Researchers build a patch to help cardiac muscle beat more strongly…
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded a $452,000 National Institutes of...
UMass Amherst research investigating pollutant effects on embryos in three model species
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Environmental health scientist Alicia Timme-Laragy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a...
Readily available drug cocktail may help prevent sepsis shock and death
Credit: CHEST GLENVIEW, IL, June 26, 2017 – Sepsis presents a major challenge for health care providers, especially in low-income...
Promising results using silver-releasing scaffolds in MRSA infection…
Credit: © 2017 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 4, 2017–Researchers developed a biocompatible scaffold capable of...
Does the titanium dioxide in food and nanomaterials affect the gut microbiome?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct. 3, 2017 — A new study has shown that the...
Penn/CHOP study helps inform interventions for global road traffic injury crisis
Credit: Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) Jan. 30, 2017 – Road traffic injuries are a major cause of disability and are responsible...
Neural signature for fibromyalgia may aid diagnosis, treatment
Credit: Image: Cognitive and Affective Control Laboratory / University of Colorado Boulder. University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered a...
ISHLT issues updated candidacy criteria for heart transplantation
New York, NY, January 7, 2016 – To determine patient eligibility for heart transplant, the International Society for Heart Lung...
Study: Blood vessels store, secrete key blood-clotting protein
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Females seeking a sex partner can tell whether males experienced…
Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – Sexual preference is influenced by males' adolescent social stress history and social status,...
Lyme disease researchers seek consensus as number of cases grows
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New study explains why MRSA ‘superbug’ kills influenza patients
Credit: Sun et al., 2016 Researchers have discovered that secondary infection with the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium (or "superbug")...
Shortness of breath is an important signal of potential disease
Credit: The University of Gothenburg Shortness of breath is an often overlooked symptom of what may be heart failure or...
Study led by Temple researchers reveals new link between Down syndrome…
(Philadelphia, PA) – Individuals with Down syndrome who survive into adulthood face the additional challenge of early-onset dementia, in which...
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