SAN DIEGO–(Business Wire)–In an effort to educate and inform policy makers and key civic leaders about emerging trans-boundary issues and challenges related to the spread of tuberculosis in the San Diego-Tijuana border region, the International Community Foundation has published “Tuberculosis in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region: Time for Bi-National Community-Based Solutions.” The report is the […]

(Newswise)–Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have provided an answer to the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes. This new molecular understanding could lead to novel therapies for Type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases. The study was published in an advanced, online issue of the “Journal of Clinical […]

(Newswise)–Millions of people are afflicted with inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and 30 percent of new cases occur in childhood. Mucin 1 (MUC1), an epithelial mucin that has been shown to elicit both an immune response and to have altered glycosylation in disease, may be a noninvasive indicator of the […]

(Newswise)–Approximately 7 percent of elementary school children across the bi-state, Kansas City metropolitan area are infected with the fungus Trichophyton tonsurans (T. tonsurans), the leading cause of ringworm in the U.S., according to a new study published today in Pediatrics. This is the largest study to date aimed at defining infection prevalence of the scalp […]

(Newswise)–When a child develops red, watery eyes, it could be just allergies – or it may be the sign of a more serious eye condition, according to a leading pediatric ophthalmologist. According to Bibiana Jin Reiser, M.D., M.S., a pediatric ophthalmologist with The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, “Red, itchy, watery eyes can […]

(Newswise)–A study in rodents shows the growth of new neurons, also known as neurogenesis, lessens the severity of stroke and dramatically improves function following a stroke. The research, undertaken at the Buck Institute for Age Research, suggests that drugs shown to promote neurogenesis in rodents could have benefits for human stroke victims and that those […]

(Newswise)–More than one in four elderly Americans lacked the capacity to make their own medical care decisions at the end of life, according to a study of 3,746 people to be published April 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Those who had advance directives – including living wills or durable powers of attorney […]

(Newswise)–A self-administered test to screen for early dementia could help speed the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of memory disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease. It could also provide health care providers and caregivers an earlier indication of life-changing events that could lie ahead. The handwritten self-assessment, which can take less than 15 minutes to complete, is a […]

(Newswise)–A potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may open the door to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, according to a University of Michigan Medical School study published this week. Scientists have an emerging interest in lectins, naturally occurring chemicals in plants, because of their ability to halt the chain of […]