Community colleges can boost access to primary care and physician diversity
Credit: Copyright UC Regents and courtesy of UC Davis Health Medical school graduates who attended community college are more likely ...
Researchers to target mosquito egg production to curtail disease
Credit: Emre Aksoy, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside have received a five-year grant ...
Internists optimistic about proposed CMS payment rule, recognize areas to improve
Washington, DC (July 13, 2018) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) is encouraged by provisions included in the proposed ...
Products of omega-3 fatty acid metabolism may have anticancer effects, study shows
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A class of molecules formed when the body metabolizes omega-3 fatty ...
Routine, coordinated treatment of opioid abuse can stem national epidemic
PORTLAND, Oregon - To help stem the nationwide opioid epidemic and related increases in HIV, hepatitis C and other infections, ...
Testosterone research brings new hope for cancer patients
Many cancer patients suffer from a loss of body mass known as cachexia. Approximately 20 percent of cancer related deaths ...
PTSD rate among prison employees equals that of war veterans
Prison employees experience PTSD on par with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, a new study from a Washington State University ...
Better methods improve measurements of recreational water quality
Washington, DC - July 13, 2018 - The concentration of enterococci, bacteria that thrive in feces, has long been the ...
Is surgery the best option for penetrating kidney trauma?
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- Trauma is the sixth leading cause of death worldwide, and recent studies suggest ...
Residential segregation associated with black-white disparity in firearm homicide rates
Residential segregation is linked to many racial disparities in health, including cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Now, a new ...
Study examines prenatal depression in 2 generations of pregnant mothers
Bottom Line: A study of two generations of women in England examined how common depression during pregnancy (prenatal depression) is ...
New research effort to understand role of APOE mutation in Alzheimer’s disease
If you had your genome sequenced and the report says you have the APOEε4 mutation, it does not mean you ...
Keeping kidney stones at bay during space flights
Credit: UW Medicine A new, painless, non-invasive procedure that harnesses ultrasound technology to reposition kidney stones, in an effort to ...
Sticking with the wrong choice
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 13, 2018- The behavior of people who remain committed to a choice, even when it is clear ...
UA center receives $6.9 million grant to continue environmental health research in arid climates
Credit: Alli Benjamin, APR The Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, headquartered at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, has ...
NSU M.D. college researcher receives NIH grant to study tissue regeneration
Credit: Nova Southeastern University Vladimir Beljanski, Ph.D., clinical research assistant professor, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of ...
Nosocomial neonatal meningitis with Acinetobacter baumannii on myelomeningocele
Imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis is a hospital-acquired infection, the treatment of which constitutes a real therapeutic challenge. In this article, ...
The Virtual Brain neuroinformatics platform joins the EU’s Flagship Human Brain Project
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) are pleased to announce that 'The Virtual Brain' neuroinformatics ...
National Academies target opioid abuse and infectious disease consequences
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) today released proceedings of a March 12 workshop exploring the rise ...
Study describes enzyme’s key role in immune response to Chagas disease parasite
In an article published recently in the journal Nature Communications, researchers affiliated with the University of SĂŁo Paulo (USP) in ...
