Index that tracks impact of pharmaceuticals worldwide to relaunch, focus on more diseases
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Global Health Impact Index, developed by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York to ...
Month: May 2019
UV lights on power lines may help save Sandhill cranes
Credit: James Dwyer, EDM International Crane species are declining around the world, and lethal collisions with power lines are an ...
Using a mobile while browsing the shelves may make shoppers buy more
In-store mobile phone use that is unrelated to shopping may be associated with an increase in unplanned purchases, according to ...
Banana disease boosted by climate change
Credit: Dan Bebber Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows. ...
Managing architectural distortion on mammography based on MR enhancement
Results to be exhibited at 2019 ARRS Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 5, 2019--High negative predictive values (NPV) in mammography ...
Comparison between clinicians’ and radiologists’ understanding and imaging of breast pain
Results to be exhibited at 2019 ARRS Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 5, 2019--Clinicians need more education in the types ...
Excessive use of skin cancer surgery curbed with awareness effort
Johns Hopkins, partners show simple physician-to-physician intervention can yield higher-value care for patients, save millions of dollarsCredit: Lesion photo courtesy ...
Lung cancer: Less invasive surgery for faster recovery
A CRCHUM researcher paves the way for the widespread use of this new operation Every day, 78 Canadians receive a ...
Technology could help reduce exploitation of traditional weavers in Malaysia
New smartphone apps and greater use of social media could help reduce the exploitation of traditional weavers in poor rural ...
‘I’m here for breast cancer. Why are you talking to me about my heart?’
Call for action: Study reveals urgent need to look after hearts of cancer patients Milan, Italy - 4 May 2019: ...
Cooperation among fishers can improve fish stock in coral reefs
Credit: Tim McClanahan, Wildlife Conservation Society Cooperation within a group of people is key to many successful endeavors, including scientific ...
Stephenson Cancer Center physician is senior author on major study
Study shows ovarian cancer survival increaseCredit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY - A gynecologic oncologist at the Stephenson Cancer Center at ...
Missing molecule hobbles cell movement
Cell motility is essential to proper development and to cancer metastasis; now researchers propose a target to control it Cells ...
Stanford researchers’ artificial synapse is fast, efficient and durable
Credit: Armantas Melianas and Scott Keene The brain's capacity for simultaneously learning and memorizing large amounts of information while requiring ...
Study finds that collaborating with business contributes to academic productivity
Results of survey involving more than 1,000 researchers were presented to 8th Annual Meeting of Global Research Council in São ...
Study asks patients’ input to improve the hospital experience
Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO - American hospitals engage in continuous quality and safety improvement, but information remains ...
DNA test is an effective cervical cancer screening tool for women in low-income countries
Effective cervical cancer screening initiative by Dartmouth researchers in Honduras identifies different human papillomavirus types than those in the USCredit: ...
Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars
MADISON, Wis. -- Developing renewable, plant-based alternatives for petroleum-derived chemicals is a major piece of the effort to transition away ...
New holographic technique opens the way for quantum computation
Credit: F. Carbone/EPFL Photography measures how much light of different color hits the photographic film. However, light is also a ...
Paul Sajda awarded DoD’s Vannevar Bush Fellowship
Credit: Eileen Barroso for Columbia Engineering New York, NY--May 2, 2019--Paul Sajda, professor of biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and radiology, ...