Using MRSA’s strength against it
Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - Antibiotic-resistant infections cause more than 30,000 deaths annually in the U.S....
Consumer sleep technology is no substitute for medical evaluation
Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - May 14, 2018 - According to a position statement from the...
Early depression diagnosis is deadly serious for patients with coronary artery disease
Credit: Pragle TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For clinicians providing comprehensive care to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), proactive depression screening...
Wearable technology to track brain, predict illness
Credit: University of Houston University of Houston electrical engineer Rose T. Faghih has been awarded $175,000 by the National Science...
UA sleep researcher receives $3.6 millin grant to study sleep health on US-Mexico border
Credit: UA BioComminications Michael A. Grandner, PhD, MTR, director of the University of Arizona Sleep and Health Research Program, has...
Caring, accountability, and continuity: What patients and caregivers want during hospital care trans
(Boston)-- Hospitals are continuously working to improve care transitions, the time when patients are discharged from the hospital and moved...
ACP tells Congress: Spending cuts would hurt public health
Washington, DC (May 14, 2018) -- In a letter to congressional leadership, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said that...
UA sleep researcher receives $3.6 million grant to study sleep health on US-Mexico border
Credit: UA BioComminications Michael A. Grandner, PhD, MTR, director of the University of Arizona Sleep and Health Research Program, has...
Homeless veterans at increased risk of hospital readmission after surgery
May 14, 2018 - For veterans undergoing surgery in the VA healthcare system, homelessness is an important risk factor for...
Caring, accountability, and continuity: What patients and caregivers want during hospital care transition
(Boston)-- Hospitals are continuously working to improve care transitions, the time when patients are discharged from the hospital and moved...
Call for low-cost approach to tackle disease afflicting millions of the world’s poorest
Credit: Brighton and Sussex Medical School Researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) are asking governments in the developing...
Even low concentrations of silver can foil wastewater treatment
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research at Oregon State University has shed new light how an increasingly common consumer product component -...
Tumor-like spheres help scientists discover smarter cancer drugs
Credit: Kota et. al./The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - May 14, 2018 - Cancer is a disease often driven...
Cannabis use up among parents with children in the home
NEW YORK--Cannabis use increased among parents who smoke cigarettes, as well as among non-smoking parents, according to a latest study...
Screening for impaired vision in older adults: New Canadian guideline
A new Canadian guideline for impaired vision in older adults recommends against primary care screening of older adults not reporting...
Genetic Non-Discrimination Act challenge from Quebec may open doors to genetic discrimination
If Canada's Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GNA) is overturned by a challenge from the Province of Quebec, it will open the...
Gout not associated with increased risk of fracture, study finds
Gout, a painful inflammatory arthritis, is not associated with an increased risk of fracture, according to a large study led...
Elastic microspheres expand understanding of embryonic development and cancer cells
Credit: Video courtesy Ning Wang. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new technique that uses tiny elastic balls filled with fluorescent nanoparticles...
In-womb air pollution exposure associated with higher blood pressure in childhood
DALLAS, May 14, 2018 - Children who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution during the third trimester of...
Beam Therapeutics launched to develop Harvard base editing technology
Credit: Stephanie Mitchell, Harvard Staff Photographer Cambridge, Mass. - May 14, 2018 - Harvard University has granted a worldwide license...
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