الاثنين، 12 ديسمبر 2016

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News


Exploring the evolutionary history of the immune system

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 03:48 PM PST

Researchers have found that human ALOX15 appears to have developed a much higher capacity to stimulate the production of these lipid mediators than the enzyme variant found in lower primates.

Neurosurgeons harness 3-D technology to map brain during surgery

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 09:58 AM PST

Neurosurgeons have begun using a high-definition imaging device to see inside the brain during surgery, allowing them to map safer pathways to reach and remove tumors. The device, called Brightmatter Guide, works like a GPS, providing real-time, brightly colored 3-D images.

Moderate exercise improves memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 05:06 AM PST

Researchers show that moderate exercise may improve hippocampal memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes and that enhanced transport of lactate to neurons may be the underlying mechanism.

The irresistible resistome: How infant diapers might help combat antibiotic resistance (sort of)

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:15 AM PST

Scientists are inspecting what's deposited on infant diapers for clues about antibiotic resistance.

Personalized cancer vaccine is associated with promising outcomes for patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:13 AM PST

A personalized cancer vaccine markedly improved outcomes for patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a potentially lethal blood cancer,. The product of a long-term collaboration among investigators at the Cancer Center at BIDMC and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the vaccine stimulated powerful immune responses against AML cells and resulted in protection from relapse in a majority of patients.

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