Health
Columbia awarded grant for opioid education and naloxone training on college campuses
March 28, 2019 -- Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health assistant professor of Sociomedical Sciences, and...
Illinois study identifies a key to soybean cyst nematode growth
Credit: Nathan Schroeder, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The soybean cyst nematode, one of the crop's most destructive pests,...
UAB aging and longevity researchers win international prize
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham aging expert -- and once-upon-a-time lion trainer -- Steven Austad,...
First ever living donor HIV-to-HIV kidney transplant
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine For the first time, a person living with HIV has donated a kidney to a transplant...
American Association for Cancer Research honors Cancer Control and Survivorship Program
The 13th AACR Team Science Award recognizes St. Jude interdisciplinary team for its significant contributions made to pediatric cancer epidemiology...
Novel study links fetal exposure to nicotine and sudden infant death syndrome
In utero exposure to nicotine has postnatal effects on development of the heart and its response to adrenalin and may...
Researchers discover a critical receptor involved in response to antidepressants like ketamine
UMD School of Medicine Research helps uncover how certain receptors play role in the mechanism of fast-acting antidepressants Effective treatment...
Researchers target metastasis in fight against cancer
Experimental combined drug therapy shows promise in preventing tumours from growing and spreading.Credit: Jordan Carson An experimental combination drug therapy...
Scientists tie walnuts to gene expressions related to breast cancer
Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - New research from Marshall University links walnut consumption...
Research leads to new molecular diagnostic tool
Computational analysis of epigenetic patterns facilitates diagnosis of unknown hereditary disorders LONDON, ON - A new sophisticated computational model, developed...
Promising new drugs for old pathogen Mtb
Tuberculosis (TB), an ancient and notoriously difficult disease to treat, has killed millions through the course of human history; and...
Sea anemones are ingesting plastic microfibers
Tiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones along with their foodCredit: Manoela Romanó de Orte...
Allergic reactions play role in sexual behavior development in unborn males/females
UMD School of Medicine research sheds light on brain development between males and females Researchers at the University of Maryland...
Duke-NUS study: New technique shows promise for heart muscle regeneration
Singapore scientists lead discovery of novel technique using heart muscle protein to turn stem cells into heart-healing muscle fibersCredit: Duke-NUS...
New approach for potential treatment of liver cancer patients with Hep B virus infection
New therapeutic approach points to potential treatment of liver cancer patients with Hepatitis B virus infectionCredit: Gastroenterology SINGAPORE, 27 March...
NFCR at the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) will be well represented at the 110th annual meeting of...
New project in the field of genomics
Barcelona, 25th March, 2019.- The European Advanced infraStructure for Innovative Genomics (EASI-Genomics), a project funded under the European Union's research...
Improving equity in global physician training
Increasing access to US programs for international physicians (Boston)--Large numbers of U.S. physicians and medical trainees engage in hands-on clinical...
Being a woman in ancient Egypt: A hidden history of changing rights
Women's rights in ancient Egypt were better before the 4th century BC than during the Greco-Roman period that followed,Credit: University...
Sexual satisfaction among older people about more than just health
Health care workers need to take holistic approach that considers lifestyles and needs when discussing sexual problems with older people...
