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Medical Xpress / Spring break is the deadliest time of year for holiday travel in Florida, new research shows
On any given U.S. holiday, traffic crashes claim more than 500 lives. But according to a new study published in Risk Analysis, the real danger lurks early in the annual calendar. The spring break window (from late February ...
Medical Xpress / More than 400 dead in DR Congo's spreading Ebola outbreak
An Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo has killed more than 400 people and is still spreading, with a first case reported in the major city of Kisangani, nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from its epicenter.
Phys.org / New cellular model for rare and deadly melanomas enables study of immunotherapy resistance
A research team at the University of Turku in Finland has developed a reliable laboratory model to study BAP1-deficient melanomas, which are a rare type of melanoma that evade the immune system once they have metastasized ...
Medical Xpress / Blood biomarkers could measure response to psychotherapy in patients with depression
Research by the Barcelona Institute for Biomedical Research (IIBB), part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau) provides some of the first evidence that psychological ...
Phys.org / When mitochondria grow abnormally long, leaked RNA may activate anti-tumor immune responses
Researchers from the University of Osaka have demonstrated that mitochondrial hyperfusion, when induced by low levels of DRP1 or cellular stress, activates an immune response through the RIG-I–MAVS pathway. Dependent on the ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental drug alleviates symptoms of Huntington's disease
The hereditary disorder Huntington's disease has so far been considered incurable. Its clinical manifestations include impaired motor control and psychiatric symptoms. A new study offers promising insights. It shows that ...
Medical Xpress / Smoking triggers neutrophil response that may link lungs to heart disease
Scientists at the University of Oklahoma have identified a previously unrecognized immune system pathway that helps explain how cigarette smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The findings, published in Circulation ...
Phys.org / Why people worldwide see some mental abilities as inborn and others as learned
When does a child begin to reason? When do they develop self-control? Are some mental abilities present from birth, while others are acquired through experience? Questions like these have fascinated philosophers, educators ...
Medical Xpress / Biological aortic valves linked to better pregnancy outcomes, but more reoperations
In cases of serious aortic valve disease, choosing a new heart valve is particularly difficult for young women who wish to become pregnant. A new Swedish registry study from Karolinska Institutet shows that a biological aortic ...
Medical Xpress / New drug unlocks elusive immune receptor, opening path toward motor neuron disease treatments
University of Queensland researchers have developed a drug that activates a hard-to-target immune receptor—a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions like motor neuron disease (MND).
Medical Xpress / How the brain's physical shape guides its internal wiring
A new study led by Monash University researchers has shed light on the factors shaping the intricate wiring of our brains. The research, published in the journal Cell, reveals that the brain's complex wiring diagram, known ...
Phys.org / Spiders benefit from seemingly monotonous forests
In ecology, the principle holds that the more diverse and heterogeneous a habitat is, the more different species it supports. To promote species diversity in forests, clearings are therefore created for nature conservation ...
