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Researchers found drugs that are potent cancer-killers when combined
UC San Francisco scientists have designed a large-scale screen that efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers when combined, but only weakly...
The herpes simplex virus may account for 50% of Alzheimer’s disease cases
What causes Alzheimer’s disease?
The answer could be right under our noses, says leading expert Professor Ruth Itzhaki.
Her latest paper presents a lifetime...
New possible treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
A new study provides critical insight into a little-known, yet relatively common, inherited neurological condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease?
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)...
Transgender men have a four times higher risk of heart attack
A new study indicates transgender men and women have a higher risk of heart attack – more than four times in some instances –...
Herpes virus linked to bipolar disorder and/or severe depression
Purkinje cells are a central part of the human cerebellum, the part of the brain that plays an important role in motor learning, fine...
Gum disease exude toxins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and aspiration pneumonia
Researchers are reporting new findings on how bacteria involved in gum disease can travel throughout the body, exuding toxins connected with Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid...
The understanding the near-surface swimming patterns of bacteria can explain how they infect cells
A team of researchers at Université Côte d'Azur and Centre Scientifique de Monaco has recently carried out a study aimed at better understanding the...
New guidance to use the different cannabis-based products and cannabinoids
A clinical review, published today for the BMJ, provides new interim advice for doctors and clinicians in prescribing cannabis-based products and cannabinoids to treat...
Food additive tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) suppresses the immune response the body mounts when fighting the...
Research conducted in mice suggests the food additive tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) - found in many common products from frozen meat to crackers and fried foods...
Rapastinel can substantially reversed acute signs of opioid withdrawal
While medicines are available to relieve withdrawal symptoms in people recovering from opioid addiction, they cause side effects and can maintain the brain changes...
Researchers integrated electronic sensors with personalized 3-D-printed prosthetics
With the growth of 3-D printing, it's entirely possible to 3-D print your own prosthetic from models found in open-source databases.
But those models lack...
South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks
South Korea launched the world's first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top mobile carriers said Thursday, giving a handful of users...
Hackers can easily tamper medical imagery
Researchers have found more reason to be concerned over possibilities of tampering within the medical setting.
Security watchers are talking about the paper, "CT-GAN:...
Samsung released the world’s first 5G phone
Telecom giant Samsung Electronics on Friday released the Galaxy S10 5G, the world's first available smartphone with built-in fifth-generation communications, as South Korea...
Perovskite solar cells have poor long-term stability – caused by a kind of memory...
On the verge of outcompeting current thin-film solar cells, perovskite solar cells seem to embody an ideal solar cell with high efficiency and low...
