Health
UBC study: Kidney transplant chains more effective in saving lives
Credit: UBC Sauder School of Business New research from the UBC Sauder School of the Business has found that transplant...
Supercomputer simulations show new target in HIV-1 replication
Credit: Texas Advanced Computing Center HIV-1 replicates in ninja-like ways. The virus slips through the membrane of vital white blood...
Doctors reduced opioid prescriptions after learning a patient overdosed
Will clinicians become more careful in prescribing opioids if they are made of aware of the risks of these drugs...
Are pet owners abusing animals to get opioids?
AURORA, Colo. (August 9, 2018) -- Veterinarians in Colorado are concerned that some of their clients may have intentionally hurt...
Study defines spending trends among dual-eligible beneficiaries
While there has been much effort to control spending for individuals eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare in the United...
Estrogen may protect against depression after heart attack
Rockville, Md. (August 9, 2018)--Estrogen may protect against heart failure-related depression by preventing the production of inflammation-causing chemicals in the...
Elderly patients on dialysis have a high risk of dementia
Older kidney disease patients who are sick enough to require the blood-filtering treatment known as dialysis are at high risk...
Marshall University research offers insights into nervous system control of leg movements
Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - New research from a team at Marshall University...
Despite ACA, lesbian, gay and bisexual adults still have trouble affording health care
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, has reduced the number of Americans without health...
Public unaware of cancer risk from too little exercise, study reports
It has long been accepted that regular exercise can assist in helping to prevent or reduce the risk of a...
Melanoma linked with CLL, close monitoring recommended
While studying a large group of individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a Wilmot Cancer Institute scientific team made an...
Henry Ford physician receives NIH grant for first-of-its-kind keloid study
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Lamont R. Jones, M.D., MBA, vice chair for the Department of Otolaryngology -...
Ebola virus experts discover powerful, new approach for future therapeutics
Credit: Photo by Don Boomer, Scripps Research A one-two punch of powerful antibodies may be the best way to stop...
Higher alcohol taxes are cost-effective in reducing alcohol harms
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by...
CU School of Medicine’s Kenneth Tyler article in New England Journal of Medicine
AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 9, 2018) - Kenneth Tyler, MD, the Louise Baum Endowed Chair in Neurology at the University of...
Dietary carbohydrates could lead to osteoarthritis, new study finds
Credit: OMRF Do your knees ache? According to new findings from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, your diet could be...
Why do some microbes live in your gut while others don’t?
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--August 9, 2018--Trillions of tiny microbes and bacteria live in your gut, each with their own set of...
NASA satellites assist states in estimating abundance of key wildlife species
Credit: photo by D. Stoner LOGAN, UTAH, USA- Climate and land-use change are shrinking natural wildlife habitats around the world....
First FDA-approved study of focused ultrasound to open blood-brain barrier
Credit: University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, Md., Aug. 9, 2018 - In the first such clinical trial in the...
CU researchers identify potential target for developing obesity and diabetes treatment
AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 9, 2018) - A newly published study by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine...
