Insurance denials for new hepatitis C drugs remain high nationwide, study suggests
Highly effective drugs that can cure chronic hepatitis C infection in approximately 95 percent of patients first became available in...
Half of hepatitis C patients with private insurance denied life-saving drugs
PHILADELPHIA - The number of insurance denials for life-saving hepatitis C drugs among patients with both private and public insurers...
Flu virus is protected by mucus when airborne, regardless of humidity
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2018 - Mucus and other airway secretions that are expelled when a person with the flu coughs...
Deadly behavior-modifying weapon identified in insect-world chemical arms race
Credit: University of East Anglia Scientists probing one of the mysteries of the insect world have identified a powerful chemical...
Essential oils to fight bacterial infections
James Cook University scientists have discovered a technique to apply natural plant extracts such as Tea Tree Oil as a...
Immunoscore: A test to improve the care and treatment of colon cancer
With Immunoscore, a test devised by a team of researchers from Inserm and Université Paris Descartes and doctors from the...
Mayo Clinic joins call for increased screening for HPV-related cancers
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic Cancer Center joined 69 other National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in calling for increased HPV...
Understanding how drug reduces confusion in older patients after surgery may lead to better care
CHICAGO - A drug that reduces delirium in postoperative patients may work by preventing the overactivity of certain receptors in...
Breaking through a tumor’s defenses
Credit: Image credit: Dr Fabien Garcon, Babraham Institute. Key messages: Researchers identify the dominant immune cells contributing to tumour tolerance...
Providers preferences may be helpful in reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions
NEW YORK (June 7, 2018) - Physicians are open to receiving information on their antibiotic prescribing patterns, but have specific...
MD Anderson and nation’s top cancer centers endorse goal of eliminating HPV-related cancers
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Recognizing that vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low across the U.S., particularly...
Researchers change clinical practice for infants with diabetes
(The University of Bergen) Infants with diabetes can drop insulin syringes. This will be new clinical practice after a recent...
Bad news becomes hysteria in crowds, new research shows
Credit: University of Warwick News stories about potential threats become more negative, inaccurate and hysterical when passed from person to...
Sharing spaces: Your brain considers other people’s personal space as your own
Credit: Dr. Wataru Teramoto Peripersonal space (PPS) is an area created by the brain immediately around one's own body parts...
Biomedical optics engineer Jesse Wilson named a Boettcher Investigator
Credit: Colorado State University Mitochondrial diseases are rare, but they are cruel. Affecting about 1 in 5,000 children, these devastating...
Scientists ID source of damaging inflammation after heart attack
Credit: Lora Staloch Scientists have zeroed in on a culprit that spurs damaging inflammation in the heart following a heart...
In building the brain, cell pedigree matters
The cerebral cortex--the brain's epicenter of high-level cognitive functions, such as memory formation, attention, thought, language and consciousness--has fascinated neuroscientists...
Normal eye dominance is not necessary for restoring visual acuity in amblyopia
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye," is a visual disorder common in children....
In a hole in a tunicate there lived a hobbit: New shrimp species named after Bilbo Baggins
Credit: Franz Anthony Two new species of tiny symbiotic shrimps are described, illustrated and named by biology student at Leiden...
Individual ‘names’ reveal complex relationships in male bottlenose dolphins
Credit: Stephanie King, Dolphin Alliance Project Male bottlenose dolphins retain their individual "names" well into adulthood. Similar to humans, this...
