Antibiotic use in America: 30 percent of prescriptions 'inappropriate'

Antibiotics have been an invaluable line of defense against infection since penicillin was first used in the 1920s....

Adult brain prunes branched connections of new neurons

New brain cells began with a period of overgrowth, sending out a plethora of neuronal branches, before the brain...

RASP-UK on World Asthma Day 2016

Inspite of very safe and effective treatment, Bronchial asthmatics do not respond well in 5 – 10% of cases which are...

Targeted missiles against aggressive cancer cells

Targeted missiles that can enter cancer cells and deliver lethal cell toxins without harming surrounding healthy...

Resistance-proof antiviral that targets several diseases in development

Many efforts to fight viral diseases like Zika and Ebola focus on targeting the specific virus. But now, a new study...

Yeast study charts survival impact of genetic mutations

Scientists have mapped how thousands of genetic mutations can affect a cell's chances of survival. The study...

Long-Term Drug Release

Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed a new type of pill that, once swallowed, can...

Nanogel That Delivers One-two Punch to Cancer Heads to Clinical Trial

An immunotherapy drug delivery system created at Yale that can carry multiple drugs inside a tiny particle is...

Right brain structures may hold clue to language recovery after stroke

Scientists may be able to predict who is more likely to recover from language problems following a stroke by...

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