University of Cincinnati researcher receives US patent for potential COPD treatment
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--A researcher in the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine has been granted a U.S. ...
UMN Medical School study uncovers new findings on antimicrobial drug synergy
MINNEAPOLIS - March 27, 2018 - New data from a study led by researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical ...
At #AGS18, Drs. William Applegate, Thomas Edes honored for geriatrics leadership
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will this year honor not one but two pioneers ...
AGS honors Drs. John Burton, George Drach for decades pioneering geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will this May honor two of the field's most ...
Heather Whitson, leader in multimorbidity care, to deliver #AGS18 Yoshikawa Lecture
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today announced ...
Narcissists don’t hunt for partners who are already taken — but it doesn’t stop them
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Narcissists aren't necessarily on the hunt for partners who are already in a relationship - but that ...
The clouds of spaghetti that keep DNA data safe
Credit: Michael Cowburn and David Rout Cells can avoid "data breaches" when letting signaling proteins into their nuclei thanks to ...
Montana State researchers find that beetle odor could help tackle tamarisk
Credit: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/Montana State University BOZEMAN - In the fight against an invasive plant colonizing portions of the state, a ...
Gene therapy may help brain heal from stroke, other injuries
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 27, 2018 - Scientists have found a genetic trigger that may improve the brain's ...
What the first American astronauts taught us about living in space
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine NASA's Project Mercury was the United States' first human-in-space program. Between 1961 and 1963, six ...
3-DIY: Printing your own bioprinter
Credit: Adam Feinberg/HardwareX Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a low-cost 3-D bioprinter by modifying a standard desktop 3-D ...
Dr. Bruce Leff, expert in home care as we age, to deliver #AGS18 Henderson Lecture
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Bruce Leff, MD, AGSF, a Professor ...
Dr. J. Eugene Lammers, champion of team approach to geriatrics, named Clinician of Year
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today named J. Eugene Lammers, MD, MPH, FACP, AGSF, ...
Estrogen levels do not rise for transgender men treated with testosterone therapy
BOSTON-- Testosterone therapy is not associated with a rise in estrogen levels among transgender men, according to a new study ...
AGS honors Dr. Jane Potter for far-reaching impact training future leaders in geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Jane Potter, MD, AGSF, Chief in ...
Evaluation and treatment of depression may reverse memory and cognitive difficulties
(Boston)-- Individuals with worse depression and mood symptoms are more likely to develop Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and to progress ...
Antibiotic use increases risk of severe viral disease in mice
People infected with West Nile virus can show a wide range of disease. Some develop life-threatening brain infections. Others show ...
MSU-based bioinformaticians studied the evolution of broken genes in a fruit fly
Credit: Nadezhda Potapova Pseudogenes lose their ability to encode proteins and natural selection stops to notice them, as no mutations ...
NREL discovers enzyme domains that dramatically improve performance
It was more than 10 years in the making, but when it came to uncovering the secrets of the molecular ...
Kansas State University researcher studies risk of African swine fever in feed
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- If African swine fever virus reaches the U.S., it could cause more than ...
