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UM researchers receive $700,000 in NIH funding to study tick-borne lyme disease
Credit: Micrograph by Dan Drecktrah. MISSOULA - University of Montana researchers Dan Drecktrah and Scott Samuels were recently awarded $449,998...
What is the association between asthma and atrial fibrillation risk?
Bottom Line: Researchers report moderately increased risks for atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular and often rapid heart rate, in adults...
Robotic surgery as effective as open surgery for bladder cancer
MAYWOOD, IL - Robotic surgery is as effective as traditional open surgery in treating bladder cancer, according to a landmark...
15-minutes of exercise creates optimal brain state for mastering new motor skills
Credit: McGill University If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it's a good idea to go for a...
Study examines emergency department suicide prevention intervention
Bottom Line: Patients who are suicidal often seek care at a hospital emergency department (ED). This comparison study of about...
Reining in soil’s nitrogen chemistry
Credit: Darin Lickfeld Take a trip down into the soil beneath a field of crops. You won't find just dirt,...
Why are neuron axons long and spindly? Study shows they’re optimizing signaling efficiency
Credit: Image courtesy of Francesca Puppo. A team of bioengineers at UC San Diego has answered a question that has...
Breakthrough in construction of computers for mimicking human brain
A computer built to mimic the brain's neural networks produces similar results to that of the best brain-simulation supercomputer software...
Preoperative opioid use by patients having surgery
Bottom Line: Nearly 1 in 4 patients undergoing surgery at an academic medical center reported preoperative opioid use in a...
Most US lawmakers don’t look to universities for behavioral health research
When trying to inform their decisions on behavioral health policy, almost three-quarters of state legislators choose not to use universities,...
NIAID dcientists create 3D structure of 1918 influenza virus-like particles
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Virus-like particles (VLPs) are protein-based structures that mimic viruses and bind to antibodies. Because VLPs are not...
Research shows pesticides influence bee learning and memory
A large-scale study published by researchers from Royal Holloway University of London has drawn together the findings of a decade...
Here’s why it’s important to support your breastfeeding co-workers
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Support from female co-workers may be even more important to new moms...
ACA credited with earlier diagnosis of gynecologic cancers in young women
The gains in insurance coverage with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have already translated into improved health...
Postmenopausal smokers now have one less excuse not to quit
CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 11, 2018)--Smokers give lots of reasons for not quitting smoking, with fear of weight gain ranking as...
Cleaning out pollen shells (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society As allergy season intensifies, many people are cursing pollen - the powdery substance released by plants...
How a Mediterranean diet could reduce osteoporosis
Eating a Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis - according to new research from the University...
Developmental disabilities reported in HIV-positive children in South Africa
July 11, 2018 - HIV-positive children in South Africa are more likely to have developmental disabilities compared to children who...
Why randomized trials for proton therapy are difficult to complete (and what we can do about it)
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Randomized clinical trials are the gold standard of cancer research and can shed light on...
Measuring the effects of drugs on cancer cells
A new approach established at the University of Zurich sheds light on the effects of anti-cancer drugs and the defense...
