Samara scientists create a digital dynamic model of cardiovascular system
Credit: SamaraPolytech Dmitry Pashchenko, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Assistant Professor of the Industrial Heat-and-Power Engineering Department is the head of...
Weight loss surgery may affect the risk of cancer
A new analysis published in the BJS (British Journal of Surgery) indicates that weight loss surgery may affect an individual's...
The BMJ launches special collection on research for health in the Americas
Collection seeks to shape the research agenda and help fulfil the promise of high quality health for all High quality...
Researchers crack the code of the final blood group system
Ever since the blood type was discovered in 1962, no one has been able to explain why some people become...
NeuroTrauma Sciences and Henry Ford Health System to develop exosome technology
Credit: Henry Ford Health System NeuroTrauma Sciences, LLC (NTS), a biopharmaceutical company, and Henry Ford Health System, a non-profit organization,...
Increased communication between hospitals improves patient care and survival rates
MINNEAPOLIS- July 16, 2018 - Well more than a million patients are transferred between hospitals each year in the U.S....
San Diego business using Navy technology to trap stormwater pollution
Credit: Z.A. Landers/Navy California Filtration Specialists has signed a patent license agreement with a U.S. Navy laboratory for water treatment...
‘Concussion pill’ shows promise in pre-clinical pilot study
Credit: University of Miami Health System In 2016, funded by a $16 million grant from Scythian, the multidisciplinary Miller School...
Surveys of patients about health care providers are likely of little use
Credit: Baylor University For anyone who has ever taken a survey after a medical appointment and wondered whether the effort...
Fruit fly mating driven by a tweak in specific brain circuit
Credit: Ruta lab, Rockefeller University According to a new National Institutes of Health-funded study, it is not destiny that brings...
Childhood infections may have lasting effects on school performance
July 16, 2018 - Severe infections leading to hospitalizations during childhood are associated with lower school achievement in adolescence,reports a...
The immune system: T cells are built for speed
Credit: TU Wien Without T cells, we could not survive. They are a key component of our immune system and...
Convergence of synaptic signals is mediated by a protein critical for learning and memory
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Inside the brain, is a complex symphony of perfectly coordinated signaling. Hundreds of...
Fetal gene therapy prevents fatal neurodegenerative disease
Fetal gene therapy prevents fatal neurodegenerative disease. A fatal neurodegenerative condition known as Gaucher disease can be prevented in mice...
AI accurately predicts effects of genetic mutations in biological dark matter
Credit: HumanBase A new machine learning framework, dubbed ExPecto, can predict the effects of genetic mutations in the so-called "dark...
Researchers map ‘family trees’ of acute myeloid leukemia
For the first time, a team of international researchers have mapped the family trees of cancer cells in acute myeloid...
Pattern of association between toddler self-regulation, kindergarten obesity risk
Bottom Line: Obesity is among the long-term adult health consequences associated with poor self-regulation during childhood. This study of a...
Public attention on cognitive evaluation test used on President Trump
Bottom Line: A screening test used in a cognitive evaluation of President Donald Trump received considerable public attention after it...
Comparison of outpatient antibiotic prescribing in traditional medical, retail clinic settings
Bottom Line: Outpatient antibiotic prescribing varied among traditional medical and retail clinic settings and during visits with respiratory diagnoses where...
Yale cancer researchers suggest new treatment for rare inherited cancers
New Haven, Conn. -- Studying two rare inherited cancer syndromes, Yale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists have found the cancers are...
