Flavonoid Compound Shown to Prevent Blood Clots
Newly published findings from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center describe how rutin was shown to inhibit the formation of blood clots in an animal…
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Inexpensive Strategies Linked to Lowering Heart Attack Mortality Rates
Examining the substantial variations in mortality rates from heart attack patients in hospitals across the United States led Yale researchers to find relatively inexpensive strategies…
Berries Delay Memory Decline in Adults
Many of you probably knew that eating fresh berries and fruit was good for you; but how good was a question left unanswered, until now….
Custom Tailored Brain Cancer Vaccine Proves Effective
A new vaccine has been found to extend the life of patients suffering from recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. A phase 2 clinical trial showed that by…
Protein NLRP12 Protects Against Colon Cancer
A newly published research study from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center describes how the absence of the protein NLRP12 significantly increases susceptibility to colitis-associated…
Engineered Stem Cells Suppress HIV in Living Tissues
A new study shows that genetically engineered stem cells can be used as HIV-fighting cells. Researchers at UCLA were able to expand on previous research…
First Volume of the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia
Authored by leading scientists at top institutions, the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) is a resource that joins deeply detailed cancer genome data with predictors…
Obese Children with Genetic Variants Susceptible to Fatty Liver Disease
While conducting a study on liver disease in children, researchers from the Yale School of Medicine found that a common genetic variant was associated with…
Experimental Evidence that Fetal Exposure to Cell Phones Affects Behavior
By exposing pregnant mice to radiation from a cell phone, a new study provides the first experimental evidence that fetal exposure to radiofrequency radiation from…
Study Shows Increased Mortality Risk from Red Meat Consumption
Say goodbye to fast-food burgers and hello to fresh garden salads. While observing 37,698 men for up to 22 years and 83,644 women for up…
Flu Infections and MRSA Combine into Lethal Cocktail in Maryland
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can be even deadlier when it is combined with a virulent flu infection. It’s been reported that a family of five…
Transplants Without the Need for Lifelong Immunosupression
As a result of organ transplantation, patients need to take a lifelong regimen of immunosuppressors to fight off graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which is common and…
Ticks, Lyme Disease and Public Health
Durand Fish, a professor in the Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health, discusses ticks and the associated health…
Nose Spray for Panic Attacks? Intranasal Neuropeptide S Lowers Anxiety
New findings show a non-invasive way to administer anxiolytic neuropeptide S (NPS). While working with mice, the findings show that intranasally administered neuropeptide S was…
Researcher Examines PTSD Rates Among Israeli Firefighters
A new study from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev examined the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Israeli firefighters. The research shows that…
Vaccine Shown to be Effective Against all Known Strains of Hepatitis C
Researchers have discovered a vaccine, developed from a single strain, that has shown to be effective against all known strains of hepatitis C. Further research…
Researchers Find Possible Link Between Diet Soda and Vascular Risks
By analyzing data from 2,564 participants, a new study by epidemiologists in the Miller School’s Department of Neurology shows that people who drink diet soft…
Worldwide Rise in Type 1 Diabetes Could Be Linked to Obesity
As obesity rises in the worldwide population, so does its effect on health, which includes joint damage, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and its complications. However,…