Health

75 Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) announced £446 million invested in skills development across the UK Industry partners contributing a...

Biggest ever map of human Alzheimer's brain published

A study of the differences between healthy brains and those with Alzheimer's Disease has produced largest dataset of its type...

EU project identifies obstacles to transnational research access to large prospective cohorts

BBMRI-LPC (Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure - Large Prospective Cohorts) EU infrastructure project was implemented during the years 2013-2017. The...

New clues discovered to lung transplant rejection

Points toward treatment to prevent a particularly deadly form of rejection A lung transplant often remains the only option for...

Engineers harvest heart's energy to power life-saving devices

Harnessing the heartbeat to charge batteriesCredit: Patricio R. Sarzosa, Thayer School of Engineering HANOVER, N.H. - Feb. 4, 2019 -...

Higher lifetime risk of sudden cardiac death among African Americans may be associated with income and education disparities

Circulation journal report DALLAS, Feb. 4, 2019 -- African Americans - especially African American women - have a significantly higher...

Rutgers study finds rise in overdoses from opioids in diarrhea drug

Misuse of over-the-counter drugs with the ingredient loperamide can result in cardiac failure A Rutgers study has uncovered a new...

Ohio State-led study links protein, clusterin, to cardiac and metabolic diseases

COLUMBUS, Ohio - During a study spanning nearly a decade, researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Houston...

Obesity-related cancers rising in young adults in the US

Millennials have about double the risk of some cancers compared to Baby Boomers at same age A new study finds...

Simply shining light on dinosaur metal compound kills cancer cells

Credit: University of Warwick Iridium - a rare metal on earth from the meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs - attached...

Walking for health benefits just got easier to track

UMass Amherst researchers create simple guidelines to measure walking intensityCredit: UMass Amherst In an ongoing study exploring walking for health...

New UC study may help guide treatment of pediatric anxiety

In a comprehensive analysis, SSRIs found to be most effective in treating children and adolescents with anxiety disorder Researchers from...

Protecting those on the frontline from Ebola

A new online training program developed by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina helps keep health care workers...

60+ health care groups urge CMS to maintain coverage for medically necessary cancer testing

Overly broad interpretation of national coverage determination for next generation sequencing restricts Medicare beneficiary access to vital testing and adversely...

Scientists discover potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children (neuroblastoma)

Children's Cancer Institute, Australia: Research findings published in Science Translational Medicine journal The MYCN oncogene has long been known to...

No sweat? That's an issue for home-schooled children

Rice University study suggests many fall short of exercise goals despite organized activitiesCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Parents who home-school their...

Enzyme warps space to break the cell's speed limit

VIEW: Enzyme Warps Space to Break the Cell's Speed Limit Johns Hopkins researchers have found that rhomboid enzymes, which are...

OU researcher developing new approach for early intervention of lupus