Health
Making mice a tiny bit more human to study preterm birth
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Preterm birth remains a global epidemic linked to a lifetime of potential health complications. It...
Whole-brain connectome maps teach artificial intelligence to predict epilepsy outcomes
Credit: Dr. Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht and Dr. Leonardo Bonilha of the Medical University of South Carolina Medical University of South Carolina...
Studying sea slugs, looking ahead to better robots
Credit: Mike Scott/Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--As 2-pound sea slugs tug and feed on bits of seaweed, researchers from Case...
Text messages quickly track health care use during Ebola outbreak
Credit: GeoPoll Text messages aren't just a way to chat with family and friends--they are a viable method for rapidly...
E-cigarette explosion and burn injuries have been underestimated by federal agencies
Credit: George Mason University Electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) are devices commonly powered by a battery that aerosolize liquid and chemical...
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have discovered how to slow aging
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- October 2, 2018- Previous research published earlier this year in Nature Medicine involving University of Minnesota Medical School...
Pathology test uses AI to predict prostate cancer progression following surgery
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System (New York - October 2, 2018) A pathology test that applies artificial intelligence (AI) to...
A web-based program is as effective as group counseling for patients with NAFLD
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, October 2, 2018 - Lifestyle changes are the cornerstone of preventing and treating non-alcoholic fatty...
New knowledge on how neurons talk to muscles
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new way in which nerve cells can control movement. In a...
Insomnia therapy may slow or reverse cortical gray matter atrophy in fibromyalgia
Credit: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - Preliminary findings from a pilot study suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy...
Temple Lung Center director reports ongoing positive results for emphysema treatment study
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Dr. Gerard Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, Chair and Professor of Thoracic Medicine...
Study finds albiglutide reduces cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and existing cardiovascular disease
New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and published...
Miniature magnetic swimming devices to revolutionise diagnostics and drug delivery
Scientists have created miniature magnetic swimming devices - which mimic the appearance of sperm cells - that could revolutionise disease...
Liver transplant, weight-loss surgery combination benefits obese patients in long term
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Obese patients who underwent a life-saving liver transplant and weight-loss surgery at the same time were better...
Molecule studies reveal potential treatment for stroke patients
Credit: NatComm, doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06133-0 CLEMSON, South Carolina - In an extension of research published a month ago in Nature Methods,...
Canada’s first ‘state of the nation’ report on children’s physical literacy
OTTAWA, October 2, 2018 - The results from a large national research project led by the Healthy Active Living and...
Study finds gene variant predisposes people to both Type 2 diabetes and low body weight
A research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health found that...
Study examines the effect of alcohol consumption on survival in non-alcoholic fatty liver
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which is not caused by significant alcohol consumption, has become the most common liver disease...
Dr. John DeLuca recognized for national contributions to the medical rehabilitation field
Credit: Kessler Foundation John DeLuca, PhD, Senior Vice President of Research and Training at Kessler Foundation, has been named 2018...
A web-based program is as effective as group counseling for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, October 2, 2018 - Lifestyle changes are the cornerstone of preventing and treating non-alcoholic fatty...
