Health
Case Western Reserve’s Dr. Lan Zhou receives $2M to study colorectal cancer development
Lan Zhou, MD, PhD, associate professor of pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received a five-year,...
TAVR associated with shorter hospital stay, compared to SAVR
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For many years, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has been considered...
Religious upbringing linked to better health and well-being during early adulthood
Boston, MA - Participating in spiritual practices during childhood and adolescence may be a protective factor for a range of...
Probiotic use may reduce antibiotic prescriptions, researchers say
WASHINGTON -- Use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a...
Undocumented immigrants least likely to see a doctor, but still healthier than other populations
Undocumented Latino immigrants have some of the lowest rates of health care use - and signs point to it getting...
How bacteria play pass the parcel — and help each other evade antibiotics
Credit: Monash University Bacteria are very sneaky in their efforts to develop resistance to antibiotics. Some strains of bacteria package...
Testosterone replacement therapy may slow the progression of COPD
GALVESTON, Texas -Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that testosterone replacement therapy may slow disease...
Rush clinical trial testing vaccine for glioblastoma brain cancer
Credit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether an experimental vaccine...
KKH develops rapid genomic sequencing to diagnose critically ill children with rare diseases
A multi-disciplinary team at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) has developed a test to enable faster diagnosis of rare...
Diagnosing and treating resistant hypertension
DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2018 -- Resistant hypertension affects 12 percent to15 percent of patients treated for high blood pressure according...
Engineering new solutions to the challenges of the future
Pioneering new engineering approaches have the potential to unlock a wide range of benefits, from reducing carbon emissions and improving...
‘I have a sense that it’s probably quite bad … but because I don’t see it, I don’t know’
Lad culture in English universities is often perceived by university staff as involving 'extreme' behaviour and as being carried out...
Social class determines how the unemployed talk about food insecurity
Credit: "Cherry Blossom " (pseudonym), 2012 "Cherry Blossom," a 39-year-old woman worked as a hotel breakfast bar hostess around the...
International conference to explore labor and sex trafficking in Ohio, US and worldwide
The 15th Annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference at The University of Toledo will host almost 90 presentations...
Open insulin, ‘DIY bio’ and the future of pharma
The development, manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical drugs in the United States is a complex landscape involving intellectual property and...
Scientists design new metabolic technology to open scientific data for everyone
Patients want to see their medical information. Researchers want to share their data. Now, scientists at Scripps Research have released...
BPA exposure in US-approved levels may alter insulin response in non-diabetic adults
Credit: MU News Bureau In a first study of its kind study, researchers have found that a common chemical consumers...
Argipressin: New therapy for septic shock now approved for 26 EU countries
Credit: Amomed Pharma GmbH A new therapeutic option for septic shock has now been approved for and is available in...
UTA researcher to use North Texas Genome Center to shed light on role of ‘jumping genes’
Credit: UTA A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington will be using the high-tech tools provided by...
Largest study of ‘post-treatment controllers’ reveals clues about HIV remission
Most HIV patients need to take daily anti-retroviral therapy - if they suspend treatment, HIV will rebound within 3-4 weeks....
