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Insilico to present the advances in AI and Blockchain for Healthcare at the AI in Healthcare Summit
Monday, June 4, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of next-generation artificial intelligence...
Limited health literacy is a major barrier to heart disease prevention and treatment
DALLAS, June 4, 2018 --Limited healthy literacy is a major barrier blocking many people from achieving good cardiovascular health or...
Researchers create tool to better evaluate implementation of science research proposals
(Boston)--Researchers at Boston University's Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) have developed a new scoring criteria for evaluating...
How does alcohol influence the development of Alzheimer’s disease?
Research from the University of Illinois at Chicago has found that some of the genes affected by alcohol and inflammation...
Training the next generation of One Health professionals
Credit: Mary Straub/UC Davis Since 2002, an increasing number of institutions and universities have been developing educational programs related to...
Idera Pharmaceuticals presents clinical data from the ILLUMINATE-204 trial of the combination of tilsotolimod and ipilimumab for anti-PD-1 refractory metastatic melanoma at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
Data from Ongoing Phase 2 Study to be Presented at 1:15 PM CT at the 2018 American Society of Clinical...
In MS, disintegrating brain lesions may indicate the disease is getting worse
Credit: Michael G. Dwyer BUFFALO, N.Y. -- For decades, clinicians treating multiple sclerosis (MS) have interpreted the appearance of new...
Pitt’s David Vorp named Fellow of the American Heart Association
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (June 4, 2018) ... David A. Vorp, Associate Dean for Research and John A....
Gap in substance abuse data could have long-term implications, study finds
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute via Health Affairs Due to a change in federal regulation, from 2013-2017, the Centers for Medicare...
Sleep paralysis and hallucinations are prevalent in student athletes
Pilot data from a recent study suggest that sleep paralysis and dream-like hallucinations as you are falling asleep or waking...
UA College of Nursing receives $2.5 million grant to improve interventions for cancer survivors
Credit: UA College of Nursing Cancer survivors who suffer negative effects after treatment soon may have access to interventions with...
New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure
WASHINGTON - A new meta-analysis published in the journal Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases finds that a diet that includes plant...
Trauma from parents’ youth linked to poorer health, asthma in their own children
Trauma experienced by a parent during childhood has long-reaching consequences - maybe even to the point of negatively impacting their...
New algorithm determines ideal caffeine dosage and timing for alertness
According to a recent study, a newly developed algorithm may be the key to optimizing alertness with caffeine. Caffeine is...
On the search for new approaches to cure lung cancer
Protein kinases regulate nearly all processes in cells. If the function of these enzymes is disrupted, often cancer will develop....
When it comes to school recess, a quality playground experience matters
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Recess periods can offer physical, cognitive, social and emotional benefits to elementary school...
Study links short and long sleep durations with excess heart age
Preliminary results from a new study show that excess heart age (EHA) appeared to be lowest among adults who reported...
New findings demonstrate how the food we eat affects biochemical signals in the gut
For years, researchers have studied how the body's microbiome impacts virtually every aspect of human health ranging from the immune...
Light exposure during sleep may increase insulin resistance
According to preliminary results from a new study, nighttime light exposure during sleep may affect metabolic function. The aim of...
Study links screen time to insomnia symptoms and depressive symptoms in adolescents
Preliminary results from a new study indicate that greater amounts of daily screen time are associated with more insomnia symptoms...
