatic tissu...

(Princeton University) Princeton researchers have developed a method that irradiates biological enzymes with light to expand their highly efficient and selective capacity for catalysis to new chemistry.

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) A shortened course of antibiotic treatment has worse clinical outcomes without reducing the risk of antibiotic resistance or adverse events.

Mothers who have children with congenital anomaly have increased risk of early death than their counterparts with unaffected children, reports a recent study. The rate of death was found to be 1.60 per 1,000 women in aff...

New mothers experience reduction of gray matter in certain regions in their brain. The changes, which last for at least two years, help women adapt to motherhood.

(ecancermedicalscience) ecancermedicalscience has published a new Special Issue on digestive cancers in Latin America, bringing together five articles from experts in the region.The incidence and mortality of gastric can...

(University of California - Riverside) Inflammatory bowel disease is commonly treated with one of several available biological drugs that block an inflammatory molecule, but not everybody is helped by this treatment. New...

(University of Pennsylvania) In a new report published in the journal Cell Discovery, a team led by researchers in the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has identified a mechanism by which mitochon...

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(American Society of Agronomy) Researchers are uncovering the genome of cowpeas, also known as black-eyed peas, in response to challenging growing conditions and the need for food security.

(American Chemical Society) A class of flame retardants known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been phased out of production in the US out of concern for their potential neurotoxic effects, particularly in ...

(Northwestern University) Current methods to predict the risk of heart attack and stroke vastly underestimate the risk in individuals with HIV, which is nearly double that of the general population, reports a new study. ...

(Northwestern University) Scientists have identified a link between Huntington's disease and dysfunction of the subthalamic nucleus, a component of the basal ganglia, a group of brain structures critical for movement and...

(International & American Associations for Dental Research) Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published three articles in the Journal of Dental Research that focus on the ...

(Brown University) The piRNA pathway was thought to be most active in the reproductive organs of animals, but researchers have discovered in the common fruit fly that the pathway also operates in a non-reproductive body ...

(University of California - Santa Barbara) Neuroscientist Kenneth S. Kosik examines the molecular basis of brain plasticity and the manner in which neurons 'learn'.

(Frontiers) A high fat diet alone is not enough to cause metabolic syndrome, a group of symptoms that pose as risk factors for diabetes and heart disease. This recent study shows it is needed in combination with vitamin ...

(University of Rochester Medical Center) In collaboration with West Health, the University of Rochester is hosting the third annual d.health Summit, a forum for health care and technology leaders, entrepreneurs, senior c...