Health
Oxford University Press to publish the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) and Oxford University Press are pleased to announce their partnership to publish AJHP (American...
NIH renews NeuroNEXT for neurological clinical research
The Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials, or NeuroNEXT, a research program that helps streamline Phase II clinical trials...
Experts band together to eradicate prostate cancer
Credit: Monash University Monday 23 July, 2018 A team of scientists and clinicians have developed a faster and more accurate...
Regulation of cell orientation and shape for tissue morphogenesis
Credit: Dr. Koji Kikuchi A collaborative research group led by Kumamoto University has developed a new control system for regulating...
Link found between resilience to dyslexia and gray matter in the frontal brain
Dyslexia, a reading disorder, is characterized by a difficulty in "decoding" -- navigating between the visual form and sounds of...
UCLA biologist works to create a new field, merging the sciences and architecture
Credit: Roy Wollman How do spaces affect us, and animals? UCLA biologist Noa Pinter-Wollman had the idea that we can...
First randomized trial of ‘kick and kill’ approach to HIV cure leaves puzzles to be solved
Researchers have reported the results of the first randomised clinical trial to test a novel strategy involving waking up and...
Widespread connections among neurons help the brain distinguish smells
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 24, 2018) Can you tell the smell of a rose from the scent of a...
Environment key battle ground in fight to tackle antibiotic resistance
The environment could be as important a battle ground as the clinic in the global fight against the spread of...
Researchers characterize ‘mutational burden’ of human induced pluripotent stem cells
The therapeutic potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are capable of becoming almost any type of cell...
Changes in bacterial mix linked to antibiotics increase risk for type 1 diabetes
A single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes. This is the finding of...
Skin’s immune ‘alarm’ may explain light-induced rashes in lupus patients
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Imagine being so sensitive to the sun's rays that you're forced to either slather yourself in...
Researchers find new way to target flu virus
Credit: Xingcheng Lin/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 24, 2018) - There's a hitch in the swing of a protein that...
Alzheimer’s disease risk impacted by the liver, diet
CHICAGO -Reduced levels of plasmalogens--a class of lipids created in the liver that are integral to cell membranes in the...
Depression and antidepressants are associated with an increased risk of VTE
In the first review of its kind, new research has found that depression and the use of antidepressants are each...
Advances along the gut-liver-brain axis in Alzheimer’s disease
Chicago, July 24, 2018 - Four new studies reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago investigated...
How to stop rape: ground-breaking work in Nairobi by a group of Stanford statisticians
He has been called "Stanford's star of statistical inference," and he is responsible for creating a swathe of modern statistics,...
Fitness trackers prove helpful in monitoring cancer patients
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (July 24, 2018) -- Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life...
Chance of being prescribed opioids for minor injury differs dramatically by where you live
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Patients who sought care for a sprained ankle in states that were found to be...
Intractable hiccups may be more common than we think
MAYWOOD, IL - Everyone gets hiccups, but some people suffer intractable hiccups that last longer than a month, according to...
