Want to help your child succeed in school? Add language to the math, reading mix
Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten - in basic math, reading, even friendship and...
Single-tablet HIV treatment shows better outcomes over multi-tablet regimen
Credit: Mitch Mirkin HIV patients on a single-tablet daily regimen had better treatment retention and viral suppression than patients taking...
Study launched to see if weight loss surgery before knee replacement improves outcomes
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Could weight loss surgery before knee replacement improve outcomes or even eliminate the need for...
Penn scientist receives distinguished investigator award for patient-oriented research
PHILADELPHIA-- The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), a non-profit membership association of translational scientists from the nation's leading...
New guidelines to help clinicians manage GSM in women with breast cancer
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 17, 2018)--Although the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is more prevalent in survivors of breast cancer than...
Reading histone modifications, an oncoprotein is modified in return
Credit: Srikanth Appikonda Turning genes on and off is an intricate process involving communication between many different types of proteins...
One third of people aged 40-59 have evidence of degenerative disc disease
BOSTON -- Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research, and Boston Medical Center have reported that one-third of people...
New algorithm more accurately predicts life expectancy after heart failure
Credit: UCLA Samueli A new algorithm developed by UCLA researchers more accurately predicts which people will survive heart failure, and...
Surviving sepsis campaign update focuses on critical first hour
May 16, 2018 - For patients with sepsis, a serious infection causing widespread inflammation, immediate treatment is essential to improve...
The Estée Lauder Companies showcases robust research at 2018 IID Meeting
(Spectrum Science) The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) Research & Development (R&D) team will present research focused on new...
Giving employees ‘decoy’ sanitizer options could improve hand hygiene
Introducing a less convenient option for hand sanitizing may actually boost workers' use of hand sanitizer and increase sanitary conditions...
Princeton researchers crowdsource brain mapping with gamers, discover 6 new neuron types
Credit: Image by Alex Norton, Eyewire With the help of a quarter-million video game players, Princeton researchers have created and...
Antibacterial in your toothpaste may combat severe lung disease
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such...
Buyer beware: Some water-filter pitchers much better at toxin removal
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Water pitchers designed to rid water of harmful contaminants are not created equal, new research has found....
New Zealand’s secret recipe for active school travel: The neighborhood built environment
Credit: Illustrated by Carol Green. Copyright 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier. Oxford, May 17, 2018 Increased rates of active...
International study suggests combination therapy may prevent stroke in certain people
Results from an international clinical trial of more than 4880 participants, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show...
Microglia are key defenders against prion diseases
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Prion diseases are slow degenerative brain diseases that occur in people and various other mammals. No vaccines...
University of Kent scientists make vitamin B12 breakthrough
Credit: University of Kent Scientists at the University of Kent have made a significant discovery about how the vitamin content...
Old drug provides promising new avenue for treatment of MND
An international study led by biochemists at the University of Liverpool has shown that the drug-molecule ebselen can correct many...
SNMMI collaborates with industry to advance nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
RESTON, Va - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Value Initiative Industry Alliance brings members of the...
