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February 7, 2026

Children’s Colorado experts find surgery promising option for severely obese adolescents

Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado AURORA, CO (March 12, 2018) - When a bariatric surgeon and an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes...

National Academies review of the draft Fourth National Climate Assessment

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review...

More homes built near wild lands leading to greater wildfire risk

Credit: UW-Madison MADISON - More than 10 million acres burned across the country during the 2017 U.S. wildfire season at...

Early warning system for deadly amphibian pathogen

Credit: Michael Hernandez New technology being developed at Washington State University could help save amphibians around the world from a...

Near infrared chemical imaging can help maintain the safety of pharmaceutical tablets

Credit: Credit: Himmat Dalvi, Clémence Fauteux-Lefebvre, Jean-Maxime Guay, Nicolas Abatzoglou and Ryan Gosselin Process Analytical Technology (PAT) has been of...

Study yields more than a million new cyclic compounds, some with pharmaceutical potential

Credit: Photo by Don Hamerman CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers say they can now produce a vast library of unique cyclic...

Scientists find treasure trove of 110 genes linked to breast cancer

Scientists have linked 110 genes to an increased risk of breast cancer in the most comprehensive study ever to unpick...

Polymer nanoparticle shows ability to locate and treat breast tumors

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - March 12, 2018 - One major problem in treating cancer is identifying the location of small tumors...

How the color-changing hogfish ‘sees’ with its skin

Credit: Dean Kimberly and Lori Schweikert DURHAM, N.C. -- Some animals are quick-change artists. Take the hogfish, a pointy-snouted reef...

Reducing co-payments improves patient, physician adherence to guideline-recommended treatment post-MI

ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- When patients who had a heart attack were given vouchers to cover their co-payments for...

Dabigatran reduces major CV complications in patients with myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery

ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Treatment with the blood-thinning drug dabigatran significantly reduced the risk of death, heart attack, stroke...

Ticagrelor has comparable safety to clopidogrel after heart attack

ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Among people younger than 75 years who were given clot busters to treat a heart...

Statins may bring benefits at time of treatment for heart attack, angina

ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Getting a large dose of a statin did not have an impact on major adverse...

Personalized approach to selecting antiplatelet drugs improves outcomes

ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Patients with acute coronary syndrome experienced a substantially lower rate of heart attack, stroke, death...

Eliminating cost barriers helps heart patients comply with drug regimens

Credit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Doctors often cite the high price of a prescription drug as a reason they...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement dramatically improves heart patients’ quality of life

Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Patients who undergo a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR -- a minimally-invasive surgical...

Study: Two drugs prevent heart problems in breast cancer patients

Credit: Uk HealthCare ORLANDO, Fl. (Mar. 11, 2018) - Data released today from a large multi-center study provides a view...

New cardiac pump device improves long-term outcomes for heart failure patients

Boston, MA -- New findings, presented today at the American College of Cardiology, provide long-term information about survival, stroke rates...

Citizen science birding data passes scientific muster

Credit: Photo by JJ Horns. As long as there have been birdwatchers, there have been lists. Birders keep detailed records...

One in 10 stroke survivors need more help with taking medication, study finds