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NEJM Group launches NEJM Resident 360 to best serve the needs of medical residents
BOSTON — NEJM Group announces the launch of NEJM Resident 360, a website and discussion platform that supports medical residents...
Medical gamma-ray camera is now palm-sized
Credit: Waseda University As represented by conventional radiograph, radiological images provide only black and white figures in 2D space. The...
Scientists come up with light-driven motors to power nanorobots of the…
Credit: Image courtesy of the MIPT press office. Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Semenov Institute...
Staying socially active can slow decline in older adults’ ability to function
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation The ability to perform the simple activities of daily living–dressing, bathing, toileting,...
Genes that increase children’s risk of blood infection identified
A team led by Oxford University has identified genes that make certain children more susceptible to invasive bacterial infections by...
BMC addiction expert receives award from American Association of Nurse…
Credit: Boston Medical Center Colleen T. Labelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN, director of Boston Medical Center's Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) program,...
WSU researchers see gene influencing performance of sleep-deprived…
Credit: WSU Washington State University researchers have discovered a genetic variation that predicts how well people perform certain mental tasks...
Rival sperm and choosy eggs
Credit: Keeha Levitan The delicately mannered dance between discerning eggs and vying sperm is more complicated than scientists once believed,...
Stopping children getting unnecessary antibiotics for colds and sore throats
Credit: University of Leeds A collaboration between UK, Canadian and Chinese scientists has helped to reduce the over-prescription of unneeded...
Birds to help unravel the inner working of nature’s most complex…
Credit: Alex Thornton It is one of the most spectacular sights in nature – the magnificent aerial ballet of 'murmurations'...
Experts cite multiple contacts for hepatitis C virus exposure in Ghana
IMAGE: Jennifer Layden, M.D, Ph.D., from the Loyola University Health System conducts ongoing hepatitis C virus research in Ghana. Credit:...
Mature heart muscle cells created in the laboratory from stem cells
Credit: Kwon lab Generating mature and viable heart muscle cells from human or other animal stem cells has proven difficult...
IU awarded $7.6 million to establish study of early-onset…
Credit: Indiana University Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a one-year, $7.6 million grant from the National Institute...
Teen girls at higher risk OK with emergency department offering…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Adolescent girls receiving a wide range of medical care in the Emergency Department...
The neurons in our gut help the immune system keep inflammation in…
The immune system exercises constant vigilance to protect the body from external threats–including what we eat and drink. A careful...
Gene found that raises risk of childhood ear infections
Credit: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers have discovered a gene region that raises the risk a child will have...
Buzzing the brain with electricity can boost working memory
Credit: Ines Violante Scientists have uncovered a method for improving short-term working memory, by stimulating the brain with electricity to...
Critical CO2 pretreatment of biomass increases glucose yield after…
New Rochelle, NY, November 19, 2015–The sugar obtained after enzymatic hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches (EFBs increased from 17% to...
Research shows weight loss and improved cholesterol levels with walnut-rich diet
IMAGE: A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that a diet containing unsaturated fats,...
Pioneering artificial pancreas to undergo final tests
IMAGE: Boris Kovatchev, PhD, is director of the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology. Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA...
