Health
Potential solutions to drug shortages and the lack of competition in generic medicines
Drug shortages and price hikes have become a critical issue in the health care industry. A recent example of this...
New study shows that most teens do have, and use, behavioral brakes
EUGENE, Ore. -- Aug. 9, 2018 -- Children who struggle with weak cognitive control at an early age are at...
Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s colorectal cancer screening program saves lives
Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California are 52 percent less likely to die from colorectal cancer since the health care...
‘Tic’-tock
Credit: Hiroshima University Scientists in Japan have found a potential marker to identify which people with abnormally fast heartbeats are...
Biomarkers link fatigue in cancer, Parkinson’s
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Biological markers responsible for extreme exhaustion in patients with cancer have now been linked to fatigue...
Dr. Silvana Costa of Kessler Foundation awarded National MS Society Grant
Credit: Kessler Foundation Silvana Costa, PhD, has won a $477,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) to study...
Epigenetic reprogramming of human hearts found in congestive heart failure
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Congestive heart failure is a terminal disease that affects nearly 6 million Americans. Yet its...
Bilingual children to benefit from grant given to UA to improve speech assessments
An associate professor at the University of Arizona has received a $2.5 million federal grant for research involving an issue...
Hybrid catalyst with high enantiomer selectivity
Credit: Hokkaido University A group of Japanese researchers has developed a technology to create a hybrid catalyst from simple-structured, commercially...
Nanoparticle therapy could deliver double blow to cancer
A new cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon,...
More than half of drivers don’t look for cyclists and pedestrians before turning right
Credit: Laura Pedersen/U of T Engineering U of T Engineering researchers studied the eye movements of drivers at busy Toronto...
A video game can change the brain, may improve empathy in middle schoolers
Credit: Center for Healthy Minds/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- A space-exploring robot crashes on a distant planet. In order...
Scientists uncover new details in how sense of smell develops
Credit: Lu Yang Dogs, known for their extraordinarily keen senses of smell, can be trained to use their sensitive sniffers...
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers using big data to predict immunotherapy responses
In the age of Big Data, cancer researchers are discovering new ways to monitor the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments. Researchers...
Inaugural class of Michael Brown Penn-GSK Postdoctoral Award commences
PHILADELPHIA - Four Penn Medicine postdoctoral trainees have been awarded three-year fellowships through a newly established program, the Michael Brown...
Scientist receives $708,044 grant from Florida Department of Health to study metastasis
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Metastasis - the spread of cancer - often is considered the deadliest aspect of solid tumors....
Support increases when opioid ‘safe consumption sites’ called ‘overdose prevention sites’
"Safe consumption sites," where people can use pre-obtained drugs with medically trained personnel on hand to treat overdoses, garner higher...
Compounds in ‘monster’ radish could help tame cardiovascular disease
Step aside carrots, onions and broccoli. The newest heart-healthy vegetable could be a gigantic, record-setting radish. In a study appearing...
Penn Biomedical Graduate Studies program receives gift for scientists in training
(PHILADELPHIA) - The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has received a $2 million gift from the...
Hybridization boosts evolution
Credit: Wolfgang Gessl Animals that have either migrated to or been introduced in Central Europe - such as the Asian...
