In depression the brain region for stress control is larger
Credit: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 322 million people worldwide were affected by depression in...
New research finds annual well visit increases likelihood of preventive services
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study assesses the effect of receiving an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) between...
First study of benefits and risks of dementia screening for family members of older adults
INDIANAPOLIS - With the support of a new $3 million, five-year National Institute on Aging grant, researchers from the Regenstrief...
SNMMI 2018-2020 Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship recipients announced
Reston, Va. (September 20, 2016) - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is pleased to announce the...
Nerve cells in the human brain can ‘count’
Credit: © Photo: Rolf Müller/UKB-Ukom How do we know if we're looking at three apples or four? Researchers at the...
A one-way street for salt
Credit: Jennifer Böhm A growing world population means that more food is needed which in turn may require more land...
Opioid controlled substance agreements safely reduce health care visits, Mayo study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The medical community has long known that patients on long-term opioid therapy often have significantly more health...
NIH funds Ohio University faculty research into extending lifespan
ATHENS, Ohio (Sept. 20, 2018) - A new federally-funded research project at the Ohio University Edison Biotechnology Institute and Heritage...
In cardiac injury, the NSAID carprofen causes dysfunction of the immune system
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are commonly used as inflammation blockers worldwide. However, recent clinical...
Even the best healthcare facilities can do more to prevent infections
NEW YORK (Sept. 20, 2018) -- Healthcare-associated infections can be reduced by up to 55 percent by systematically implementing evidence-based...
Affordable Care Act: Study finds surprising gaps in HIV care providers’ knowledge
Credit: University of Virginia Communications A new study has revealed surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of the...
Full, but still feasting: Mouse study reveals how urge to eat overpowers a signal to stop
Credit: Akil laboratory, University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Almost everyone knows the feeling. You're at a restaurant or...
A naturally occurring antibiotic active against drug-resistant tuberculosis
Credit: Murakami Laboratory, Penn State A naturally occurring antibiotic called kanglemycin A is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that...
Cancer immunotherapy might benefit from previously overlooked immune players
Credit: UC San Diego Health Cancer immunotherapy -- efforts to boost a patient's own immune system, allowing it to better...
Festschrift dedicated to Mathilde Krim includes scientific research by Krim fellows
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 20, 2018--A special Festschrift dedicated to the memory of Dr....
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
Ithaca, NY - Its name is an acronym used to convey its size, but researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill...
Genomic dark matter activity connects Parkinson’s and psychiatric diseases
Credit: Clemens Scherzer, Brigham and Women's Hospital Dopamine neurons are located in the midbrain, but their tendril-like axons can branch...
Investigational steroid mirrors prednisone’s benefits while taming its side effects
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Sept. 20, 2018)-A head-to-head trial comparing the decades-old steroid, prednisone, and a promising new steroid,...
After EMR implementation, surgeons spend less time interacting with patients
September 19, 2018 - Implementing an electronic medical records (EMR) system at an orthopaedic clinic may have unanticipated effects on...
Neutrons produce first direct 3D maps of water during cell membrane fusion
Credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development,...
