Both Pain and Itching Blocked by One Molecule An antibody that specifically blocks the NaV1.7 voltage-gated sodium channel and suppresses pain in mice has surprisingly been found to also suppress itching in mice, even though pain and itch sensations ...
Printing Replacements “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man.” Though focused on mechanics, the Six Million Dollar Man serves as a good introduction to the concepts, and pro ...
Genes Predict Alcoholism Risk at Indiana University Alexander Niculescu, M.D., Ph.D. (Source: Indiana University) A group of 11 genes can successfully predict whether an individual is at increased risk of alcoholism, a research team from the United ...
Cancer Drug Structure Discovered by Chemists A new report shows the structure of a promising anticancer compound, TIC10, differs subtly but importantly from a previously published version. (Source: Scripps Research Institute)Chemists at The Scripps R ...
Controversial "Right to Try" Bill signed by Colorado Governor he "Right to Try" law allows terminally ill patients to obtain experimental drugs without getting federal approval. The bill doesn't require drug companies to provide any drug outside fed ...
A new study carried out by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces (Germany), the Free University of Berlin (Germany), UC San Diego, and Shinshu University (Jap ...
A recently arrived mosquito-borne virus that causes an abrupt onset of high fever and intense joint pain is rapidly gaining a foothold in many spots of the Caribbean, health experts said Thursday. There are currently more than 4,000 confirmed cases ...
Type 2 diabetes may be associated with brain degeneration, according to a new multicenter study published online in the journal Radiology. The study also found that, contrary to common clinical belief, diabetes may not be directly associated with sma ...
For thousands of years humans have been tinkering with plant genetics, even when they didn’t realize that is what they were doing, in an effort to make stronger, healthier crops that endured climates better, and produced more. Zachary Nimchuk, assis ...
Young adults who used marijuana only recreationally showed significant abnormalities in two key brain regions that are important in emotion and motivation, scientists report. The study was a collaboration between Northwestern Medicine and Massachuset ...
