Jun 19, 2014
Plasminogen activators are proteins involved in the breakdown of blood clots, and an elevated level of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is associated with an increased risk for clotting and cardiovascular disease.
Jun 19, 2014
An innovative system using automated 3D printing technology and advanced digital tools to create customized, prefabricated ceramic building blocks, called PolyBricks, is enabling the construction of mortar-less brick building assemblies at much greater...
Jun 11, 2014
Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for more than 60% of HIV infections in the U.S. and 78% of new infections in men.
Jun 05, 2014
Chronic pain due to disease or injury is common, and even prescription pain medications cannot provide acceptable pain relief for many individuals.
May 29, 2014
Women have accounted for half the students in U.S. medical schools for nearly two decades, but as professors, deans, and department chairs in medical schools their numbers still lag far behind those of men.
May 22, 2014
To make up for insufficient amounts of SMN protein, the cause of the inherited neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), researchers have successfully delivered a replacement SMN1 gene directly to the spinal cords of animal models of SMA.
May 21, 2014
The workplace can provide an ideal environment to implement support, well-being, and testing interventions aimed at reducing risky alcohol use among men.
May 21, 2014
A targeted gene silencing strategy blocks production of the dysfunctional huntingtin (Htt) protein, the cause of Huntington's disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative disorder.
May 19, 2014
Two studies of the anti-depressive drug duloxetine, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), compared its effectiveness and safety to either fluoxetine or placebo in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Apr 22, 2014
On Earth Day, people around the world focus on the critical climate and environmental issues affecting the globe and the future of its inhabitants.