Health
Pushing early beta-cell proliferation can halt autoimmune attack in type 1 diabetes model
Credit: John Soares BOSTON -- (May 6, 2019) -- Many in-development cures for type 1 diabetes have understandably focused on...
Clarigent Health, The Children’s Home of Cincinnati test app with therapists and students
Pilot study will begin to assess AI-based decision support technology platform for early detection of suicide, violence, and mental health...
Study reveals how social relationships transform bird flocks
Credit: Alex Thornton Flocks of birds may appear to move with a single mind, but new research shows jackdaws stick...
New computational tool enables powerful molecular analysis of biomedical tissue samples
Single-cell RNA sequencing is emerging as a powerful technology in modern medical research, allowing scientists to examine individual cells and...
Tip sheet: Studies on opioid-prescribing practices
Predicting Whether Surgery Patients Will Continue to Refill Opioid 'Scripts Although opioids play a key role in reducing pain when...
Soy protein lowers cholesterol, study suggests
Meta-analysis finds soy protein reduced LDL cholesterol by 3% to 4% Soy protein has the ability to lower cholesterol by...
Rheumatoid arthritis drug diminishes Zika birth defects in mice
In experiments with pregnant mice infected with the Zika virus, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have successfully used a...
Detailed brain map uncovers hidden immune cells that may be involved in neurodegenerative disorders
Our brains do not only contain neurons, but also a variety of immune cells that play an important role for...
Clinical trial looks at absorption levels of sunscreen active ingredients into bloodstream
Bottom Line: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that active ingredients in sunscreen absorbed into the bloodstream above a...
Form drives function in cancer proliferation
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - May 6, 2019 - A new study finds that the protein responsible for the crawling movements...
Making a ‘to do’ list for trauma docs
Study: Digital checklist can support trauma teams without hampering performanceCredit: Drexel University In hospital trauma centers, where life-or-death decisions are...
Brain injury from low oxygen affects specific cells, Stanford-led study finds
Low oxygen levels are a well-known cause of brain injury in premature babies. But the mechanism by which low oxygen...
Improving the well-being of heart-failure patients
Credit: DZHI Wuerzburg Many patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are anxious of the shock delivered by the device...
‘Google Maps’ for cancer: Image-based computer model reveals finer details of tumor blood flow
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers develop an image-based computer model of tumor behavior that captures more of the complexity of cancer...
Trans-catheter aortic valve replacement can improve outcomes in low-risk surgical patients
Study presented today at AATS 99th Annual Meeting finds that after one year, incidence of adverse events with TAVR was...
UMN researchers advance understanding of atrial fibrillation-related dementia
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- May 6, 2019- University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have determined that atrial fibrillation (Afib) is independently associated...
Professor Jean Marco to be presented the Ethica Award at EuroPCR 2019
The award is given annually to outstanding specialists who have made an exceptional contribution to interventional cardiovascular medicine and patient...
Prof R. Vanholder and Prof M. Sever received the 2019 ISN Bywaters Award
This year, two former council member of the ERA-EDTA received the ISN Bywaters Award: Professor Raymond Vanholder from Ghent, Belgium,...
Dataset bridges human vision and machine learning
Neuroscience, computer vision collaborate to better understand visual information processing PITTSBURGH--Neuroscientists and computer vision scientists say a new dataset of...
Five things to know about physician suicide
Physician suicide is an urgent problem with rates higher than suicide rates in the general public, with potential for extensive...
