Immune suppressants may curb diabetes
YALE (US) — A new study has uncovered how targeted suppression of the immune system may prevent type 1 diabetes or induce sustained remission. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Sep 22, 2011 11:38 - 4 Comments
New tick-borne disease discovered
YALE U. (US) — Scientists have discovered a new tick-borne disease that may be infecting humans in the U.S. and elsewhere. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2011 9:09 - 1 Comment
Work from scratch finds cause of itch
YALE (US) — Scientists have discovered a basis for the pricking, stinging, and burning that accompanies chronic itch that can’t be relieved by antihistamines or topical creams. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 1, 2011 12:22 - 0 Comments
To feel full, think ‘treat’ when you eat
YALE (US) — People who think they’re indulging when they eat have lower levels of ghrelin, the so-called “hunger hormone,” new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2011 12:18 - 2 Comments
Compulsive eaters think like addicts
YALE (US) — Both lean and overweight people who are addicted to food have brain patterns that are similar to those of drug addicts. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2011 10:52 - 0 Comments
Chemotherapy at its creation
YALE (US) — Medical records of the first patient to receive intravenous chemotherapy for cancer offer insight not only into how much the treatment has changed, but also how much it has remained the same. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2010 9:28 - 0 Comments
Engineered lungs act like the real thing
YALE (US)—Scientists have achieved an important first step in regenerating fully functional lung tissue that can exchange gas—the key role of the lungs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 14, 2010 17:00 - 2 Comments
Picking out a tumor’s cancer causers
YALE—Researchers have demonstrated for the first time how distinct groups of cells from the same tumor are capable of forming tumors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 18, 2009 14:07 - 1 Comment
Stopping Lyme disease with tick saliva
YALE (US)—A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, researchers have discovered. The findings may spur development of a new vaccine against infection from Lyme disease, which is spread through tick bites. (more…)
