A study estimates that 1,857 people injected drugs in the last six months in Cabell County, W.Va., a rural county…
Identical twins light the way for new genetic cause of arthritis
Identical twin toddlers who presented with severe arthritis helped scientists to identify the first gene mutation that can single-handedly cause…
Genetic risk for ADHD manifest in brain structure in childhood
There is only scant scientific evidence on whether the genetic risk for developing specific psychiatric disorders or cognitive traits is…
Effective method for reducing hospital stay after ‘whipple’ operation
Implementing a new recovery pathway speeds time to next treatment for pancreatic cancer patients by 15 days, without increasing complication…
In life and death, Alzheimer’s disease looks different among Hispanic patients
Researchers report that autopsies of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease when they were alive — and confirmed by autopsy —…
Insulin deprivation leads to decreased ATP production in animal study
Despite the strong association between diabetes and dementia, how insulin deficiency affects brain function remains unclear. A recent study used…
Algorithm to predict PEDV outbreaks
Researchers have developed an algorithm that could give pig farms advance notice of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) outbreaks. The…
Zika vaccines should induce responses by CD4+ T cells
Immune cells called CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against the Zika virus, according to a new…
Study may explain why once-promising cancer drugs failed
Nearly two decades ago, a class of once-promising cancer drugs called MMP inhibitors mysteriously failed in clinical trials. Now scientists…
Protein promotes small artery growth to damaged heart tissue in mice, study finds
A collaboration between basic and clinical scientists has revealed a protein that promotes the growth of small arteries leading into…