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A new experimental antibiotic developed by a team of scientists at Rutgers University successfully treats the deadly MRSA infection and restores the efficacy of a commonly prescribed antibiotic that has become ineffective against MRSA.

LIVERMORE, Calif., June 9, 2016 — Sandstone Diagnostics, a diagnostic and digital health company developing sophisticated connected wellness products that allow consumers to measure, monitor, and improve key health markers at home, announced that the U. S

Columbia Engineering Researchers First to Grow Living Bone that Replicates Original Anatomical Structure

Small trial from the Buck Institute and UCLA succeeds using systems approach to memory disorders

Over the past 6 years, Drs. Peter Barry and Alice Tarantal, California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) at UC Davis, have been collaborating with Dr. Louis Picker at Oregon Health Science University (OHSU)-Oregon NPRC to develop and test a vaccine and potential cure for HIV. OHSU is now recruiting volunteers to be part of the first human trials for this exciting new development in the prevention and treatment of HIV.

As men and women grow older, their chances for coronary heart disease also increase. Atherosclerosis is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the arteries, which can lead to serious problems, including heart attacks, strokes or even death.

Following the success of its first inaugural workshop, ARCCoM is announcing its second annual conference to be held in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area October 3–5, 2016. The conference aims to bring together technology and business professionals, entrepreneurs, inventors and government officials for a series of focused workshops combined with social and networking events.

Obesity is linked to changes in our gut microbes — the trillions of tiny organisms that inhabit our intestines. But the mechanism has not been clear. In a new study published in Nature, a Yale-led team of researchers has identified how an altered gut microbiota causes obesity.