Health
Research reveals new molecular player in heart enlargement due to cardiac disease
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Jiandong Liu, Ph.D., found that an RNA-binding protein called Lin28 is crucial for...
Researchers call for big data infrastructure to support future of personalized medicine
Researchers from the George Washington University published in PLOS Biology, calling for industry standards to help improve communication, repeatability, and...
Two windows into the brain
With autism on the rise, science is on the hunt for answers; new research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles looks...
Extremely high blood pressure in African-Americans is 5 times the national average
A Rutgers study suggests targeted interventions can reduce the risk of drastic increases in blood pressure in African-Americans Extremely high...
Researchers find antidepressants significantly raise risk of GI, intracranial bleeding
Severe bleeding up to 40 percent more likely for patients on SSRIs, according to review in the Journal of the...
We need to fine-tune our 'maps' of the visual cortex, study shows
Monkey brain scans have revealed new information about the part of the brain that processes visual information. The findings were...
New study shows how vegans, vegetarians and omnivores feel about eating insects
Credit: Vilma Lehtovaara Many non-vegan vegetarians and omnivores are open to including insects in their diet. For vegans, however, that...
Industrial chemicals pass from mother to fetus throughout pregnancy
In a study published in Environment International researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show how PFAS industrial chemicals, which are...
Discovery of blood vessel system in bones
Network supplies bones and helps immune cells to quickly reach the sources of inflammation A network of very fine blood...
A 'greener' way to take the bitterness out of olives
Olives are staples of the Mediterranean diet, which has been linked to a reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease...
Taking the bite out of snake venom
According to the World Health Organization, about 100,000 people die from venomous snakebites every year. Many of these fatalities occur...
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin receives 2019 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, founding director of the Institute for Regenerative Engineering and the Sackler Center for Biomedical, Biological, Physical...
The Graphene Pavilion returns to Mobile World Congress 2019
The pavilion will showcase the progress of graphene innovation through new prototypes, connecting mobile technologies, wearables, and the Internet of...
New heart valve modeling technique enables customized medical care for patients
UT Austin Engineer develops a new noninvasive technique for simulating repairs to the heart's mitral valve with levels of accuracy...
Combined SPECT and cardiac MR imaging can help guide ventricular tachycardia ablation
Credit: Hasan Imanli et al. Adding functional imaging to structural imaging of patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) has the potential...
Clot removal beyond normal treatment time, still improved quality of life after stroke
American Stroke Association News Brief - Abstract 5, Session A1 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Stroke survivors have better quality...
Professor from IKBFU develops new type of genomic screening in order to produce new medicine
Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) Prof. Dr Mikhail Yakimov, a researcher from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University,...
Women less likely to receive specialized medical evaluations after stroke
American Stroke Association News Brief - Poster WMP66, Session MP6 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Hospitalized women with ischemic stroke...
Discovered interaction between bacteria and immune cells protects the intestinal barrier
Credit: Salvador Iborra An international study led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the National Centre for Cardiovascular...
Counties with dirtier air have more stroke deaths
American Stroke Association News Release - Poster WMP57, Session MP5 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- In a nationwide study, counties...
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