Australia leads international trials targeting iron deficiency in mothers and babies
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have launched one of the largest international efforts to prevent and treat maternal anaemia ...
Powerful X-ray beams unlock secrets of nanoscale crystal formation
Technique allowed continuous study of cobalt nanoparticles as they grewCredit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech High-energy X-ray beams and a clever ...
Researchers say auditory testing can identify children for autism screening
Testing at birth could allow for optimized early interventions that improve outcomes, according to review in The Journal of the ...
Alcohol-related treatment among American Indians and Alaska natives
Despite having high rates of abstention, American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) also have the highest lifetime alcohol use disorder ...
UMN researchers describe need for health systems to improve care of gender non-binary patients
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- January 07, 2019 - A perspective piece authored by UMN Medical School researchers and published in the New ...
Hopkins researchers ID new biomarker for colorectal cancers
Credit: Subroto B. Chatterjee Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of new ...
New materials could 'drive wound healing' by harnessing natural healing methods
Materials are widely used to help heal wounds: Collagen sponges help treat burns and pressure sores, and scaffold-like implants are ...
Mayo researchers find 'unacceptable low' cervical cancer screening rates
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The percentage of women who are screened for cervical cancer may be far lower than national data ...
Fluctuating personal income may be associated with an increased heart disease risk
Circulation Journal Report DALLAS, Jan. 7, 2019 -- Sudden, unpredictable drops in personal income during young adulthood are associated with ...
Scientists call for more diversity in genomic research
A growing number of genomic studies have generated important discoveries regarding human health and behaviour, but new research from the ...
Northwestern urology program receives $10 million gift to create a Urologic Cancer Institute
Credit: Northwestern Medicine Northwestern Medicine received a $10 million gift to fund the creation of a new multidisciplinary institute dedicated ...
Cardiac events, stroke lead to loss of work, reduced income in survivors of working age
People who have experienced a heart attack (myocardial infarction), stroke or cardiac arrest are significantly less likely to be working ...
Suicide risk increases significantly following a cancer diagnosis
New research indicates that the risk of suicide increases significantly in the first year following a diagnosis of cancer, and ...
Opioid crisis roadmap overlooks gender
New Haven, Conn. - Women's Health Research at Yale (WHRY) is calling on a government committee to revise its report ...