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Finding a weak link in the frightful parasite Schistosoma
Credit: Bo Wang, Stanford University The parasitic disease schistosomiasis is one of the developing world's worst public health scourges, affecting...
Ban plastic to save the heritage of world’s oldest and largest inhabited river island
Credit: Queen's University Belfast A Queen's University Belfast researcher is working with an Indian community to transform the world's largest...
New technology for early detection of type 1 diabetes
Credit: RMIT University Researchers are developing early detection technology for Type 1 diabetes that can accurately predict if a child...
Brain arousal compound noradrenaline plays critical role in sensory perception
Being aware of our surroundings is a fundamental aspect of our existence. But what in our biological makeup determines how...
California’s cap-and-trade air quality benefits mostly go out of state
Credit: Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) During the first three years of California's five-year-old cap-and-trade program, the bulk...
UMN Medical School discovery could mean improved immunity against reinfections
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 10, 2018- For years, researchers have had an established viewpoint of the function of a unique protein...
Apps portray mental health issues as commonplace and easy to manage
A new analysis finds that mental health apps convey two dominant messages: that virtually everyone has some type of mental...
Purdue startup developing novel treatment for life-threatening lung condition
Credit: Davis Arick, Spirrow Therapeutics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated startup developing a novel treatment for a life-threatening...
Diagnosis is a collaborative process
According to family physician Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, building an effective relationship with a patient and making a diagnosis are not separate...
Aspirin desensitization improves alcohol-induced allergies in patients with underlying respiratory disease
PHILADELPHIA - Patients who suffer from Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) often experience an additional allergic reaction when drinking alcohol,...
Wider access to HIV prevention drugs still needed
Credit: San Francisco State University Despite highly effective anti-HIV pharmaceuticals having been used worldwide for almost a decade, HIV (human...
Warm handoffs do not improve attendance at behavioral health intake appointments
In programs that integrate behavioral health services into primary care, "warm handoffs," in which primary care clinicians introduce patients to...
Diabetes diagnosis can improve health of the household
Partners of people with newly diagnosed diabetes are more likely to change their health behaviors than partners of people without...
UA researchers preparing for quick radiation diagnostic test in case of a nuclear disaster
Credit: Sun Czar Belous, UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine -...
Individual characteristics that predict multiple chronic conditions are identified
If multimorbidity (multiple medical conditions in an individual) is to be prevented, it is important to identify the characteristics that...
The Art and Science of Poisons
The symbol of the skull and crossbones, long associated with poisons, conjures up vivid images of secretive, cowardly murder. This...
Booklet on childhood fever reduces antibiotic prescriptions if used
Antibiotic prescribing rates are not affected (to a statistically significant degree) when physicians have access to a parent-focused booklet on...
Every person has a unique brain anatomy
Credit: Lutz Jaencke, UZH Like with fingerprints, no two people have the same brain anatomy, a study by researchers of...
Highlights for news media at 2018 American Chemical Society national meeting in Boston
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2018 -- Journalists who register for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 256th National Meeting & Exposition in...
Living in areas with less sun may increase your risk of OCD
Credit: Binghamton University, State University at New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Living at higher latitudes, where there is also less...
