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Paper test strip could help heart failure patients monitor their…
Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Contrary to the condition's name, heart failure doesn't mean the heart has stopped pumping —...
Dr. Jackson T. Wright Jr. honored for reducing heart disease among…
When Jackson T. Wright Jr. MD, PhD, began practicing medicine in the 1980's, physicians knew that the risks of high...
NIAID scientists link cases of unexplained anaphylaxis to red meat allergy
Credit: NIAID While rare, some people experience recurrent episodes of anaphylaxis–a life-threatening allergic reaction that causes symptoms such as the...
Researchers develop basic computing elements for bacteria
The “friendly” bacteria inside our digestive systems are being given an upgrade, which may one day allow them to be...
Liking on Facebook good for teens’ stress, but being…
Facebook can have positive and negative effects on teens levels of a stress hormone, say researchers at the University of...
Researchers apply new immune technologies in search of mono vaccine
Credit: University of Kansas | KU News Service LAWRENCE — A research lab at the University of Kansas School of...
Zika virus spread undetected for many months, NIH-supported study…
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Genetic analysis of samples collected as the Zika virus (ZIKV) spread throughout the Americas after its introduction...
Paternal aging and its possible link to neurodevelopmental disorders
Credit: Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit and hyperactivity...
App prompts sexual health testing for young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men
Credit: Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) October 25, 2016 – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding a project to investigate...
New studies question the treatment of female infertility with stem cells
It has been claimed that a treatment for female infertility will be available by stem cell therapy. But a new...
Study: Struggling to get your kids to eat healthy? ‘Don’t…
Credit: Douglas Levere, University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. — Varied diets and persistence in exposing infants and children to healthy...
Johns Hopkins Health System Reduces Unnecessary Transfusions With New Blood Management Program
Credit: Keith Weller A five-year effort across the Johns Hopkins Health System to reduce unnecessary blood transfusions and improve patient...
When should doctors treat short children and teens with growth…
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia When is it appropriate to treat short children with growth hormone? The answer is not...
New MRI tech could help doctors detect heart disease with better accuracy
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New Yor BINGHAMTON, NY- Doctors might be able to better detect any disease or...
Zika virus in Brazil kills brain cell, impairs intra uterine growth of mice fetuses
The Zika virus strain circulating in Brazil was shown to be able to infect and cause damage to mice fetuses....
Enzyme behind immune cell response revealed
Credit: Monash university Monash University researchers have revealed the role played by an enzyme that is pivotal to the process...
‘Human chronobiome’ study informs timing of drug delivery, precision medicine…
Credit: Scientific Reports; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Symptoms and efficacy of medications – and indeed, many aspects...
New method to grow womb lining and mimic menstrual cycle in the laboratory dish
Credit: Matteo Boretto, et al. Scientists at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have succeeded in growing three-dimensional cultures of...
Team establishes first diagnostic criteria for idiopathic multicentric castleman disease
Credit: David Fajgenbaum, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – More than six decades after Castleman disease...
Eldercare Workforce Alliance recognizes Rep. Jan Schakowsky for policy leadership
Credit: (C) 2017, Eldercare Workforce Alliance The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) today recognized Rep. Jan Schakowsky with its Award of...
