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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients with a history of cancer are less likely to see a cardiologist or fill anticoagulant prescriptions...

Scientists pinpoint pathway that impacts features of autism

Credit: Florida Atlantic University A team of scientists at Florida Atlantic University has uncovered a brain-signaling pathway that can be...

First genetic risk factor for erectile dysfunction identified

For the first time, a team of researchers has found a specific place in the human genome that raises a...

European researchers set out priorities for dealing with problem internet use

European Union funded researchers have launched the first international network to identify and understand problems associated with Internet use, such...

Why single embryo transfer during IVF sometimes results in twins or triplets

Credit: Credit/copyright: Keiji Kuroda It has been known for some time that it is better to transfer a single embryo...

Supercharged natural killer cells may hold promise for cancer

A type of 'supercharged' immune cell could be mass-produced to help fight cancer. The researchers behind the early-stage finding, from...

MIT, SMART and NTU scientists have discovered a potential treatment for severe malaria

Credit: SMART and NTU Singapore Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and...

Statins vs. nutraceutical (Longevinex®) for vision threatening cholesterol deposits

(Resveratrol Partners LLC, dba LONGEVINEX) Drusen deposits approached the visual center (fovea) of the patient's only functional eye. Use of...

Genetic tool to predict adult heart attack risk in childhood

People at high risk of a heart attack in adulthood could be spotted much earlier in life with a one-off...

PolyU develops eNightLog system for caring elderly with dementia

Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed eNightLog, a multi-function nighttime monitoring system...

Vaccinating humans to protect mosquitoes from malaria

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- For decades, scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine that prevents mosquitoes from spreading malaria among...

Launch of the discrimination and inequality laboratory

Credit: UC3M Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have introduced the Laboratory of Discrimination and Inequality (D-Lab),...

Engineer to use world-class 3D printers to create dissolvable medical implants

Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln As a kid, Michael Sealy was tall. A little clumsy, he says. And...

Boyce receives Gates Foundation grant for groundbreaking research in global health

Credit: Morag MacLachlan Chapel Hill, NC - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute for Global Health and...

A tumor cell population responsible for resistance to therapy and tumor relapse

Resistance to therapy is a major problem in cancer patients as the cells that resist to therapy is at the...

Metastatic breast cancer patients report high level of financial impact

CHAPEL HILL -- A national survey of more than 1,000 women with metastatic breast cancer led by University of North...

Work environment challenges nurses trying to adopt healthy behaviors

Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, October 8, 2018 - Research among nurses reports fewer than 10 percent...

US researchers explore variations in employment outcomes for people with disabilities

Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. October 8, 2018. A team of disability researchers has authored a new article that...

Rutgers discovers new delivery system that could help prevent bacterial infections

In a recent study in the Journal of The American Chemical Society, Professor Tewodros Asefa and Associate Professor Jeffrey Boyd...

Maryland Proton Treatment Center offers thermal therapy in combination with proton therapy