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Medicaid expansion states saw ER visits go up, uninsured ER visits go down
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON -- States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA)...
Does roasting level affect the antioxidant & anti-inflammatory properties of coffee beans?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 19, 2017--Researchers compared the caffeine and chlorogenic acid components of...
Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to atopic dermatitis
WHAT: Researchers have identified mutations in a gene called CARD11 that lead to atopic dermatitis, or eczema, an allergic skin...
Discovery could lead to sustainable ethanol made from carbon dioxide
Credit: ?Mark?Shwartz/Stanford?University Most cars and trucks in the United States run on a blend of 90 percent gasoline and 10...
Clinical trial for a better treatment for mycetoma starts in Sudan
The first-ever double-blind, randomized clinical trial for an effective treatment for the severely neglected disease mycetoma has enrolled its first...
Cells that make blood vessels can also make tumors and enable their spread
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 19, 2017) - While it's widely held that tumors can produce blood vessels to...
New research points to potential for more targeted treatments of neuroblastoma tumors
Genetic variations appear to pre-dispose children to developing certain severe forms of neuroblastoma, according to new research by the University...
CCNY researchers produce molecules with potential against HIV
As the HIV/AIDS epidemic approaches its fourth decade, each year brings promising news of pioneering research to alleviate the scourge....
Could therapy animal visitation pose health risks at patient facilities?
Credit: Dominick Reuter for Tufts University (June 19, 2017)--A survey of United States hospitals, eldercare facilities and therapy animal organizations...
Researchers sample a DC swamp to study a spineless creature
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Its name is Stygobromus hayi, the Hay's Spring amphipod. It is spineless....
CU Anschutz and Baylor researchers to study Zika virus impact on children
AURORA, Colo. (June 19, 2017) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Baylor College of...
Sugar-coated nanomaterial excels at promoting bone growth
There hasn't been a gold standard for how orthopaedic spine surgeons promote new bone growth in patients, but now Northwestern...
Researchers find demographic differences in both diabetes rates and care sought
Diabetes is a serious health condition that affects millions of people in the United States and has more than doubled...
Results in AI for aging research and personal health data management to be presented at Bio-Taiwan
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, 19th of May, 2017, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based artificial intelligence company focused on...
Probiotics could improve survival rates in honey bees exposed to pesticide, study finds
LONDON, ON - In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and Western University, researchers have shown that...
Alloying materials of different structures offers new tool for controlling properties
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research into the largely unstudied area of heterostructural alloys could lead to greater materials control and...
BUSM’s Orly Leiva selected to Minority Medical Student Award Program
(Boston) -- Orly Leiva, a fourth-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been named by the...
Rachel Whitaker receives Allen Distinguished Investigator Award
Credit: Photo by Kathryn Faith The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to...
Poll: Nearly two-thirds of mothers ‘shamed’ by others about their parenting skills
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health Some mommy-shaming "wars" become national news headlines. Actress Reese Witherspoon...
How ticks get a proper foothold
Credit: Copyright: Dagmar Voigt Ticks spend more than 90 percent of their up to three-year-long life starving and clambering around...
