Health
New nanoparticles wait to release drugs, target infection
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Current WSU research shows stimuli-responsive nanoparticles can specifically target infections to simultaneously prevent the spread of bacteria...
Unusual biosynthetic pathway offers a key to future natural product discovery
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Bacteria are master engineers of small, biologically useful molecules. A new study in Nature Communications has...
Drug for pancreatic cancer developed by college of pharmacy researchers
Credit: University of Houston A treatment for highly aggressive and commonly fatal pancreatic cancer is being developed, reports a University...
Inhaled version of blood pressure drug shows promise in treating anxiety, pain
TORONTO (September 11, 2018) - An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types...
10-year study of Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections in the US
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 11, 2018--A 10-year investigation evaluating data from four surveillance systems...
Microbe scientist Jessica Metcalf receives early-career award
Credit: Colorado State University Who runs the world? According to Jessica Metcalf, it's definitely microbes. The associate professor in the...
NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience
Credit: deradrian via Flickr Creative Commons The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to 18 cross-disciplinary projects to conduct...
Kessler Foundation receives grant to study outcomes of new stroke treatment
Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation, Inc. The...
Study identifies key features of interventions to help patients in need find jobs
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, September 10, 2018 - Health care organizations can play a key role in supporting unemployed...
Modern antiplatelet therapy: When is clopidogrel the right choice?
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0049 Punag Divanji and...
Use of bivalirudin for anticoagulation in interventional cardiovascular procedures
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0045 Zhen Ge, Jaya...
The current state of transradial access
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0032 Jennifer A. Rymer...
The role of cardiac catheterization after cardiac arrest
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 137-148(12); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0026 Ahmed Harhash, Prashant...
Intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention: An updated review
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 127-136(10); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0029, Dhruv Mahtta, Ahmed...
Internists tell CMS not to proceed with changes to payments for E/M services
Washington, D.C. September 10, 2018 - Proposed changes to payments for evaluation and management (E/M) codes do not appropriately recognize...
MD Anderson immunotherapy expert Sharma wins Coley Award
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology at The...
Global nutrition group issues first-ever consensus criteria for diagnosing malnutrition
Evidence of malnutrition - marked by "deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients" - can...
UNM study shows medical cannabis effective in treating a wide range of health conditions
Credit: University of New Mexico stock image Utilizing new mobile application technology, researchers at The University of New Mexico found...
A better understanding of cancer development in children
A new Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Group at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is studying the development of pediatric cancers....
Moffitt researchers compare chemotherapy regimens for best outcomes in invasive bladder cancer
TAMPA, Fla. - Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer have been shown to benefit from chemotherapy prior to surgical removal of...
