Study shows therapy improves quality of life in people who have sleep apnea
Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL – Nov. 16, 2017 – A new study shows that positive airway...
State Medicaid expansions led to more prenatal care for low-income…
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS The Medicaid expansions for low-income parents that took place in 34 states between 1996 and 2011...
Better sleep feels like winning the lottery
Credit: Creative Commons, Improving your sleep makes you feel as good as a lottery winner – leading to high levels...
Stroke patients take the lead in their rehabilitation
Credit: Alain Herzog Every year, 17 million people worldwide suffer strokes, and a third are left paralyzed on one side...
UNIST professor receives award from the Minister of SMEs and Startups
Credit: UNIST Professor Jeong Beom Kim in the School of Life Sciences has been awarded by the Korean Ministry of...
Parents of premature babies as happy as other parents by adulthood
Credit: University of Warwick Parents of premature and very low birth weight babies have same life satisfaction as parents of...
Brown University/Hasbro team to design smart robotic companions to assist seniors
Credit: Hasbro PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A group of academic researchers, led by cognitive and computer scientists from Brown University, is...
Researchers receive DOD grant to study link between traumatic brain…
Credit: Sun Czar Belous The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a team of scientists and physicians from leading health...
Disappointing Merck drug news underscores critical next steps in Alzheimer’s fight
Credit: UsAgainstAlzheimer's WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 17, 2017 — The recent announcement that Merck is halting a Phase II/III study for...
Melbourne scientists publish evidence for world-first therapeutic…
Credit: Oral Health CRC University of Melbourne A world-first vaccine developed by Melbourne scientists, which could eliminate or at least...
Roots of Alzheimer’s disease can extend as far back as the womb
Credit: University of British Columbia Biochemical reactions that cause Alzheimer's disease could begin in the womb or just after birth...
Recent upsurge of A(H7N9) cases in China, updated ECDC rapid risk…
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control A steep increase of human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) has been...
JAD’s Alzheimer Funding Analyzer now includes Alzheimer’s…
Credit: ©ÜberResearch, 2016 The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to announce that its Alzheimer's Funding Analyzer (AFA) now...
Concurrent chemotherapy, proton therapy improves survival in patients with advanced lung…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON – For patients with advanced, inoperable stage 3 lung cancer, concurrent chemotherapy and the...
Scientists discover how epithelial cells maintain constant cell…
Credit: Swapna Gudipaty SALT LAKE CITY – Research published today in Nature from scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at...
UNIST startup receives KRW 1 billion investment from KIBO
Credit: AZA Studio SeoYeon Lee p>RecensMedical Inc., a UNIST-based startup company, has been selected as the first investment enterprise of...
Ophthalmology’s data science initiative yields important clinical post-surgery…
Data science continues to gain ground as an immensely powerful tool for medicine, accelerating physicians' ability to identify new strategies...
UAB researchers awarded $11.5 million to study asymptomatic congenital…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease recently awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department...
Real or virtual: Dartmouth scientists ask — can we tell the difference?
HANOVER, N.H. – A Dartmouth College-led study shows that people find it increasingly difficult to distinguish between computer-generated images and...
New patent paves way for breast cancer prevention
George Mason University researchers have patented a new breast cancer treatment that uses a common malaria drug to stop cancer...
