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Smartphone apps hold promise for electronic medical record matching, study finds
Mobile phones and smartphones apps offer a promising approach to ensure that an individual's medical records when shared between different...
Glycans at the ‘I’ of the storm in humoral immunity and melanoma progression
Credit: Charles Dimitroff, Brigham and Women's Hospital Two new studies have unveiled how a peculiar molecule impacts how antibody-producing cells...
Candidate for universal flu vaccine protects against multiple strains
PHILADELPHIA--A universal flu vaccine that protects people against most influenza strains is one step closer to reality, with a study...
Improving health insurance literacy aids Missourians’ ACA enrollment
Community outreach and educational support for navigating health insurance options available in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace are crucial...
Healing after harm: Addressing the emotional toll of harmful medical events
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Injuries and deaths resulting from medical errors can have profound long-term consequences...
Study reports successful kidney transplants from donors with a history of hepatitis C
Credit: Loma Linda University Health Researchers at Loma Linda University Health found that kidney transplantation can be safely performed using...
Research finds naps plus sleep may enhance emotional memory in early childhood
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In a new study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, neuroscientists...
2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting press registration open
ATLANTA - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) welcome members of the...
LSA Health study documents limited access to orthopaedic care for Louisiana Medicaid patients
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic...
Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries
Credit: UCLA Health More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans living with a spinal cord injury lose the ability...
Brazilian d’or Institute and L’oréal R&I develop functional human sensory neurons
(D'Or Institute for Research and Education) Scientists were able to generate, in the laboratory, human neurons responsive to sensorial stimuli....
Big data and technology in disasters: Better integration needed for effective response
Credit: Copyright: © 2018 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2018.73 In a recent review article published in...
Untangling the secret of spider webs’ superpower
LOWELL, Mass. - In the "Spider-Man" movies, the superhero was able to stop a runaway train from crashing by using...
Sequencing genomes of Nigerian women could help prevent many lethal breast cancers
Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine For the first time, DNA contributed by Sub-Saharan African women has been thoroughly evaluated...
Preparing for chemical attacks with improved computer models
Credit: Suddher BhimiReddy and Kiran Bhaganagar On April 4, 2017, the town of Khan Sheikhoun in northwest Syria experienced one...
A switch to turn fragrances on and off
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 21, 2018) Salk Institute and Purdue University scientists have discovered the switch in plants that...
Researchers identify structural changes that occur in enveloped viruses before invading host
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--The critical, structural changes that enveloped viruses, such as HIV, Ebola and influenza, undergo before invading...
Orphaned elephants have a tougher social life
Credit: Jane Wynard/Save The Elephants Young female orphan elephants have a tougher social life than non-orphans, a new study suggests,...
Engineers, urban designers boost efforts to protect fragile infrastructure
Researchers at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), as part of a multinational consortium to enhance the sustainability of the...
First in-depth profile of CAR T-cell signals suggests how to improve immunotherapy
SEATTLE -- Aug. 21, 2018 -- CAR T-cell therapy, which reprograms immune cells to fight cancer, has shown great promise...
