EuroEcho-Imaging 2018
EuroEcho-Imaging is the annual congress of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC. Wednesday 05 - Saturday...
Politics interferes with the ability to assess expertise
Learning about someone's political beliefs interferes with a person's ability to assess expertise, as people judge like-minded peers as being...
Nerve-on-a-chip platform makes neuroprosthetics more effective
Credit: © 2018 EPFL Neuroprosthetics - implants containing multi-contact electrodes that can substitute certain nerve functionalities - have the potential...
‘Mushrooms’ and ‘brushes’ help cancer-fighting nanoparticles survive in the body
Credit: Drexel University For a number of innovative and life-saving medical treatments, from organ replacements and skin grafts to cancer...
Study sheds light on differences between male and female fat tissue, and health
Credit: York University News TORONTO, October 23, 2018 - New research from York University on fat tissue is providing an...
Study confirms association between breastfeeding and lower risk of maternal hypertension
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 23, 2018-- A new systematic review of the literature not...
Philosophy of mind: In touch with reality?
Every year, museums bear the cost of repairing the damage caused to their artworks by visitors touching them. Why would...
Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies
Credit: Judy Gallagher CC BY 2.0 A new study, based on 27 years of data from Mana Pools National Park...
Honey, I shrunk the cell culture
Credit: Jason Shear/University of Texas at Austin. From "Fantastic Voyage" to "Despicable Me," shrink rays have been a science-fiction staple...
Avoiding the hippocampus during whole-brain radiotherapy prevents cognitive side effects
Whole-brain radiotherapy can be delivered more safely to patients with brain metastases by avoiding the hippocampus according to a randomized...
New combination treatment flips the switch on melanoma cells
Think of the protein BH3 like a finger that turns off a cancer cell survival switch. The problem is that...
SBRT considered safe treatment option for patients with multiple (2-4) metastases
The NRG Oncology clinical trial BR001 tested the hypothesis that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) could be used safely in oligometastatic...
Bringing Americans together on the issue of affordable housing
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A lack of affordable housing is linked with many health problems, including asthma, stress and alcoholism....
New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function
SAN ANTONIO -- When it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the...
A partnership to tackle cancer health disparities
Credit: University of Houston Although cancer affects all populations in the United States, certain ethnic populations bear a disproportionate burden...
Study analyzes complex causes of premature and low-birthweight babies in India
Women in India who spend more time fetching water, use a shared latrine, and endure harassment from others are more...
New study finds harmful pesticides lurking in NYS homes
Credit: Clive Howard/Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Despite the existence of chemical-free methods to eradicate pests, Americans use more than...
Sockeye carcasses tossed on shore over two decades spur tree growth
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Hansen Creek, a small stream in southwest Alaska, is hard to pick out on a...
‘Himalayan gold’ on the brink
Credit: Kelly Hopping A parasitic fungus that grows wild throughout the Himalayas and sells for more than its weight in...
What are the determinants associated with fasting hyperglucagonemia in type 2 diabetes?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 23, 2018--A new study examined the relationship between fasting hyperglucagonemia...
