Health
A new study indicates the possibility to monitor the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease by monitoring major brain antioxidant levels using noninvasive techniques
Credit: National Brain Research Centre, Gurgaon, India Gurgaon, India -- October 12, 2018: In a breakthrough human study, anti-oxidant, glutathione...
Does open heart surgery affect cognitive abilities?
Most people who need open heart surgery to repair damaged heart valves are aged 65 or older. The American Heart...
Rhode Island Hospital, Brown win grant to conduct trial of opioid addiction intervention
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers from Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital have been at the forefront of battling the opioid...
Is there a benefit to switching from flash monitoring to RT-CGM for hypoglycemia?
Credit: (c) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 11, 2018--In follow-up to the I HART CGM study,...
Promising new therapeutic approach against Ebola virus identified
Credit: (c) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 11, 2018--In a new study researchers have developed a...
Photoactive bacteria bait may help in fight against MRSA infections
Credit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/John Underwood) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers are testing whether a light-active version of...
‘Vampire burial’ reveals efforts to prevent child’s return from grave
Credit: Photo courtesy of David Pickel/Stanford University The discovery of a 10-year-old's body at an ancient Roman site in Italy...
How teens with type 1 diabetes can guard their hearts
Credit: Stephanie M. McPherson BOSTON - (October 11, 2018) - People with type 1 diabetes are far more likely to...
Recent National Academies report puts research participants’ rights at risk, say law scholars
In a Policy Forum article appearing in the Oct. 12 issue of Science, leading bioethics and legal scholars sound the...
Insilico to present on advances in AI at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2018
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, October 11, 2018, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based leader in next-generation artificial intelligence...
Insilico to present on advances in AI at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2018
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, October 11, 2018, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based leader in next-generation artificial intelligence...
CU Denver researcher studies opioid addiction treatment for patients with chronic pain
The University of Colorado Denver and assistant psychology professor Dr. Amy Wachholtz, PhD, MDiv, MS, were awarded more than $700,000...
Gene variants raise risk of migraines in African-American children
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers have discovered common gene variants associated with migraines in African-American children. The research...
Elderly housing with supportive social services can reduce hospital use, study finds
Credit: Rutgers School of Public Health Investing in affordable housing that offers supportive social services to senior citizens on Medicare...
Smarter data analysis strategies will improve infertility treatment in the future
Credit: Figure by M. Suhorutšenko Scientists from Tartu have discovered a simple way how to improve infertility treatment in the...
‘Domestic gag rule’ will negatively impact women’s health care
AUSTIN, Texas (October 11, 2018)--A new Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) study on Texas organizations receiving family planning funds finds...
New techniques can detect lyme disease weeks before current tests
Newark, N.J. (October 11, 2018) - Researchers have developed techniques to detect Lyme disease bacteria weeks sooner than current tests,...
New transgenic model of Parkinson’s illuminates disease biology
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that presents clinically with abnormal movement and tremors at rest. In the brain,...
Deep learning can distinguish recalled-benign mammograms from malignant and negative images
Bottom Line: An artificial intelligence (AI) approach based on deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) could identify nuanced mammographic imaging...
Nerve stimulation in mice suggests new way to reduce delirium after surgery
Credit: Duke University For adults over age 65, surgical complications can dampen not only their physical health but also their...
