Penn gastroenterologists receive funding to continue research partnership on Barrett’s Esophagus
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A research group in the division of Gastroenterology in the Perelman School of Medicine at...
Taiwan DCB, PITDC, TMU and Insilico Medicine join forces to apply AI for biomedical research
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday June 29, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan: The Development Center for Biotechnology (DCB), the Medical and Pharmaceutical Industrial...
New anesthesia dosing models may increase safety of remifentanil for obese patients and children
CHICAGO - Researchers have developed new dosing models that may provide the scientific basis for more accurate administration of remifentanil,...
Eighty-five percent of Spanish children eat too much salt
Salt is a hidden enemy in children's diets. So says the conclusion of a study by researchers from the Complutense...
Understanding the epidemiology of sarcopenia throughout the lifecourse
Sarcopenia is an age-related syndrome which is characterised by progressive and generalised loss of muscle mass and strength. How prevalent...
CVIA volume 2 issue 2 major new China focus issue
Credit: CVIA Beijing, 16 June, 2017: The new journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) has just published the second issue...
Surprisingly exact timing of voluntary movements
Almost everything we do - walking, talking, or drinking coffee - is completely dependent on accurate timing when activating many...
Treating lymphatic fluid leaks improves protein loss in patients with single-ventricle heart disease
Focusing on a rare but devastating complication in patients with single-ventricle heart disease, a research team has revealed the role...
Does carrying extra weight offer better survival following a stroke?
(Boston)--Despite the fact that obesity increases both the risk for stroke and death, a new study has found that people...
Scientists move closer to defeating ‘superbugs’ with simplified forms of teixobactin
Scientists have produced new, effective and simplified forms of teixobactin - a new generation antibiotic which defeats multi-drug resistant infections...
Success with first 20 patients undergoing minimally invasive pancreatic transplant surgery
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that their first series of a minimally invasive procedure to treat chronic pancreas disease,...
Oceans are warming rapidly, study says
Credit: CHENG Lijing More than 90% of the earth's energy imbalance (EEI) in the climate system is sequestered in the...
Baycrest and CMHA partner to evaluate caregiver mental health program
Credit: N/A Baycrest Health Sciences has teamed up with Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario to assess the country's first...
Scientists make giant molecular cages for energy conversion and drug delivery
Credit: Professor Wolfgang Schmitt, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded materials science...
Researchers refute textbook knowledge in molecular interactions
Van der Waals interactions between molecules are among the most important forces in biology, physics, and chemistry, as they determine...
HawkWatch international partners with the University of Utah to study raptors in Africa
Credit: Evan Buechley HawkWatch International and the University of Utah are partnering on two studies in the Horn of Africa:...
Bumble bees make a beeline for larger flowers
Bumble bees create foraging routes by using their experience to select nectar-rich, high-rewarding flowers. A study by Shohei Tsujimoto and...
The Statue of Liberty’s true colors (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 29, 2017 -- The Statue of Liberty is an iconic blue-green symbol of...
Banned chemicals pass through umbilical cord from mother to baby, research finds
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Trace amounts of flame retardants, banned in the U.S. for more than a decade, are still being...
Serious pain afflicts a third of nursing home residents in last 6 months of life
Credit: UBC Many nursing home residents have a fairly pain-free experience until the end of life, but at least a...
