British mammals’ fight for survival
Credit: Picture courtesy of Henry Schofield/The Mammal Society Almost one in five of British mammal species face a high risk...
New radiation therapy technique aims to preserve sexual function
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 12, 2018 - "Will treatment make me impotent?" It's a question on the minds...
New study identifies gaps in infection prevention and control at critical access hospitals
Minneapolis, June 13, 2018 - Critical access hospitals (CAHs) face significant challenges in their infection prevention and control (IPC) practices,...
New studies demonstrate infection control strategies for measles and mumps outbreaks
Minneapolis, June 13, 2018 - The decline in vaccination rates across communities has led to the resurgence of diseases like...
The missing link in antimicrobial stewardship strategy
Minneapolis, June 13, 2018 - Empowering nurses to participate in antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) is the missing link in strengthening...
Sullivan selected for two national scientific honors
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 13, 2018) - Dr. Jennifer C. Sullivan, pharmacologist and physiologist...
Rutgers researchers develop automated robotic device for faster blood testing
Credit: Max Balter Rutgers researchers have created an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results, potentially improving...
‘Gut instinct’ may have been the GPS of human ancestors
Ask anyone if they remember where they ate the juiciest burger, the sweetest cupcake or the smoothest bisque, and they...
High-protein corn also resistant to parasitic weed
Credit: Christian Thierfelder, CIMMYT The world produces more corn by weight than any other cereal crop. Corn, also known as...
Deadly fungus found for first time in critically endangered amphibian species
Credit: Lewis Davies/University of Plymouth A fungal pathogen which has led to the extinction of entire species in South America...
Environmental threats put bumblebee queens under pressure
Credit: Leif Richardson RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Spring is a busy time for bumblebee queens. After emerging from hibernation, their to-do...
Dementia can be caused by hypertension
A new study in Cardiovascular Research, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that patients with high blood pressure are at...
Primary care providers say Michigan’s Medicaid expansion helped patients’ health and work
Credit: MDHHS ANN ARBOR, MI - Extending medical insurance to low-income Michigan residents meant they had better access to health...
Men turn to plastic surgeons for a better body image and more confidence at every age
Credit: American Society of Plastic Surgeons Body image is an issue most commonly discussed among women, but new statistics released...
Older melanoma patients have better response to immune checkpoint blockade therapy
PHILADELPHIA -- (June 13, 2018) -- Patient age correlates with response to immunotherapy in melanoma and depleting regulatory T cells...
Older melanoma patients may respond to anti-PD1 immunotherapy better than younger patients
Bottom Line: With each decade of life, the likelihood of progression of melanoma after treatment with anti-PD1 immunotherapy decreased by...
How ‘gatekeepers’ to a cell’s nucleus let genetic instructions pass through
Credit: Hoelz Lab/Dan Lin/Caltech Standing guard between a cell's nucleus and its main chamber, called the cytoplasm, are thousands of...
Network biology reveals pathogen targets in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - How are proteins in the cells of a flowering plant similar to social networks on...
Getting heart disease patients to exercise: Study says wearables could help but only if money is on the line
PHILADELPHIA -- Combining financial incentives and personalized goal-setting with wearable devices may be an effective way of encouraging patients with...
Cash and goal-setting help motivate heart patients to take healthy steps
DALLAS, June 13, 2018 -- The thought of losing up to $14 a week along with personalized goal setting may...
