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Medical errors may stem more from physician burnout than unsafe health care settings
Physician burnout is at least equally responsible for medical errors as unsafe medical workplace conditions, if not more so, according...
Cleveland Clinic receives $2.8 million grant to improve heart transplant outcomes
Monday, July 9, 2018, CLEVELAND: The National Institutes of Health has awarded Cleveland Clinic researcher Eileen Hsich, M.D., $2.8 million...
Fluorescent fish genes light path to neuroblastoma
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A new type of zebrafish that produces fluorescent tags in migratory embryonic nerve precursor cells could...
Flavors are key to smokers switching to vaping — US study
Credit: Fontem Ventures New peer-reviewed research published today in the Harm Reduction Journal shows that flavours play a critical role...
Infravec2 new insect vector research tools: no-cost resources for scientists
In 2017, the European Commission gave its go-ahead to Infravec2, the EU-funded global source for no-cost vector research products and...
Scientist earns third concurrent National Cancer Institute grant to study breast cancer
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Deb Kelly, an associate professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, was awarded...
Wills Eye Hospital announces $5 million gift to support vision research — Ushering in new era of scientific advancements
Credit: Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia, PA - Wills Eye Hospital is proud to announce that a gift of $5 million...
New study finds that e-cigarettes increase cardiovascular risk as much as cigarettes
The usage of e-cigarettes containing nicotine has a significant impact on vascular functions claims new study. Research published in the...
New pediatric asthma yardstick has treatment guidance for children of every age
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (July 9, 2018) - Although about 10 percent of school-aged children in the United States have asthma,...
Under pressure: The surgeon’s conundrum in decision making
In a small study based on conversations with 20 hospital-based surgeons, Johns Hopkins researchers say they found that most report...
BU and Ohio University researchers awarded NIH grant
(Boston)--Noyan Gokce, MD, professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a four-year, $2.2 million R01...
Can fasting improve MS symptoms?
Credit: Tim Parker People with multiple sclerosis (MS) can find an abundance of conflicting advice suggesting that special diets -...
Simple test to predict rare cancers’ likely spread
Credit: Credit: QUT, Arutha Kulasinghe New QUT research has shed fresh light on how head and neck cancer spreads to...
Preventative HIV vaccine candidate triggers desired immune responses in humans and monkeys, and protects monkeys from infection
BOSTON - More than three decades after the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), scientists are still working to...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards over $3.6 million to nine top clinical investigators
New York, NY (July 6, 2018) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named six new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators...
Scientists identify a protein complex that shapes the destiny of T cells
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Like a mentor helping medical students choose between specialties, a protein complex helps shape...
Savory foods may promote healthy eating through effects on the brain
Researchers have found that consuming a broth rich in umami--or savory taste--can cause subtle changes in the brain that promote...
Melting bacteria to decipher antibiotic resistance
Credit: Aleksandra Krolik / EMBL With antibiotic resistance spreading worldwide, there is a strong need for new technologies to study...
New model for predicting neuroblastoma outcomes incorporates early developmental signals
Credit: Kulesa Lab KANSAS CITY, MO - Neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, is particularly deadly...
Ancient DNA testing solves 100-year-old controversy in Southeast Asian prehistory
(University of Cambridge) Two competing theories about the human occupation of Southeast Asia have been debunked by groundbreaking analysis of...
