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Indiana research institute receives $33 million grant to improve health with public participation
Credit: IU School of Medicine Indiana consistently lands near the bottom of the nation's health ranking lists, with too many...
Fruit flies: ‘Living test tubes’ to rapidly screen potential disease-causing human gene
Credit: S. Yamamoto/Baylor College of Medicine It all began with one young patient; a 7-year old boy who was born...
Under age 13, suicide rates are roughly double for black children vs. white children
Suicide rates in the United States have traditionally been higher among whites than blacks across all age groups. However, a...
Downward-facing mouse: stretching reduces tumor growth in mouse model of breast cancer
Many cancer patients seek out gentle, movement-based stretching techniques such as yoga, tai chi and qigong, but does stretching have...
ACC, Aga Khan Health Services partner on first NCDR registries in East Africa
The American College of Cardiology has partnered with Aga Khan Health Services to implement the CathPCI Registry in two hospitals...
New brain development disorder identified by scientists
Researchers have identified a new inherited neurodevelopmental disease that causes slow growth, seizures and learning difficulties in humans. Writing in...
Blue dye tablet helps identify polyps during colonoscopy
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2018) -- Ingestion of a blue dye tablet during bowel prep for colonoscopy could be a...
Research supports restrictions on opioid-containing cold medicines for children
HERSHEY, PA - Prescription cough and cold medicines containing the opioid hydrocodone were more likely to cause serious side effects...
Digging into new ethical issues around stem cells
Discussions concerning to the ethical issues related to stem cells have been ongoing for many years, but a special section...
New study sheds light on the opioid epidemic and challenges prevailing views about this public health crisis
Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, May 22, 2018 - A study published in the American Journal of...
New bipartisan legislation highlights better care for us all as we age, AGS
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today offered a ringing endorsement of the bipartisan Geriatrics...
Texas A&M, USDA research aimed at nitrite poisoning leads to methane mitigation
COLLEGE STATION - Two government researchers and a college graduate student aiming at one issue in the cattle industry are...
Model estimates lifetime risk of Alzheimer’s dementia using biomarkers
Lifetime risks of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia vary considerably by age, gender and whether any signs or symptoms of dementia...
In brain stimulation therapy less might be more
One of the promising non-invasive brain therapeutic methods is the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). During such a procedure, a...
Loyola Medicine joins Pulmonary Fibrosis Care Network
MAYWOOD, IL - The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation has added Loyola University Medical Center to its Care Center Network of centers...
More patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis receiving liver transplants
Washington, DC (May 22, 2018) -- Increasingly, liver transplant centers are changing a long-standing practice of delaying potentially life-saving liver...
PCR statement on Chronic Coronary Syndromes (CCS)
EuroPCR 2018, the annual Course of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), a branch of the European Society...
UM researcher: Big data, networks identify cell signaling pathways in lung cancer
Credit: Science Signaling MISSOULA - A team of scientists led by University of Montana cell biologist Mark Grimes has identified...
Clues found to early lung transplant failure
Among organ transplant patients, those receiving new lungs face a higher rate of organ failure and death compared with people...
Birds from different species recognize each other and cooperate
Credit: Allison Johnson Cooperation among different species of birds is common. Some birds build their nests near those of larger,...
