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Insilico to present on aging biomarkers at Longevity Therapeutics Summit 2019 in San Francisco
Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, December 21, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...
300 blind mice uncover genetic causes of eye disease
Hundreds of new genes linked to blindness and other vision disorders have been identified in a screen of mouse strains....
Large-scale study identifies shared genetic architecture for polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis
In the largest genetic analysis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) performed to date, an international consortium, including researchers at the...
How kindergartens serve as 'gendergartens'
The origins of gender inequality Sociologists at the Higher school of economics showed that preschool education has its own hidden...
Research highlights what helps people live well with dementia
New research has identified the factors that enable people with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible...
Air pollution in Mexico City is associated with the development of Alzheimer disease
The evolving axonal damage can be identified using a novel Non-P-Tau assay for cerebrospinal fluid CSF: New study Air pollution...
Is program to reduce hospital readmissions associated with a change in patient deaths?
Bottom Line: The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was created under the Affordable Care Act and hospitals face financial penalties for...
Millions of Google searches for sexual harassment, assault since #MeToo
Bottom Line: An estimated 40 to 54 million Google searches for sexual harassment and assault were recorded in the United States...
Antibiotic overuse is high for common urology procedures
Almost 60 percent of patients were prescribed antibiotics in a way that did not follow AUA guidelines A new study...
Study looks at ED visits to examine opioid prescribing in pediatric patients
Bottom Line: Opioids for pain management in pediatric patients are sometimes necessary but their use has raised concerns about the effects...
Why Hong Kong, Japan and Iceland are the best countries for human development
A paper by Simone Ghislandi and colleagues proposes a simple Human Life Indicator, that overcomes some of the UN's Human...
Predicting enhancers from multiple cell lines and tissues: Different developmental stages
This article by Dr. Jihong Guan et al. is published in Current Bioinformatics, Volume 13, Issue 6, 2018Credit: Bentham Science...
Artificial intelligence system learns to diagnose, classify intracranial hemorrhage
Mass.-General-developed system able to 'explain' reasons behind decisions based on CT scan imagesCredit: Hyunkwang Lee, Harvard School of Engineering and...
Researchers suggest ways to reduce head impacts in youth football
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Dec. 21, 2018 - The high head impact and concussion rates in football are of increasing concern,...
Simple method rescues stressed liver cells
Isolated human hepatocytes are essential tools in preclinical and clinical liver research, but cell quality is highly variable. Now, researchers...
North-star perspectives for Actinium-225 production at commercial scale
This article by Dr. James T. Harvey is published in Current Radiopharmaceuticals, Volume 11 , Issue 3 , 2018Credit: Bentham...
Kidney patients are the most complex patients
A study published in JAMA Network Open showed: nephrologists treat the most complex patients. As ERA-EDTA president Professor Carmine Zoccali...
University of Birmingham develops sight-saving treatment for eye infection or trauma
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a novel eye drop that rapidly reduces sight-threatening scarring to the surface...
College binge drinkers are posting while drunk, 'addicted' to social media
PISCATAWAY, NJ - College students who binge drink are frequently posting on social media while intoxicated and show signs of...
Flint inspires national nutrition prescription program in US Farm Bill
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A Flint nutrition prescription program, where fruits and vegetables are prescribed to young patients by their...
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