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Wireless handheld spectrometer transmits data to smartphone
Credit: Dan Wang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology WASHINGTON — Spectral images, which contain more color information than is obtainable...
Heat and irradiation: New approach for more selectively fighting tumors
Credit: Fraunhofer MEVIS Researchers wish to treat tumors more effectively in the future by combining radiation therapy and focused ultrasound....
ER docs can pick your nose
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — The range of options for medicating emergency patients intranasally has greatly expanded...
Fun, comfort with exercise helps young people with conditions like…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 11, 2016) – The best way to help young people with neurodevelopmental disorders like...
Switched-on Salmonella: Fluid forces guide disease traits of…
Credit: Jason Drees: Biodesign Institute Once inside the human body, infectious microbes like Salmonella face a fluid situation. They live...
Moderate-severe hot flashes significantly increase depression risk
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 19, 2017–A new study of more than 2,000 perimenopausal and...
Scientists enlist engineered protein to battle the MERS virus
Credit: NIAID In June 2012, a 60 year-old man with flu-like symptoms walked into a private hospital in Jeddah, Saudi...
Giving the messages from fat cells a positive spin to prevent diabetes
Credit: Children's National Health System Losing weight appears to reset the chemical messages that fat cells send to other parts...
RUDN scientists synthesized analogues of substances actively used in…
Credit: Tatiana Borisova RUDN University chemists synthesized new isoquinoline derivatives. Due to their biological activity, these compounds may be applicable...
OPTIMISTIC lowers long-stay nursing home residents’ avoidable hospitalizations by a…
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — The initial phase of OPTIMISTIC, an innovative program developed and implemented...
NUS researchers pilot ‘Home-but-not Alone’ app to help new parents
Credit: National University of Singapore A research team led by Assistant Professor Shefaly Shorey from the Alice Lee Centre for...
Possible new mechanism for aspirin’s role in cancer prevention
SALT LAKE CITY– Aspirin has been shown to decrease the risk of colorectal cancer and possibly other cancers. However, the...
Menopause triggers metabolic changes in brain that may promote…
Credit: WCM Menopause causes metabolic changes in the brain that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a team from...
Study: Medications alone don’t help smokers quit
Credit: UC San Diego Health Pharmaceutical interventions are routinely prescribed to help people quit smoking. However, a new study by...
Congenital Zika virus program at Children’s National Health…
Washington, DC – (July 26, 2016) – Federal health officials continue to investigate the first possible cases of domestic Zika...
Children’s National urologist receives NIH R01 grant
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Children's National Health System Urologist Michael Hsieh, M.D., was awarded a National Institutes...
Study: For older women, every movement matters
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Folding your laundry or doing the dishes might not be the most enjoyable parts of your day....
Relationship found between HIV risk and individual and community level educational status
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 18, 2017) – African-American men who have sex with men (MSM) remain at heightened risk...
Study may improve strategies for reducing nutrient runoff into Mississippi River
Credit: Janith Chandrasoma URBANA, Ill. – Every summer, the Gulf of Mexico is flooded with excess nitrogen and phosphorus from...
High doses of vitamin D rapidly reduce arterial stiffness
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 2, 2018) – In just four months, high-doses of vitamin...
