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Louisiana Tech University research series welcomes precision medicine, health-care expert
RUSTON, La. - Tim Cooley, former executive vice president of operations for molecular health and former director for health outcomes...
Veterans served by nation’s community health centers increased by 43 percent
Credit: Milken Institute School of Public Health and Community Health Foundation WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (November 10, 2016)...
Sensor for blood flow discovered in blood vessels
Physical forces like blood pressure and the shear stress of flowing blood are important parameters for the tension of blood...
Hunt for Huntington’s cause yields clues
Credit: Mingchen Chen/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 10, 2016) - Rice University scientists have uncovered new details about how a...
N.C. children in rural counties, high poverty schools face obesity risk
DURHAM, N.C. -- North Carolina children who live in rural counties or attend high poverty schools are more likely to...
Johns Hopkins researcher advance treatment of tuberculosis by targeting new enzyme
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report they have laid the foundation to develop novel antibiotics that work against incurable, antibiotic-resistant bacteria...
Fatty liver disease contributes to cardiovascular disease and vice versa
(Boston) -- For the first time, researchers have shown that a bi-directional relationship exists between fatty liver disease and cardiovascular...
Researchers use fruit flies to understand how body responds to harmful, cold stimuli
Credit: Atit A. Patel and Daniel N. Cox of Georgia State University ATLANTA-The tiny fruit fly can help humans investigate...
Huperzine A provides seizure protection in genetic epilepsy models
Credit: Photo from Wikimedia The compound huperzine A can increase resistance to induced seizures in mouse models of genetic epilepsy,...
Study: UChicago’s CommunityRx intervention helps patients find community resources
New research from the University of Chicago Medicine shows a program that uses electronic medical records to connect Chicagoans with...
American Society of Hematology announces top trainee abstracts of 2016 ASH Annual Meeting
(WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2016) - The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is pleased to recognize the following trainees with the...
Brain scans could help predict response to psychotherapy for anxiety and depression
Nov. 10, 2016 - Brain imaging scans may one day provide useful information on the response to psychotherapy in patients...
How ACOs are trying to improve patients’ health by addressing nonmedical needs
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Lebanon, NH (Nov. 10, 2016) -- Health care leaders and policy makers agree that in order...
Water, water — the two types of liquid water
There are two types of liquid water, according to research carried out by an international scientific collaboration. This new peculiarity...
Precaution and governance of emerging technologies
Precautionary approaches to governance of emerging technology, which call for constraints on the use of technology whose potential harms and...
Study: climate change already dramatically disrupting all elements of nature
Credit: KIT M. KOVACS - CHRISTIAN LYDERSEN NPI Study in journal Science says every aspect of life on earth impacted...
How bacteria make it rain (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2016 -- The oceans are covered with a thin film of organic...
New eye pressure test could prevent vision loss in older adults
Credit: University of Missouri Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 10, 2016) -- By age 75, approximately half of all Americans will...
Smartphones offer promise in better gauging rural life, researchers find
The use of smartphones enhances self-reporting of weather incidents, school attendance, illness, and other aspects of daily life in rural...
Testing stem cells as possible treatment for heart failure
Credit: Sarah Pack Stem cells are being tested at the Medical University of South Carolina as a possible treatment for...
