Smart fluorescent dyes
Controlling the excited electronic states in luminescent systems remains a challenge in the development of fluorescent and phosphorescent dyes. Now, ...
Month: August 2018
For women undergoing IVF, is fresh or frozen embryo transfer best?
DURHAM, N.C. - The world's first baby born via in-vitro fertilization turned 40 years old this summer. Still, after four ...
Social position determines pregnant women’s exposure to air pollution
(Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)) A new study analyzes the urban exposome of 30,000 women in nine European cities.
Statins associated with improvement of rare lung disease
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that cholesterol-lowering statins may improve the ...
Rheumatology leaders meet with HHS Secretary Azar to discuss step therapy concerns
ATLANTA - Yesterday, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) met with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex ...
New in the Hastings Center report, July-August 2018
On Avoiding Deep Dementia Norman L. Cantor To avoid prolonged dementia, the author has written an advanced directive to prohibit ...
Scientists discover why some people with brain markers of Alzheimer’s have no dementia
GALVESTON, Texas - A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered why some people ...
Rheumatology leaders meet with HHS Secretary Azar to discuss dtep therapy concerns
ATLANTA - Yesterday, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) met with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex ...
UTHealth-led study shows much work remains to ensure e-health record safety
Credit: UTHealth Four years after their publication by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), voluntary ...
New CRISPR technique skips over portions of genes that can cause disease
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In a new study in cells, University of Illinois researchers have ...
GW researchers publish review article on developing vaccines for human parasites
WASHINGTON (Aug. 16, 2018) -- Helminthic parasites, like hookworm and liver flukes (schistosomiasis), affect an estimated 1 billion people worldwide. ...
AGA supports making drugs more affordable for patients
Bethesda, MD (Aug. 15, 2018) -- Increasing out-of-pocket expenses can limit access for patients, putting them at risk. Improving affordability ...
Psychologist to explore how brain remembers precise information
Credit: University of California, Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A person's general intelligence and ability to understand language are reliant on ...
First mouse model to mimic lung disease could speed discovery of more effective treatments
Credit: Michael Beers, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA--The biggest hurdle to finding effective therapies for idiopathic pulmonary ...
UTA professor leads federal advisory group on the prevention of acute, chronic pain
Credit: UTA A University of Texas at Arlington professor led a federal advisory group that has published its recommendations on ...
First US patients receive Agili-C™ implants
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) CartiHeal, developer of Agili-C, a proprietary implant for the treatment of joint surface lesions, ...
Autoimmunity plays role in development of COPD, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Autoimmunity plays a role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a ...
New aid to help identify and manage patients with diabetes at increased risk of fracture
Credit: International Osteoporosis Foundation Fragility fractures are a serious yet neglected complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, ...
Patients with healthcare-associated infections suffer social, emotional pain
Arlington, Va., August 16, 2018 - The consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reach well beyond patients' physical health, souring social ...
Study: The eyes may have it, an early sign of Parkinson’s disease
MINNEAPOLIS - The eyes may be a window to the brain for people with early Parkinson's disease. People with the ...
