Use of calcium-channel blocker and antibiotic associated with small increased risk of kidney injury Among older adults taking a calcium-channel blocker, simultaneous use of the antibiotic clarithromycin, compared with azithromycin, was associated ...

Gene hastens kidney disease progression in African-Americans A gene variant common in African-Americans predicts that people with that gene who also have chronic kidney disease (CKD) are twice as likely to progress ...

Repurposed drug may be first targeted treatment for serious kidney disease Treatment with rheumatoid arthritis drug saved transplanted kidney in four patients, achieved remission in a fifth A drug approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis may ...

Universals of conversation Max Planck researchers found that words that signal problems with understanding are similar across languages A word like 'Huh?' —used when one has not caught what someone just said—appears to be universal: it is found to have very ...

High-energy physicists predict new family of four-quark objects New charged charmonium-like states observed at BESIII An international team of high-energy physicists says the discovery of an electrically charged subatomic particle called Zc(4020) is ...

NASA's TRMM satellite sees Super-typhoon Haiyan strike Philippines VIDEO: NASA's TRMM satellite data on Nov. 8 at 00:19 UTC showed Haiyan had a well-defined eye surrounded ...

Snap to attention: Polymers that react and move to light PITTSBURGH—Microvehicles and other devices that can change shape or move with no power source other than a beam of light may be possible through research led by the University of Pittsburgh. The researchers are ...

New therapeutic target identified for ALS and frontotemporal degeneration A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have identified a novel therapeutic approach ...

Montana State team overcomes challenges, proves that microbes swim to hydrogen gas BOZEMAN, Mont. – Scientists have long believed that microorganisms that produce methane swim toward the hydrogen gas they need to stay alive, but it has been too hard to prove in ...

Sun unleashes another X-class flare The sun emitted its sixth significant flare since Oct. 23, 2013, peaking at 11:26 p.m. EST on Nov. 7, 2013. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's ...

Hubble catches stellar explosions in NGC 6984 Supernovae are intensely bright objects. They are formed when a star reaches the end of its life with a dramatic explosion, expelling most of its material out into space. The subject of this new Hubble ...

JCI early table of contents for Nov. 8, 2013 Ion channel inhibition limits injury-induced loss of kidney filtration The kidney is responsible for retaining essential proteins and removing waste products from the blood stream. Injury to the kidney results ...

Ion channel inhibition limits injury-induced loss of kidney filtration The kidney is responsible for retaining essential proteins and removing waste products from the blood stream. Injury to the kidney results in loss of kidney filter function, which ...

Researchers identify a histone demethylase associated with non-small cell lung cancer Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Current therapies that target cellular kinases have been effective for some ...

Edited RNA + invasive DNA add individuality PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The story of why we are all so different goes well beyond the endless mixing and matching of DNA through breeding. A new study in the journal Nature Communications, for instance, ...

Defending food crops: Whitefly experimentation to prevent contamination of agriculture VIDEO: On November 8th, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, ...

CNIO scientists decipher how the immune system induces liver damage during hepatitis The immune system causes liver damage when the organ becomes inflamed by the JunB gene, a member of the AP-1 complex Viral infections are the primary cause of ...

Researchers uncover origins of cattle farming in China An international team of researchers, co-led by scientists at the University of York and Yunnan Normal University, has produced the first multi-disciplinary evidence for management of cattle populations in ...

TGen-led study reveals TWEAK-Fn14 as key drug target Next steps: Drug development and clinical trials that could benefit patients PHOENIX, Ariz. — Nov. 8, 2013 — A cellular pathway interaction known as TWEAK-Fn14, often associated with repair ...

Volunteers join scientists in finding out who gets rid of cow dung With more than a billion cows around the world, an immense amount of dung is produced each day. Most of these droppings will evidently disappear, as the world is still green rather than brown. Now a team ...

Gut hormone test predicts individual efficacy of gastric bypass The gastric bypass is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the treatment of obesity. In most patients, ...

A*STAR scientists uncover potential drug target to nip cancer in the bud This discovery could eradicate cancers more effectively and prevent relapses 1. Scientists at A*STAR have discovered an enzyme, Wip1 phosphatase, ...

Novel LEDs pave the way to cheaper displays Applications in smart phones or luminescent bathroom tiles conceivable / Collaboration of Bonn University, Regensburg University, the University of Utah and MIT OLEDs are already used in the displays of smart phones ...

New test for patients with sore throats cuts antibiotic use by nearly a third A new 'clinical score' test for patients with sore throats could reduce the amount of antibiotics prescribed and result in patients feeling better more quickly, research in the British ...

Mother's immunosuppressive medications not likely to put fetus at risk Women with chronic autoimmune diseases who take immunosuppressive medications during their first trimester of pregnancy are not putting their babies at significantly increased ...