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(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A series of illustrations and charts designed as decision aids for parents of children with minor head...

Helping parents decide on care for children with minor head trauma

Bottom Line: More than 450,000 children visit emergency departments every year because of head trauma and many will undergo head...

AFib linked to family history in blacks, Latinos

Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine Despite being the most common heart arrhythmia disorder in the U.S., there is not much research on...

University spinout company to develop new antibiotics

Credit: University of Plymouth Drug-resistant infections are set to kill more people than cancer by 2050. Now a new University...

Checklist helps assess early feeding skills in premature infants

September 21, 2018 - Infants born prematurely face challenges in developing the complex, interrelated skills needed for effective feeding. An...

Barrow Researchers deploy novel clinical trial regimen for glioblastoma

(PHOENIX - Sept. 21, 2018) Combating glioblastoma remains a major challenge due the complex nature of these tumors, the inability...

New findings on the muscle disease Laing early-onset distal myopathy

Credit: University of Skövde New avenues are now being opened for future treatment of Laing distal myopathy, a rare disorder...

FDA researchers report first evidence of ESBL producing E. Coli in US retail meat

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 21, 2018--A new study using antimicrobial susceptibility testing and whole...

New research reveals a mitochondrial gene that protects against dementia and other diseases of aging

New research from USC has uncovered a previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The study...

New findings on chronic pain syndrome in the mouth

Credit: Photo: Malin Arnesson The picture is becoming clearer regarding the chronic oral pain condition known as Burning Mouth Syndrome,...

Latest research hints at predicting autism risk for pregnant mothers

Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute--led by Juergen Hahn, professor and head of biomedical engineering--are continuing to...

New nanotherapy offers hope in treating drug-resistant renal cell carcinoma

Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - A research team led by Arun Iyer, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmaceutical...

A Trojan Horse delivery for treating a rare, potentially deadly, blood-clotting disorder

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In proof-of-concept experiments, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have highlighted a potential therapy for...

Study of protein ‘trafficker’ provides insight into autism and other brain disorders

Credit: Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology at The Rockefeller University In the brain, as in business, connections are everything. To maintain...

CHLA participates in novel cancer consortium announced at the Biden Cancer Summit

Credit: Photo courtesy of CHLA Former Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden hosted the national Biden Cancer Summit,...

For critically ill patients on life support, CSU chemistry could help them survive

Credit: John Eisele/Colorado State University Smoke inhalation, pneumonia, and combat-related trauma are just a few causes of acute respiratory distress...

Synthetic organelle shows how tiny puddle-organs in our cells work

Credit: Georgia Tech / Rob Felt A couple of sugars, a dash of enzymes, a pinch of salt, a splash...

Researchers make major breakthrough in controlling the 3D structure of molecules

NEW YORK, September 20, 2018 -- New drug discovery has long been limited by researchers' inability to precisely control the...

100 million Arctic project will survey changes in the declining sea ice

(University of Huddersfield) Geophysicist and seasoned Arctic researcher Dr Phil Hwang join what will be the largest Arctic expedition ever...

New evidence for coordinated hedgehog and Wnt pathway activation in appendage regeneration