$2.1 million enables creation of decision-support tools for pollinator health
The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State, in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, Davis; the University ...
Study reveals lack of self-awareness among doctors when prescribing opioids
AURORA, Colo. (March 27, 2018) - As health providers struggle to curb the epidemic of opioid abuse, researchers at the ...
Tackling adherence to treatment on several fronts
Credit: McGill University Health Centre Montreal, March 27, 2018 - Learning to become self-sufficient and responsible is part of life's ...
Preclinical testing suggests some antioxidants may be effective in treating mitochondrial disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A systematic study of seven antioxidants commonly taken by or suggested to benefit children and ...
Humans risked limb ischemia in exchange for bipedal walking
Credit: Dr. Yuichiro Arima Peripheral obstructive arterial disease develops when blood vessels narrow due to arteriosclerosis and blood flow in ...
AI improves touchscreen interfaces for users with impairments
Credit: Kochi University of Technology (KUT) Researchers at Aalto University, Finland, and Kochi University of Technology, Japan, developed a new ...
£3 million boost for Liverpool advanced materials and healthcare research
(University of Liverpool) The University of Liverpool has been awarded more than £3 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences ...
DNDi, GSK, and University of Dundee to identify drug candidates to treat leishmaniasis and Chagas
Geneva / Brentford / Dundee - 27 March 2018 - The not-for-profit research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases ...
New microsensor enables kidney dialysis to be customized
Credit: Eindhoven University of Technology. Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a microsensor that makes it possible to ...
Founders of Global Burden of Disease study receive award for research excellence
TORONTO - The co-founders of the groundbreaking Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), Professors Christopher Murray and Alan Lopez, have ...
Johns Hopkins investigators unravel biological roots of pulmonary hypertension
Working with cells that line the innermost layer of the blood vessels, Johns Hopkins investigators say they have made a ...
Newfound ‘organ’ had been missed by standard method for visualizing anatomy
Credit: Illustration by Jill Gregory. Printed with permission from Mount Sinai Health System, licensed under CC-BY-ND. Researchers have identified a ...
Malaria Cell Atlas launched: Parasite development mapped in unprecedented detail
New single-cell technology has allowed scientists to study malaria parasites at the highest resolution to date. By investigating the genes ...
Survey finds reducing stigma attributed to Alzheimer’s is vital to prevention research
Chicago, March 27, 2018 - Stigma associated with Alzheimer's disease may be an obstacle for individuals to seek information about ...
Up to 38 percent of all annual childhood asthma cases in Bradford may be caused by air pollution
Credit: Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health www.carteeh.org New research highlights the impact of traffic-related air ...
Hepatitis C virus screening rates remain low among baby boomers
Bottom Line: Despite the steady increase of liver cancer incidence in the United States in recent decades, data from 2015 ...
Accurately identifying aggressive head and neck cancers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University The Case Western Reserve-led research team will analyze computerized images of tissue samples for patterns ...
Cell-penetrating ‘nanodrills’ show promise for intracellular drug delivery
PORTLAND, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have created new nanomaterials able to ...
Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) increased caloric intake in Canada
Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, March 26, 2018 - A new study published in the American Journal ...
Metabolic profiling may determine aggressiveness, prognosis of prostate cancer
A new approach to analyzing prostate gland tissue may help address a major challenge in treating prostate cancer - determining ...
