Democrat senators vote for public health policies 4 times more often…
Credit: Courtesy of Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health Democrat senators are roughly four times as likely to use...
Non-invasive imaging predicts cancer malignancy
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) A new study by Osaka University scientists shows that non-labeling multiphoton microscopy (NL-MPM) can be...
Second contagious form of cancer found in Tasmanian devils
IMAGE: This is a photograph of a Tasmanian Devil with facial tumor. Credit: Gregory Woods, Menzies Institute for Medical Research,...
TACC key partner in Dell Medical School’s data science initiative for women’s…
Credit: Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today...
ARCH Venture Partners, Flagship Ventures and MD Anderson collaborate…
Codiak BioSciences, Inc. announced today the closing of the first portion of a planned $80-plus million Series A and B...
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative taps Columbia scientists to create atlas of…
Credit: Ira Schieren/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute Scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute today received a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)...
First atomic structure from UTSW’s cryo-EM facility
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Oct. 11, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers today published a 3-D atomic structure...
Here’s how stress may be making you sick
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan State University researcher is providing new insight into how certain...
Sleep apnea common in atrial fibrillation patients
(Umea University) A study involving cardiac patients at the University Hospital of Umeå shows that over 80 percent of patients...
Are hot flashes genetic?
Credit: Enrique Rivero/UCLA Most women experience hot flashes and night sweats either before or during menopause, but a significant minority...
Researchers develop spectroscopic ‘science camera’ system for smartphones
Credit: Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The latest versions of most smartphones contain at least two...
New ‘blood biopsies’ with experimental device may improve…
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Feb. 13, 2017) – A team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai and UCLA is using a new...
Specialized physical therapy helps teens with scoliosis get ahead of…
Credit: University of Alberta For teens with scoliosis, a new study shows specialized physical therapy exercises can improve the curve...
Prematurity leaves distinctive molecular signature in infants’…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Premature birth, which affects one in 10 U.S. babies, is associated with altered...
UAB to bring proton therapy for advanced cancer treatment to…
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Alabama at Birmingham will partner with Proton International to bring proton therapy,...
Factors affecting the health of older sexual & gender minorities
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2017–A special issue of LGBT Health includes the latest...
Baffling lab mystery leads to potential new anemia treatment
A bizarre result of a routine lab experiment has led researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to...
T-cells engineered to outsmart tumors induce clinical responses in…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Jan. 16, 2018)-Tumors have come up with ingenious strategies that enable them to evade detection...
Expanding role of hospitalist PAs achieves similar clinical outcomes, costs less
Credit: Physicians Inpatient Care Specialists More and more medical centers are relying on hospitalists — hospital-based internal medicine specialists who...
Unique sensory responses to the pediatric HIV medication Kaletra
Credit: Sabina Louise Piece/Monell Center PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 13, 2017) – Bad taste can lead to rejection of life-saving medicines by...
