Homelessness in infancy linked to poor health outcomes for children and mothers
BOSTON - A new study led by researchers from Children's HealthWatch, a research and policy network headquartered at Boston Medical ...
Month: July 2018
American Academy of Ophthalmology launches new scientific journal dedicated to glaucoma research
SAN FRANCISCO - July 30, 2018 - The American Academy of Ophthalmology today announced the launch of Ophthalmology® Glaucoma, a ...
New ways to assess drug benefits can help cut health care costs
With the cost of drugs a critical issue in health care, health insurance companies and government payers need to understand ...
Video recordings spotlight poor communication between nurses and doctors
ANN ARBOR--Communication breakdown among nurses and doctors is one of the primary reasons for patient care mistakes in the hospital. ...
Magnetic nanoparticles deliver chemotherapy to difficult-to-reach spinal tumors
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have demonstrated that magnetic nanoparticles can be used to ferry chemotherapy drugs ...
Research solves a 160-year-old mystery about the origin of skeletons
(University of Manchester) Scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Bristol have used powerful X-rays to peer ...
What were consequences of 2013 measles outbreak in New York?
Bottom Line: A new report describes the public health impact of a 2013 measles outbreak in New York when an ...
How do young people feel about guns, gun regulation in US?
Bottom Line: National polls track adult opinions about guns and gun regulation but how do young feel about that? A ...
Mortality rates among homeless adults in Boston who avoid shelters, known as ‘rough sleepers’
Bottom Line: A group of unsheltered homeless adults in Boston known as "rough sleepers" because they avoid shelters and instead ...
Nano-optic endoscope sees deep into tissue at high resolution
Credit: Harvard SEAS The diagnosis of diseases based in internal organs often relies on biopsy samples collected from affected regions. ...
SNMMI Technologist Section announces 2018 award winners
RESTON, VA - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS)--an international scientific and medical organization--recognized contributions ...
Peste des petits ruminants: a model for use in eradicating the disease
Credit: © ENVT, A. Waret-Szkuta Eradicating peste des petits ruminants is an ambitious objective that is neveretheless looking increasingly realistic, ...
A reliable, easy-to-use mouse model for investigating bone metastasis
Credit: Shinae Kondoh, Nature Communications Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology propose an improved mouse model that could revolutionize bone ...
Poor mental health days may cost the economy billions of dollars
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Poor mental health ranks as one of the costliest forms of sickness for U.S. workers and ...
Brain game doesn’t offer brain gain
A new study led by a team of Western University neuroscientists has debunked claims that getting better at a brain ...
UCI awarded $9 million grant to determine the long-term effects of cannabis on adolescents
Irvine, Calif. - July 30, 2018 - The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of ...
Advancing the search for antibodies to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Two new studies published by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital illustrate that not all forms of amyloid-beta (Aβ) protein ...
Pungent tasting substance in ginger reduces bad breath
The pungent compound 6-gingerol, a constituent of ginger, stimulates an enzyme contained in saliva - an enzyme which breaks down ...
Beetle named after actress & biologist Isabella Rossellini for her series about animals
Credit: Menno Schilthuizen A new species of beetle with remarkably long genitalia that hint at a curious evolutionary "sexual arms ...
Injectable trace minerals improve oxidative stress after aflatoxin challenge in dairy cows
URBANA, Ill. - When dairy cattle consume aflatoxin-contaminated feed, they are lethargic, their appetite wanes, they produce less milk, and ...
