Health
Vaping less harmful than smoking for vascular health, major study finds
Study finds significant improvements in vascular health of chronic smokers who transition to e-cigarettesCredit: Dominic Glasgow / University of Dundee...
Dr. Shravani Mikkilineni earns top honors in Ophthalmology Times® Research Scholar Program
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT – Shravani Mikkilineni, M.D., MBA, resident physician in Henry Ford Health System’s Department of...
Weissbuch Gastroenterologie 2020/2021
Credit: DG After cardiovascular illnesses, non-malignant diseases of the digestive tract are the most common illnesses affecting Germans, resulting in...
15,000 Spaniards may unknowingly have hypophosphatasia bone disease
In adults, hypophosphatasia causes recurrent fractures and chronic pain. In the child population this disease can be much more serious...
EurekAlert! fellowship spotlights early-career science journalists from Latin America, other emerging regions
Credit: Courtesy photos provided by the winners Five early-career science journalists from emerging regions will attend the 2020 AAAS Annual...
Turning data into action: Regenstrief scientists engage in national informatics discussion
Credit: AMIA INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief Institute has been on the cutting edge of informatics for 50 years. Institute research scientists...
NTU scientists discover new way to promote insulin production in pre-diabetes phase
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered that a type of immune cell known as...
New cell therapy improves memory and stops seizures following TBI
Transplanting new inhibitory neurons may repair damaged brain circuitsCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, Calif. - November 14, 2019 -...
Many patients with iNPH develop Alzheimer’s disease, too
Credit: University of Eastern Finland Up to one in five patients treated for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, iNPH, also develop...
Life experience critical for managing Type 2 diabetes
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that age plays a critical role in...
Scientists discover how the molecule-sorting station in our cells is formed and maintained
New mechanism to explain how the cell organelle that sorts and distributes substances entering a cell is formed and maintainedCredit:...
Is opioid treatment available to those who need it most?
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - The U.S. opioid epidemic is still raging - it's particularly pronounced in...
Research explores impact of racial discrimination on dating websites for gay, bisexual men
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Race-based discrimination and stereotypes are ubiquitous in the online communities and...
WPI engineers creating miniaturized, wireless oxygen sensor for sick infants
Mobile, wearable device the size of a Band-Aid could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from homeCredit:...
Parity law improved medicaid acceptance at substance use disorder treatment centers
UMass Amherst researchers studied impact of policy on vulnerable populationsCredit: UMass Amherst A 2008 federal parity law succeeded in expanding...
Digital data and AI to improve the lives of people with diabetes
Credit: LIH Until now, medical doctors have used biomarkers to determine the health status of people with diabetes (PWDs). These...
TACC key collaborator in new NIH grant to explore chronic pain and opioid reliance
New 'meta-portal' to provide researchers with access to analytics tools and data sets for private, public dataCredit: Jorge Salazar, TACC...
A step closer to cancer precision medicine
Credit: University of Helsinki Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM) at the University...
Sociable crows are healthier — new research
Study shows link between health and size of social groupCredit: Photo by Dr Claudia Wascher, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) A...
FEFU scientists obtained new compounds with potential antitumor effect from sea sponge
Credit: FEFU press office Chemists from Far Eastern Federal University's School of Natural Sciences (SNS FEFU) developed a new method...
