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Training artificial intelligence with artificial X-rays
Credit: Hojjat Salehinejad/MIMLab Artificial intelligence (AI) holds real potential for improving both the speed and accuracy of medical diagnostics. But...
A gene linked to job-related exhaustion in shift workers increases the risk of Alzheimer’s
A Finnish study published in the respected SLEEP journal shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene...
It’s official — spending time outside is good for you
Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits - according to new research from...
Research points to potential shortcoming of antibiotic lab tests
To determine which antibiotics reliably treat which bacterial infections, diagnostic laboratories that focus on clinical microbiology test pathogens isolated from...
Impact Factor leap for Psychiatry Karger journal — home of innovation
According to the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) recently released by Clarivate Analytics, the Impact Factor of the Journal Psychotherapy and...
UMN researchers develop algorithm to improve care delivery to seriously ill patients
MINNEAPOLIS- July 6, 2018 - The level of communication between patient and physician can make a monumental difference, specifically in...
Russian scientists invent an imagination booster for post-stroke patients
Credit: © iBrain LCC Scientists of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in collaboration with neurophysiologists from Sechenov...
New hope for patients with incurable and disabling hand condition, Dupuytren’s disease
Credit: NDORMS Researchers at the Kennedy Institute and Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, working...
Natural lipid acts as potent anti-inflammatory
Credit: NIAID National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid--a waxy, fatty acid--used by a disease-causing bacterium...
How is opioid use associated with health, other substance use, involvement in criminal justice system?
Bottom Line: A public health approach to address the opioid epidemic in the United States needs to understand the populations...
Research suggests new vaccine candidates for malaria
Washington, DC - July 6, 2018 - Researchers have shown that higher levels of Plasmodium falciparum antibodies are protective against...
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center part of longstanding partnership
AURORA, Colo. (June 26, 2018) - The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and UCHealth announced the naming of the...
Progress in addressing a severe skin disease that affects dogs and humans
Think of the skin as a kind of raincoat for the inner organs. With its densely packed layers of cells...
Ancient American dogs almost completely wiped out by arrival of European breeds
The arrival of Europeans to the Americas, beginning in the 15th century, all but wiped out the dogs that had...
‘Molecular movie’ captures chemical reaction on atomic scale
Credit: Stanford University / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Laser lights. Electron camera. Reaction. A team of physicists from the University...
New study pinpoints ways to improve quality of food & nutrition research
WASHINGTON DC (July 5, 2018) - In a study1 published today in PLOS ONE, experts analyzed reams of past food...
Described 28 years post-collection, new grass species makes a strong case for conservation
Credit: Alice R. Tangerini Originally collected 28 years ago in Ecuador, new species Poa laegaardiana has been just described, only...
Researchers link coastal nuisance flooding to special type of slow-moving ocean wave
Credit: UCF: Karen Norum A team of international researchers has found a link between seasonal fluctuations in sea level to...
Rising seas put salinity stress on Hawaiian coastal plants
With the increased likelihood of extreme weather events and sea-level rise associated with climate change, flooding poses a major risk...
Low-cost needle simulator aims to revolutionize medical training
Credit: Erin Cassidy Hendrick Administering needle-based procedures in anesthesiology, such as epidurals, is a complex and delicate procedure and the...
