Health
Affordable Care Act: Study finds surprising gaps in HIV care providers’ knowledge
Credit: University of Virginia Communications A new study has revealed surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of the...
Study at Johns Hopkins hospital leads to changes in reporting patient safety concerns
In a case study published online last week in Academic Medicine, an international team of researchers led by the University...
Sample size matters in multisensory integration studies
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The accuracy and reproducibility of research studies are a major concern of the scientific community....
Full, but still feasting: Mouse study reveals how urge to eat overpowers a signal to stop
Credit: Akil laboratory, University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Almost everyone knows the feeling. You're at a restaurant or...
Smartphone, M.D.
In a potential game changer for the health care industry, a new cell phone app and lab kit now allow...
Mathematics meets biology to uncover unexpected biorhythms
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel mathematical approach has uncovered that some animal cells have robust 12-hour cycles of...
A naturally occurring antibiotic active against drug-resistant tuberculosis
Credit: Murakami Laboratory, Penn State A naturally occurring antibiotic called kanglemycin A is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that...
Researchers look to immune cell shapes to predict how well body will fight lung cancers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which...
Study reveals a promising alternative to corticosteroids in acute renal failure treatment
A protein produced by the human body appears to be a promising new drug candidate to treat conditions that lead...
Cancer immunotherapy might benefit from previously overlooked immune players
Credit: UC San Diego Health Cancer immunotherapy -- efforts to boost a patient's own immune system, allowing it to better...
A new approach towards developing a vaccine against vivax malaria
Credit: del Portillo et al. A novel study indicates promising avenues in an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against...
UTA researchers patent technology for smart seat cushion, adaptable prosthetics
Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington has patented a smart seat cushion that uses changes in air pressure...
Festschrift dedicated to Mathilde Krim includes scientific research by Krim fellows
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 20, 2018--A special Festschrift dedicated to the memory of Dr....
Lighthouse Guild to present Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Seminar
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, will present the 2018 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and...
Intestines modify their cellular structure in response to diet
Credit: Carnegie Institution for Science Baltimore, MD-- Body organs such as the intestine and ovaries undergo structural changes in response...
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
Ithaca, NY - Its name is an acronym used to convey its size, but researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill...
Detecting epigenetic signature may help people stay ahead of IBD
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),...
In depression the brain region for stress control is larger
Credit: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 322 million people worldwide were affected by depression in...
Genomic dark matter activity connects Parkinson’s and psychiatric diseases
Credit: Clemens Scherzer, Brigham and Women's Hospital Dopamine neurons are located in the midbrain, but their tendril-like axons can branch...
SFU study busts myth about facial hair on pilots
A study conducted in Simon Fraser University's hypobaric chamber has sealed Air Canada's decision to allow pilots to sport facial...
