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Faulty Immune Cells May Play Role in Alopecia, Other Forms of Baldness

At the TPU International Cultural Center a science and technology project session was held in the framework of the U-NOVUS Forum. At the plenary meeting, participants presented outcomes of their work aimed at overcoming technological barriers for successful implementation of the priorities of the Strategy for Science and Technology Development of Russia (SSTDR) and National Technology Initiative (NTI).

In a randomized clinical trial conducted by researchers at Stanford and more than 100 other medical centers, psoriatic arthritis patients given an injectable biologic drug for 24 weeks showed substantial improvement compared with patients who received placebo injections.

A Stanford inquiry into the accuracy of seven wristband activity monitors showed that six out of seven devices measured heart rate within 5 percent. None, however, measured energy expenditure well.

A study carried out in mice may help explain why dieting can be an inefficient way to lose weight: key brain cells act as a trigger to prevent us burning calories when food is scarce.

Because of its quick lethality to freshly hatched flies and the ability to halt egg production, the artificial sweetener behind Truvia could be a potent but safe pesticide, according to a new study by Drexel University researchers.

In a revolutionary first, Cancer Research UK-funded scientists will test whether the Zika virus can destroy brain tumour cells, potentially leading to new treatments for one of the hardest to treat cancers.  

Antibiotic combinations prove effective against two ESKAPE pathogens, a sextet of superbugs that cause the majority of U.S. hospital infections