ACA expansion did not improve access to complex surgeries for low-income/minority patients
WASHINGTON -- A first look at the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s Medicaid expansion finds that despite expectations, there was no...
Gene technology brings more precise information on the causes of diabetes
(University of Helsinki) Dysfunction in insulin-producing pancreatic cells is the ultimate cause of diabetes. A new doctoral study introduces a...
A potential new way to treat some of the most common blinding diseases
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 2018 - Many eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular...
Obesity alters airway muscle function, increases Asthma risk
Rockville, Md. (September 13, 2018)--New research suggests that obesity changes how airway muscles function, increasing the risk of developing asthma....
UNH to study impact of intimate partner violence on sexual minority college students
DURHAM, N.H.--Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will undertake the largest study ever conducted on intimate partner violence among...
Scientists use bear saliva to rapidly test for antibiotics
Credit: Bear Conservation If you're looking into the mouth of a brown bear, one of the world's top predators, your...
The irresistible CCL17
Credit: © Photo: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn The chemotactic protein CCL17 attracts immune cells to where they are currently needed. Doctors...
Study: Kidney stones have distinct geological histories
Credit: Image provided by Mayandi Sivaguru, Jessica Saw from Bruce Fouke Lab, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, U....
One foot in the grave for pheasants that favor a side
Pheasants that more strongly favoured one foot over the other die younger than those that don't, new research suggests. While...
How bacteria play pass the parcel — and help each other evade antibiotics
Credit: Monash University Bacteria are very sneaky in their efforts to develop resistance to antibiotics. Some strains of bacteria package...
Diagnosing and treating resistant hypertension
DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2018 -- Resistant hypertension affects 12 percent to15 percent of patients treated for high blood pressure according...
International conference to explore labor and sex trafficking in Ohio, US and worldwide
The 15th Annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference at The University of Toledo will host almost 90 presentations...
Argipressin: New therapy for septic shock now approved for 26 EU countries
Credit: Amomed Pharma GmbH A new therapeutic option for septic shock has now been approved for and is available in...
New means to fight ‘un-killable’ bacteria in healthcare settings
Credit: McGill University Health Centre September 13 2018, Montreal - Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health...
Computer avatars play a part in dementia detection
(a) Introduction: "What's your name? " (b) Gaze measurement (c) Reading test (d) Fixed question: "What's the date today? "...
One in three college freshmen worldwide reports mental health disorder
As if college were not difficult enough, more than one-third of first-year university students in eight industrialized countries around the...
RUDN biochemists found out how ROS affect cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cells
Credit: Courtesy of Allen Dressen Long-term use of anti-cancer drugs treatment may lead to the development of multiple drug resistance...
Hemidystrophic thorax mimicking scoliosis
Pectus Excavatum (PE), Pectus Carinatum (PC), Poland Syndrome (PS), Sunken Chest Deformity (SCD), Barrel Chest Deformity (BCD), Body Builder Deformity...
Disrupting genetic processes reverses aging in human cells
Research has shed new light on genetic processes that may one day lead to the development of therapies that can...
Clinical early warning scores: New clinical tools in evolution
Doctors and nurses are always grateful when they are given advance notice that a patient is about to seriously deteriorate...
