Health
Queen's develops new eye tests that could help patients and reduce burden on NHS
First time at home eye test is trialled in UK Innovative tests involve new apple tests ("apps") that run on...
New pathways for implementing universal suicide risk screening in healthcare settings
Model could help hospitals better identify and aid youth at risk for suicide A new report, authored in part by...
Building a stronger 'brain' for brain data research
Pitt computer engineer receives $1.2 million NSF award to make big brain data collaborations more secureCredit: Swanson School of Engineering...
New research shows how a fatty diet can lead to life-threatening liver disease
A study by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC provides new insight on how dietary fat and...
Paper sensors remove the sting of diabetic testing
Credit: 2018 KAUST A technique that enables biologically active enzymes to survive the rigors of inkjet printing presents a promising...
Regenstrief Institute-MDClone partnership to accelerate data-driven medical research
Credit: Regenstrief Institute Health care generates vast amounts of data that have the potential to drive medical research and improve...
Stem cell-derived neurons stop seizures and improve cognitive function
People with untreatable epilepsy may one day have a treatment: 'Convincing' their own cells to become the neurons they needCredit:...
Yale-led team examines impact of diet intervention on autoimmunity in mice
New Haven, Conn. -- Could a change in diet be beneficial to people with autoimmune diseases such as lupus? A...
Chemists discover new signatures to identify cystic fibrosis in infants sooner
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Scientists at McMaster University have discovered several new biomarkers from a single drop of blood...
How sperm stem cells maintain their number
Credit: NIBB The steady production of sperm relies on the number of sperm stem cells in the testis remaining constant....
Pay-it-forward model increases STD testing among gay men in China
Intervention could be used to increase screening for other infectious diseasesCredit: Jon Gardiner/UNC Chapel-Hill Chapel Hill, N.C. - Chinese gay...
Parkinson's disease experts devise a roadmap
Issued in conjunction with the Michael J. Fox Foundation, important consensus guidelines for running proof of concept preclinical and clinical...
Funding for the development of new gene therapies for cardiovascular diseases
Faculty of Medicine and UKSH Kiel receive 1.4 million euros research funding from the EUCredit: © private Within the framework...
Micropores let oxygen and nutrients inside biofabricated tissues
Credit: Ozbolat laboratory, Penn State Micropores in fabricated tissues such as bone and cartilage allow nutrient and oxygen diffusion into...
Field experiment on clouds and precipitation under clean air conditions started in Chile
Researchers from Leipzig cooperate with scientists from Punta Arenas (Chile) to learn more about the relationship between air pollution, clouds...
Chemotherapeutic drugs and plasma proteins: Exploring new dimensions
This article by Dr. Fahim Halim Khan et al. is published in Current Protein & Peptide Science, Volume 19, Issue...
Nebraska virologists discover safer potential Zika vaccine
New mechanism could be 'huge leap' for immunologyCredit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have...
FAU Brain Institute Fellows receive $1.1 million from Florida Department of Health
Researchers awarded grants from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research ProgramCredit: Florida Atlantic University In Florida, there are...
New memory study first to use intracranial recordings
Credit: Artwork by Julian Wong. DETROIT - Declarative memory -- memories that can be consciously recalled -- is critical to...
Whale research helps answer long-sought scientific question
New research indicates that whale teeth are still present past mid-gestation, which is somewhat surprising The humpback whale and a...
