Health
Senescent cell research moves into human trials
Rochester, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers, along with collaborators from Wake Forest School of Medicine and the The University of...
Can artificial intelligence tell a polar bear from a can opener?
UCLA psychologists' experiments demonstrate severe limitations of 'deep learning' machinesCredit: PLOS Computational Biology/Rubylane.com How smart is the form of artificial...
Introducing gun safety into health care providers' checklists to prevent teen suicide
There is some support for promoting firearm safety in pediatric primary care to prevent teen suicideCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass....
First-in-human trial of senolytic drugs encouraging
Small pilot study points to feasibility of larger trials in age-related diseases SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA -- UT Health San...
Increased risk of comorbid neck injury in females with a concussion-related ED visit
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 7, 2019--In a study of neck injury comorbidity in concussion-related...
F&N and NTU Singapore set up joint lab to develop new ingredients and greener packaging
F&N's first long-term research collaboration with an academic institutionCredit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Fraser and...
Recent research suggests new therapeutic role for caffeine in neuropsychiatric disorders
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 7, 2019-An important new article reviews recently discovered properties of...
Stem cell signal drives new bone building
If harnessed in people, it could speed recovery for bone breaks, spinal fusions, osteoporosisCredit: Aaron James, Johns Hopkins Medicine In...
Symptom-assessment questionnaire should improve understanding, treatment of menopause
Women's descriptions of how symptoms impact their lives is key to producing a valuable instrument A new questionnaire being developed...
Faulty immune receptor could be reason why many face HIV complications
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- For HIV patients, treatments that control the infection have come a long way. But many still...
TARA Biosystems and Insilico Medicine announce collaboration for cardiac disease
Credit: Insilico Medicine Rockville, Maryland, Monday, January 7, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, an artificial intelligence company developing end-to-end drug discovery...
CytoReason and Pfizer Inc. sign drug discovery collaboration agreement
CytoReason signs collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc. to utilize CytoReason's machine learning model of the immune system for drug discovery...
New reference values for cancer patients' quality of life
Researchers determine normative data for 15 countries Researchers and practitioners across the globe frequently use the 'EORTC' questionnaire to measure...
Alcohol-related treatment among American Indians and Alaska natives
Despite having high rates of abstention, American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) also have the highest lifetime alcohol use disorder...
UMN researchers describe need for health systems to improve care of gender non-binary patients
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- January 07, 2019 - A perspective piece authored by UMN Medical School researchers and published in the New...
Hopkins researchers ID new biomarker for colorectal cancers
Credit: Subroto B. Chatterjee Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of new...
New materials could 'drive wound healing' by harnessing natural healing methods
Materials are widely used to help heal wounds: Collagen sponges help treat burns and pressure sores, and scaffold-like implants are...
Mayo researchers find 'unacceptable low' cervical cancer screening rates
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The percentage of women who are screened for cervical cancer may be far lower than national data...
Fluctuating personal income may be associated with an increased heart disease risk
Circulation Journal Report DALLAS, Jan. 7, 2019 -- Sudden, unpredictable drops in personal income during young adulthood are associated with...
Northwestern urology program receives $10 million gift to create a Urologic Cancer Institute
Credit: Northwestern Medicine Northwestern Medicine received a $10 million gift to fund the creation of a new multidisciplinary institute dedicated...
