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Music activates regions of the brain spared by Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Brain Network Lab Ever get chills listening to a particularly moving piece of music? You can thank the salience...
Boston Medical Center leads study on peer recovery coaches for opioid use disorder
Boston Medical Center (BMC)'s Grayken Center for Addiction is leading a study on the impact of peer recovery coaches on...
Contemporary update to PROGRESS-CTO International Registry shows successful outcomes
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - A significant update to the PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global Registry for the Study of Chronic...
A powerful laser breakthrough
Credit: Sushil Kumar, Lehigh University The ability to harness light into an intense beam of monochromatic radiation in a laser...
Culprit vessel-only strategy has lower mortality rates compared to routine MVI
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - A contemporary, real-world analysis shows lower mortality rates when culprit-only intervention is used for...
Platelet-rich plasma for cosmetic facial procedures — promising results, but evidence has limitations
April 27, 2018 - Most studies evaluating platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for facial rejuvenation and other cosmetic procedures have reported...
First ever risk tool predicts readmission rates for patients after undergoing TAVR
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - A new study looked at the effectiveness of novel risk tool to predict 30-day...
Protein responsible for Leukemia’s aggressiveness identified
(Boston)--Researchers have identified a protein critical for the aggressiveness of T-cell leukemia, a subtype of leukemia that afflicts children and...
First results announced for the AVIATOR 2 international multicenter registry
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - Results of the AVIATOR 2 international registry are being presented as late-breaking clinical science...
More cases of cancer can be discovered early at a health center
Credit: Photo: Karin Allander Considerably more cases of suspected cancer can today be identified early within primary care. Partly based...
Hollings Cancer Center immunologist joins Association of American Physicians
Credit: Julia Lynn Physician scientist and Hollings Cancer Center immunologist Zihai Li, M.D., Ph.D., was inducted into the Association of...
Bristol researchers use gene editing to improve red blood cell transfusion compatibility
Credit: Dr Ashley Toye, University of Bristol The provision of blood for patients who require repeated blood transfusions, as well...
Public/private partnership fuels development of new research park in North Chicago
Credit: Rosalind Franklin University The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity recently approved the expansion of a state enterprise...
Helmholtz researchers get to grips with a herpesvirus
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Human herpesvirus 6 infects most people all over the world....
Size matters when fighting cancer, groundbreaking UTHealth study finds
HOUSTON - (April 26, 2018) - Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat...
Study reveals how bacteria communicate in groups to avoid antibiotics
In a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), researchers from the University of Notre Dame and...
Hearing screening for public safety professionals — New method for ‘fitness for duty’ assessments
April 27, 2018 - Hearing is an important part of fitness-for-duty assessments of police officers and other public safety professionals...
Kids exposed to general anaesthestic have poorer development, literacy and numeracy scores
The new finding published today in Pediatric Anesthesia, is based on a data-linkage study of over 210,000 children in New...
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Molecule may help tame virulent bacteria and prevent infection
Credit: UW Medicine According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in three humans carries Staphylococcus...
