Health
Penn dermatologist awarded $8.6 Million to study phototherapy treatment for psoriasis
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – A research team at the University of Pennsylvania will receive $8.6 million in funding to...
University of Montana professor breaks new ground on counseling survivors of trauma, sexual assault
Credit: Courtesy of UM MISSOULA – Recent work by a University of Montana communication studies professor is drawing national attention...
An arms race among venomous animals?
In a new study published in the journal PLOS Genetics, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have revealed new...
Study shows diet and exercise improve treatment outcomes for obese…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Diet and exercise may improve treatment outcomes in pediatric cancer patients, according to a study...
William J. Robb III, M.D., receives American Academy of Orthopaedic…
Credit: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 16, 2017) –The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today...
NUS scientists combine antimalarial drug with light sensitive…
Credit: National University of Singapore Artemisinin, a potent anti-malarial drug, has been widely hailed as a promising alternative cancer treatment....
UK and France see highest number of imported malaria cases
Credit: University of Southampton An international study, led by the University of Southampton, shows the UK and France experience the...
Decreased glucose metabolism in medial prefrontal areas is associated…
Credit: Research Funding of Longevity Sciences Obu, Japan, September 15, 2017 – A new study from the Multimodal Neuroimaging for...
Nation’s largest state effort to track concussions in youth athletes under way in…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – December 12, 2016 – The nation's largest statewide effort to track concussions among youth athletes...
Fred Hutch endorses HPV vaccination for cancer prevention
IMAGE: Dr. Gary Gilliland is president and director of Fred Hutch. Credit: Photo by Robert Hood / Fred Hutch SEATTLE...
Cornell engineers develop ‘killer cells’ to destroy cancer in lymph nodes
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell biomedical engineers have developed specialized white blood cells – dubbed "super natural killer cells" – that...
Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia
Credit: Gwenn Smith lab In a study looking at brain scans of people with mild loss of thought and memory...
Cancer breakthrough miniature device shows which drugs perform best…
Credit: University of Huddersfield "…the device allows early assessment of the effects of drugs, speeding up the adoption of those...
Baking soda could prevent deadly fungal infections in diabetic ketoacidosis
LOS ANGELES – Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) face a much higher risk of succumbing to a deadly fungal infection,...
Houston Methodist invention wins R&D 100 Award
R&D Magazine named the handheld single-cell pipette (hSCP), a Houston Methodist Research Institute invention, as one the 100 most innovative...
Antibodies that are effective against both dengue and Zika viruses
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS , in collaboration with Imperial College London and the University of Vienna,...
Midwestern University researchers discover previously unknown cause of…
Credit: Heather F. Smith, Ph.D., Midwestern University Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (nTOS) is a common neurologic syndrome resulting in pain,...
How berberine works to slow diabetes-related cognitive decline in Rejuvenation Research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 31, 2017–Researchers studying the mechanism of action of the natural,...
Successful implantation of heart pump with power cable behind the ear,…
Credit: Osaka University In March 2017, the Cardiovascular Surgery Group at Osaka University successfully implanted a left ventricular assist device...
High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common…
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 27, 2017) – Patients diagnosed with the most common form...
