Around 22,000 people will be diagnosed this year in the US with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the second most common…
Jogging and five other exercises ward off weight gain despite ‘obesity genes’
For people who inherited genes that increase their chance of becoming obese, there is hope for keeping the weight off.…
Assessing direct-to-consumer stem cell clinics
This direct-to-consumer stem cell marketplace has come under increasing scrutiny, but relatively little is known about the clinics or how…
‘Voltron’ imaging tool captures brain cell action in living animals
Scientists have developed a new way to track neural activity. The technique can target specific brain cells and relies on…
System to image the human eye corrects for chromatic aberrations
Researchers report a new imaging system that cancels the chromatic optical aberrations present in a specific person’s eye, allowing for…
‘Wildling’ mice could help translate results in animal models to results in humans
Researchers developed a new mouse model that could improve the translation of research in mice into advances in human health.…
Can a combination immune therapy reduce genital herpes outbreaks?
Investigators have shown that the combination of a vaccine and a medicated cream is a promising strategy to dramatically reduce…
Endometrial diseases can be imitated in a lab dish
Biomedical researchers have found a new way to study endometrial diseases such as endometriosis and cancer. They were able to…
Researchers unlock cancer cells’ feeding mechanism, central to tumor growth
An international team led by researchers has discovered the energy production mechanism of cancerous cells that drives the growth of…
Study casts doubt on evidence for ‘gold standard’ psychological treatments
Researchers have found 56% percent of ‘Empirically Supported Treatments’ per the American Psychological Association fare poorly across most metric scores…