Health
Big award enables study of small surfaces
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 15, 2018) - It's one thing to start a chemical reaction and get...
UIC scholar selected as National Academy of Medicine fellow
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected the University of Illinois at Chicago's Dima Qato to...
Earl Miller wins George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience
Credit: Adrianne Mathiowetz/Picower Institute When MIT neuroscientist Earl Miller was in graduate school at Princeton, he was inspired by the...
UC San Diego Health’s Lucila Ohno-Machado elected to National Academy of Medicine
Credit: UC San Diego Health Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at UC San Diego...
Brown medicine, epidemiology professor elected to National Academy of Medicine
Credit: Josiah Rich PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dr. Josiah "Jody" Rich, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Brown University, has been...
Arctic sea ice decline driving ocean phytoplankton farther north
Credit: NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory WASHINGTON -- Phytoplankton blooms that form the base of the marine food web are expanding...
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research begins phase 1 clinical trial of Marburg vaccine
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) this week administered the first vaccine in a...
Three health professionals Named 2018 National Academy of Medicine Fellows
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected three outstanding health professionals for the class of 2018 NAM...
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research begins phase 1 clinical trial of Marburg vaccine
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) this week administered the first vaccine in a...
Most people don’t know the difference between OCD and OCPD
BINGHAMTON, NY - The general public has trouble understanding differences between obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD),...
Us vs. them: Understanding the neurobiology of stereotypes
BIDMC Research Briefs showcase groundbreaking scientific advances that are transforming medical care. Recent studies into how human beings think about...
New research shows drinking No 1 Rosemary Water improves memory by up to 15 percent
Tests conducted at Northumbria University show drinking concentrated No 1 Rosemary Water improves cognitive performance Findings published by scientists at...
Eating with your eyes: Virtual reality can alter taste
ITHACA, N.Y. - Humans not only relish the sweet, savory and saltiness of foods, but they are influenced by the...
Study points to possible new therapy for hearing loss
Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore hearing loss. In a new...
Costs of Medicare diabetes prevention program may exceed reimbursements
October 15, 2018- For some healthcare providers - especially those serving racial/ethnic minority and low-income patients - the costs of...
Early study results suggest fertility app as effective as modern family planning methods
Credit: Cycle Technologies WASHINGTON (October 15, 2018) - Early results from a first-of-its-kind study suggests that typical use of a...
Marker may help target treatments for Crohn’s patients
ITHACA, N.Y. - Crohn's disease (CD), a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestinal tract, has emerged as a global disease,...
Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of brain development, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of cell death across the brain, exhibiting greater nerve cell death...
Researchers find no progress in media representation of nurses over last 20 years
A replication of the 1997 "Woodhull Study on Nursing and the Media" found nurses continue to be underrepresented as sources...
Does risk of embryonic malformations outweigh benefits of using SSRIs in pregnant women?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 15, 2018--A comprehensive new review article presents the most current...
