Health
China has seen remarkable progress in diabetes research over the past two decades
Credit: ©Science China Press In the period of 1995 to 2015, China has seen remarkable progress in diabetes research, according...
Unveiling the mechanism protecting replicated DNA from degradation
Credit: Takuya Abe Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Italy have succeeded...
Minority medical residents face burden of bias during training
New Haven, Conn. -- Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans constitute one-third of the U.S. population, but only 9% of practicing...
Kidney disease biomarker may also be a marker for COPD
Credit: ATS Sept. 25, 2018--A commonly used biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems, particularly COPD, or chronic...
How do minority resident physicians view the role of race/ethnicity in training experiences?
Bottom Line: Workplace experiences of minority resident physicians in training are described in a new study. Why The Research Is...
Diagnostic protocol effective in identifying ED patients with acute chest pain
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Sept. 28, 2018 - A relatively new accelerated diagnostic protocol is effective in identifying emergency department patients...
To what extent are adolescents using multiple types of cannabis?
Bottom Line: Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had used more than one type of the drug, including cannabis...
Improved In vivo imaging of atherosclerotic plaque development
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Atherosclerosis, involving the buildup of plaque in the arteries and an associated reduction...
The cart before the horse: A new model of cause and effect
Natural little scientists, human babies love letting go of things and watching them fall. Baby's first experiment teaches them about...
Finding new combination therapies for neuroblastoma
A phase 2 clinical trial has found that combining a novel compound called alisertib with chemotherapy has anti-tumor activity in...
Discovery paves way for improved ovarian cancer care
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Australian scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to...
Moffitt researchers use new technique to identify a novel drug combination for NSCLC
TAMPA, Fla. -- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women. About 85 percent of...
A role for Scn5a missplicing in cardiac arrhythmias in myotonic dystrophy
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals new insights into what can...
Columbia University to explore impact of genetic information of autism on families, individuals
NEW YORK, NY (September 28, 2018) -- The Center for Research on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Psychiatric,...
New wood-based materials to prevent the spread of microorganisms in hospitals
A recently launched development project called Sami&Samu is looking to introduce innovative renewable materials, surface finishes and textiles to Hospital...
Cancer risk due to certain lifestyle and environmental factors is preventable
COLOGNE. Almost four in every 10 new cases of cancer in Germany are attributable to lifestyle and environmental factors. These...
Now is the time to answer questions about climate engineering disease impacts
Radical solutions to climate change might save lives, but a commentary in the October 2018 issue of the journal Nature...
Early Parkinson’s patients waiting too long to seek medical evaluation
Credit: Robert A. Hauser, M.D., University of South Florida The time between diagnosis and the institution of symptomatic treatment is...
Building a flu factory from host cell components
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Perhaps inspired by the annual 3 to 5...
Child Mind Institute study: Wearables could inform selective mutism research, diagnosis, treatment
NEW YORK, NY (September 24, 2018) - In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, a team...
