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PCORI Board approves $10 million to support research on medication-assisted treatment
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $10 million to...
Research supports calls for food industry to reduce food product portion sizes
New research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, highlights the benefits of the food industry changing food product...
Systematic treatment of periodontal disease: Advantage of further therapeutic approaches
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) investigated the advantages and disadvantages of different treatments of...
Study identifies new target for treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Scientists at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have identified a...
Study identifies ways smaller hospitals can effectively reduce antibiotic overuse
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City have completed a...
World-first synthesis of globalization effects on people and planet
Credit: University of Sydney Australian researchers have compiled a world-first conclusive synthesis of the environmental and social impacts of globalisation...
Discovery of immune cells able to defend against mutating viruses could transform vaccine developmen
Scientists have found immune cells can fight different strains of the same virus - a discovery which could help transform...
Study explores link between curiosity and school achievement
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Researchers know that certain factors give children a leg up when it comes to school performance....
UNICEF ‘muted’ on tobacco control for children
The tobacco industry manipulated the renowned children's rights agency UNICEF for more than a dozen years, from 2003 until at...
UChicago researchers lay out how to control biology with light — without genetics
Credit: Jiang et al/University of Chicago Over the past five years, University of Chicago chemist Bozhi Tian has been figuring...
Oxford University Press and West China Hospital to launch Precision Clinical Medicine
Oxford University Press and the West China Hospital are pleased to announce the launch of Precision Clinical Medicine. Precision Clinical...
Researchers say chronic dizziness can result from, or trigger, psychiatric disorders
CHICAGO--April 30, 2018--While most cases of chronic dizziness result from a physical disorder, psychiatric issues can be a cause--or a...
STSI $34 million NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award
Credit: Scripps Translational Science Institute LA JOLLA, CA - April 30, 2018 - The Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) has...
Obesity may hasten disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
In a study of adults with rheumatoid arthritis, those who were severely obese experienced more rapidly progressing disability than patients...
Using mathematical modeling and evolutionary principals important in treatment decisions
TAMPA, Fla. - Cancer patients are commonly treated with the maximum dose they are able to withstand that does not...
New models could uncover important answers for Alzheimer’s researchers
Credit: Yuksel Agca, MU College of Veterinary Medicine publishing in PLOS ONE Alzheimer's disease currently affects more than 5.5 million...
Following five healthy lifestyle habits may increase life expectancy by decade or more
Boston, MA - Maintaining five healthy habits--eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too...
Taking medicine on time seems simple, is anything but
Credit: University of Houston University of Houston pharmaceutical health outcomes and policy researcher Susan Abughosh has received $459,000 from the...
Daily photography improves wellbeing
Credit: Lancaster University Taking a photo each day and posting it online has complex benefits say researchers who say it...
UC Davis researchers discover how antiepileptic drugs induce birth defects
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A common drug for treating epileptic seizures can lead to birth defects if used during pregnancy by...
