Scientists have applied iPS technology to a model of Huntington’s disease in transgenic nonhuman primates,…
Month: September 2014
Examining grandparents in the U.S.
Grandparents are an important source of both financial and non-financial support for families. But, surprisingly…
Novel immunotherapy vaccine decreases recurrence in HER2 positive breast cancer patients
A new breast cancer vaccine candidate, (GP2), provides further evidence of the potential of immunotherapy…
Dietary recommendations may be tied to increased greenhouse gas emissions
If Americans altered their menus to conform to federal dietary recommendations, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse…
Stigma as a barrier to mental health care
Despite the availability of effective evidence-based treatment, about 40 percent of individuals with serious mental…
Synthetic messenger boosts immune system
Specific immune cells, known as T lymphocytes, have to be activated so that the body…
Banked blood grows stiffer with age, study finds
It may look like fresh blood and flow like fresh blood, but the longer blood…
Copper Age settlement discovered in Central Spain
Archaeologists show the Meseta’s resources used intensively as early as 4000 years ago.
New gene mutations for Wilms tumor found
Significant progress in defining new genetic causes of Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer…
Use of dengue vaccine may cause short-term spikes in its prevalence
As researchers continue to work toward vaccines for serious tropical diseases such as dengue fever,…