PCORI Board approves $74 million to support research of opioid use disorders, obesity
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $74 million to...
BU: Smoking, alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation
Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person's lifetime. However, data are scarce...
UTA graduate student/veteran studies molecular genetic basis of ‘loser’ effect
Credit: UTA UTA biology doctoral student Marquerite Herzog has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to...
Man vs. machine?
The 'deep learning' computers in Anant Madabhushi's diagnostic imaging lab at Case Western Reserve University routinely defeat their human counterparts...
A new formula for creating chemical reactions — with carbs
Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - In the world of chemistry, good things can happen if you just add...
An AI for deciphering what animals do all day
Credit: Yuste Lab/Columbia University Much of what biologists have learned about animal behavior over the years has come from careful...
Clinical trial offers natural eczema treatment, using good bacteria to fight the bad
Credit: National Jewish Health Eczema is the most common skin disease worldwide. People suffering from it often deal with a...
UMD researcher discovers mechanisms and epigenetic markers with implications for diseases ranging from cancers to infertility
Credit: Public domain A UMD researcher has uncovered new mechanisms that dictate the development of germline stem cells or germ...
Daily photography improves wellbeing
Credit: Lancaster University Taking a photo each day and posting it online has complex benefits say researchers who say it...
New models could uncover important answers for Alzheimer’s researchers
Credit: Yuksel Agca, MU College of Veterinary Medicine publishing in PLOS ONE Alzheimer's disease currently affects more than 5.5 million...
STSI $34 million NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award
Credit: Scripps Translational Science Institute LA JOLLA, CA - April 30, 2018 - The Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) has...
UChicago researchers lay out how to control biology with light — without genetics
Credit: Jiang et al/University of Chicago Over the past five years, University of Chicago chemist Bozhi Tian has been figuring...
World-first synthesis of globalization effects on people and planet
Credit: University of Sydney Australian researchers have compiled a world-first conclusive synthesis of the environmental and social impacts of globalisation...
Systematic treatment of periodontal disease: Advantage of further therapeutic approaches
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) investigated the advantages and disadvantages of different treatments of...
Keep calm and carry on: VTCRI scientists make first serotonin measurements in humans
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have begun to unravel how serotonin...
Cardiovascular treatments could reach patients faster with new Clemson University research
Credit: Clemson University New treatments for potentially fatal heart conditions could be ready for patients more quickly and less expensively...
Pill for breast cancer diagnosis may outperform mammograms
Credit: Evan Dougherty/Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing ANN ARBOR--As many as one in three women treated for breast cancer undergo...
First radiologist to receive clinical research award from osteoarthritis research
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State-of-the-art HIV drug could curb HIV transmission, improve survival in India
An HIV treatment regimen already widely used in North America and Europe would likely increase the life expectancy of people...
Better care of sickest patients can save hospitals money, says largest study of its kind
Palliative care--which better aligns medical treatments with patients' goals and wishes, aggressively treats distressing symptoms, and improves care coordination, --is...
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