An autoimmune attack on uninfected red blood cells likely contributes to anemia — a shortage of red blood cells —…
Medical News Today: Late evening eating may compromise women’s heart health
New research from the American Heart Association finds that women who eat more of the day’s calories after 6 p.m.…
Boosting host immune defenses to treat tuberculosis
A study suggests a new approach that might help treat Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis: making people’s…
Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer
An international research effort has broken fresh ground in the race to find more effective treatments for the childhood cancer…
Anthrax may be the next tool in the fight against bladder cancer
Researchers have come up with a way to combine the anthrax toxin with a growth factor to kill bladder cancer…
Vaccine reduces likelihood of severe pneumonia
A new study has found severe pneumonia decreases by 35 per cent in children who receive a vaccine against a…
Specific neurons that map memories now identified in the human brain
Neuroengineers have found the first evidence that individual neurons in the human brain target specific memories during recall. They studied…
Mothers’ pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infants’ brains respond to sad speech
A study shows a correlation between mothers’ self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies’ blood flow to brain areas responsible for emotional…
Microplastics found in oysters, clams on Oregon coast
Tiny threads of plastics are showing up in Pacific oysters and razor clams along the Oregon coast — and the…
Metabolic effects of an oral blood cancer drug
A recent study found that an effective blood cancer treatment was associated with weight gain, obesity, and increased systolic blood…