Study examining a novel index of coronary artery stenosis presented at EuroPCR
PARIS - May 23, 2018 - A novel non-hyperemic index of coronary stenosis severity called resting full-cycle ratio (RFR) was...
Memory molecule limits plasticity by calibrating calcium
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience The brain has an incredible capacity to support a lifetime of learning and...
Complementing conventional antibiotics
Credit: Nature/Kalayil et al, Mai 2018 FRANKFURT - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major medical problem worldwide, impacting both human...
Overweight and obesity make up for more than 15,000 cancer cases per year in Brazil
Some 15,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed in Brazil each year, and researchers have found that approximately 4% of these...
NIH begins testing ebola treatment in early-stage trial
Credit: NIAID A first-in-human trial evaluating an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease has begun at the National Institutes of...
In a break with dogma, myelin boosts neuron growth in spinal cord injuries
Credit: UC San Diego Health Recovery after severe spinal cord injury is notoriously fraught, with permanent paralysis often the result....
Are you at risk for lung cancer?
Every year, 1.6 million people die of lung cancer. But if you think that these are just older heavy smokers,...
Early-life obesity impacts children’s learning and memory, study suggests
Credit: Casanowe A new study by Brown University epidemiologists found that children on the threshold of obesity or overweight in...
To manage weight, it may matter when protein supplements are consumed
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- People looking to manage their weight with strength-training and protein supplements should consume their supplements during...
Study finds antioxidant-enriched vitamin reduces respiratory illnesses in patients with CF
Researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that taking a...
Shining a light on toxic chemicals curbs industrial use
Credit: Georgia Tech The annual federal report on toxic material emissions from industrial sites across the country gains widespread media...
The advances in AI for pharma industry to be presented at AI & Blockchain Applications Workshop
Wednesday, May 23, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of artificial intelligence for...
Social media usage linked to underage drinking
PHILADELPHIA -- Social media often features celebrities drinking cocktails, boozy how-to posts, and party pictures. This is the environment American...
Asthma management: Allocating duties
Credit: Dr. Giuseppe Madonia, Dr. Ursula Madonia and Bentham Science Publishers The privilege to operate in a specialist asthma clinic...
CU researchers offer insights into liver disease caused by intravenous nutrition
AURORA, Colo. (May 23, 2018) - Research by physician-scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus offers hope for...
Closing gaps in data and information to combat the opioid epidemic
May 23, 2018, WASHINGTON, DC -- Big gaps in the exchange of data and information throughout the health care system...
You are what your mother eats
Credit: OHSU For years, pregnant mothers have questioned their nutritional habits: "Will eating more cause my baby to be overweight?"...
NIST puts the optical microscope under the microscope to achieve atomic accuracy
Credit: NIST Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered that the optical microscope can be used to detect, track...
UTIA research continues to advance biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products
Credit: T. Salvador, courtesy UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture continue to be...
UTA bioengineer earns AHA grant to study biomechanical influences on cardiac development
Credit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is working to determine which gene expressions affect the development...
