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Sepsis a leading cause of death in US hospitals but many deaths may not be preventable
Sepsis is a major contributor to disability, death and health care costs in the United States and worldwide. A growing...
New ‘tracers’ improve diagnosis of cancer and may be useful for treatment
Credit: Giesel FL, Kratochwil C, Lindner T, et al. Researchers have identified two new nuclear medicine tracers that make it...
Too lazy to brush and floss? Research team will motivate you with online counseling
UB researchers receive grant to develop online intervention to improve oral health in dental patients BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Brush your...
Binge drinking in adolescence may increase risk for anxiety later in life
A growing body of evidence supports the idea that alcohol exposure early in life has lasting effects on the brain...
Imaging technique finds differences between radiation-sensitive and resistant tumors
Pilot clinical trials begunCredit: University of Arkansas Researchers have started pilot clinical studies in head and neck cancer patients to...
Gender-based salary gap persists among academic emergency medicine physicians
Credit: Kirsty Challen, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom Although overall salaries for emergency physicians have increased over the past four...
Dr. Matt Kaeberlein to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum Basel
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, March 11, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...
BU’s Catherine Costello receives Lifetime Achievement in Proteomics Award
(Boston)--Catherine Costello, PhD, the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received the 2019...
BU researcher named 2019 William B. Kannel, MD, Memorial Lecturer
(Boston)--Vasan Ramachandran, MD, FACC, the Jay and Louise Coffman Professor in Vascular Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM),...
2.5 million for project tackling sexual health in the over-45s
Project links 11 organizations across the South East of England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands A European project involving academics...
Kids’ concussion recovery like snakes and ladders game
Updated guidelines for recoveryCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (March 11, 2019) - New guidelines that reduce the amount of rest...
Researchers say education a major barrier to following heart healthy diet
College education and knowledge of Mediterranean diet correlate to higher dietary adherence CHICAGO--March 11, 2019--People with a college education are...
ACC combines NCDR, accreditation into one quality-focused meeting
ACC Quality Summit examines role of registries, quality campaigns and accreditation in quality and performance improvement efforts The American College...
Brain stimulation improves depression symptoms, restores brain waves in clinical study
UNC School of Medicine researchers, led by Flavio Frohlich, Ph.D., are the first to use transcranial alternating current brain stimulation...
Multi-country study: Many Airbnb listings that allow smoking lack smoke detectors
Study also finds carbon monoxide detectors lacking in one-third of Airbnb listings in 43 cities In a study that analyzed...
A tale of two cities: Is air pollution improving in Paris and London?
Credit: King's College London and Airparif For the first time, a joint air pollution study across two mega-cities - London...
Cutting the standard dose of medication for acute mountain sickness in half does not reduce its effectiveness
Half the recommended dose of acetazolamide is virtually as effective in preventing debilitating symptoms that frequently afflict trekkers and climbers,...
UNH researchers identify role gender-biased protein may play in autism
DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire are one step closer to helping answer the question of...
New study highlights ‘alarmingly high’ rate of visual problems in stroke survivors
A new University study, published in PLOS ONE, highlights the high incidence and prevalence of visual problems in acute stroke...
New study shows an eye scan can detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease
Study published in a journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests the noninvasive scan may also help distinguish between...
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