Three-year study says new contact lens therapy slows myopia progression in children by 59 percent
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, 10 June 2017 -- A pioneering contact lens therapy has considerable potential to impact the rising prevalence of ...
Worldwide consensus on the terminology that supports research into sedentary behavior
OTTAWA, ON - June 10, 2017 - A worldwide network of scientists examining the links between sedentary lifestyles and health ...
Flaws in a tumor’s genetic mending kit drive treatment response to immunotherapy
Credit: Photo courtesy of Robbie B. Mailliard, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health In an expanded, three-year ...
New blood test uses nanotechnology to predict aggressive prostate cancer accurately
Credit: University of Alberta A new diagnostic developed by Alberta scientists will allow men to bypass painful biopsies to test ...
Male farmers at highest risk of contracting ‘monkey malaria’ in Malaysia
Adult male farmers in Malaysia are more than twice as likely to contract Plasmodium knowlesi malaria - an infection usually ...
Hawai’i researchers receive funds to forecast coral disease across Pacific Ocean
Credit: Chris Wall Researchers at University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) were recently awarded a ...
Kathy Albain, MD, receives endowed chair to fund oncology research
Credit: Loyola University Chicago MAYWOOD, IL - Grateful for the life-saving care they received at Loyola Medicine, Peter and Heidi ...
Fractal planting patterns yield optimal harvests, without central control
Credit: CCO public domain Bali's famous rice terraces, when seen from above, look like colorful mosaics because some farmers plant ...
NASA mission tests ketogenic diet undersea, simulating life on Mars
Credit: Tina Meketa TAMPA, Fla. (June 9, 2017) - University of South Florida associate professor Dominic D'Agostino, PhD, is one ...
NIH funds NYC center for AIDS research
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine June 8, 2017--(BRONX, NY)--The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Albert Einstein ...
Clemson graduate uncovers link between toxicants and lipid metabolism
Credit: Photo courtesy of Dhaval Parmar CLEMSON, South Carolina -- While working for an environmental nonprofit organization in India, Namrata ...
Distance patients must travel illustrates growing inaccessibility of abortion
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Abortion fund recipients who have to travel out of state for an abortion travel roughly 10 times ...
New cancer drug tested in mice may benefit certain leukemia patients
SALT LAKE CITY -Almost 6,000 new cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, are expected to be diagnosed this year ...
Soft shelled turtles, food in China, likely spread cholera
WASHINGTON, DC - June 9, 2017 - The pathogen, Vibrio cholerae can colonize the surfaces, as well as the intestines ...
Fractal planting patterns yeild optimal harvests, without central control
Credit: CCO public domain Bali's famous rice terraces, when seen from above, look like colorful mosaics because some farmers plant ...
IUPUI study finds risk for binge drinking differs by race, income and changes with age
Credit: School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- A new study led by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis ...
Experiences of African American christian counseling students with LGB clients
A new study looks at the experiences of African American Christian counseling students from the Black church as they seek ...
Study shows Cesarean patients sent home with more narcotic pain medications than needed
Most women who undergo a cesarean childbirth are prescribed more opioid (narcotic) pain medications than needed upon release from the ...
New study design holds promise for drug safety research
Philadelphia - As the pace of drug approvals accelerates and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces potential budget ...
UNIST engineers robotic device helping stroke survivors recover
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a new robotic tool for assessments of muscle overactivity and ...
