University of Pittsburgh receives $1.2 million NSF grant to analyze anesthesia big data
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (October 18, 2018) ... The National Science Foundation awarded $1,182,305 to the University of...
Physical activity lowers risk of death from heart disease
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Family Medicine and Community Health Journal volume 6, issue number three publishes
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Colored filter improves dyslexic children’s reading speed
Credit: Milena Razuk Reading, one of the most difficult activities for children with dyslexia, can be improved by the use...
Kids health outcomes have more to do with parents level of education than income
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Medicating distress: Risky sedative prescriptions for older adults vary widely
Credit: University of Michigan Despite years of warnings that older adults shouldn't take sedative drugs that put them at risk...
Pathogens may evade immune response with metal-free enzyme required for DNA replication
Credit: Gavin Palowitch, Penn State Some bacterial pathogens, including those that cause strep throat and pneumonia, are able to create...
Increased mortality in children with inflammatory bowel disease
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Dr. Erkut Kucukboyaci of Kessler Foundation named Switzer Research Fellow
Credit: Kessler Foundation Erkut Kucukboyaci, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation, has been awarded a...
New finding could unmask blood doping in athletes
Credit: Bruce Blausen via Wikimedia Commons DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke University research team has found a way to help...
Johns Hopkins researchers detail how middlemen suppliers can increase hospital bills and drug prices
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UToledo research finds link between refined dietary fiber, gut bacteria and liver cancer
Credit: Dan Miller, University of Toledo Many of the processed foods we find on grocery store shelves have been loaded...
LU and Kessler Foundation focus on research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities
Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation scientists Denise Fyffe, PhD, Anthony Lequerica, PhD, and John O'Neill, PhD, have won a $75,000...
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $3M NIH grant for health disparities research
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a three-year, $3,194,947 grant from...
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