Health
Researchers create smartphone system to test for lead in water
Credit: University of Houston The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks...
Debating Modern Medical Technologies
Does a new medicine or diagnostic test work? Is it safe? Should the government approve it and insurers pay for...
New protocol for measuring background levels of drugs in crime labs
Credit: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) When crime lab chemists handle evidence that contains illegal drugs, trace...
NIAID releases strategic plan to address tuberculosis research
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, killing roughly 1.6 million people in 2017. In the past...
Understanding antibiotic resistance in patients with cystic fibrosis
Credit: NIAID A defective gene causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis...
Tiger mosquitoes are capable of transmitting yellow fever
Since December 2016, Brazil has been grappling with its worst yellow fever outbreak for several decades. To date, there have...
Compound improves social interaction in autism mouse model
Children with autism often find social interactions awkward, leaving them isolated. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of...
Researchers evaluate controversial treatment for Parkinson’s disease psychosis
In the wake of media and public reports about increased mortality linked to a new drug for treating Parkinson's disease...
New allergy vaccine for hay fever shows promising results
Using sugar molecules researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new vaccine for hay fever that may reduce...
Breastfeeding changes gene activity that may make babies less reactive to stress
It has long been known that there are many physical and mental health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies....
Otago discovery links DNA-packaging proteins and cancer development
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago scientists have unravelled the 3D structure of two proteins, potentially providing answers as...
Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance
Scientists hope that a new approach to vaccine development, combined with improved surveillance of potential future threats of outbreak, could...
Beyond skin deep: understanding disparities in dermatology services
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The odds of a black or Hispanic patient visiting an outpatient dermatologist...
Army scientists discover mathematics of brain waves
Credit: (US Army Photo) A U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientist has collaborated with a team of researchers from the University...
Uterus transplantation — ethically just as problematic as altruistic surrogacy
In 2014, the first child to have been gestated in a donated uterus was born. Although research into uterus transplantation...
Conservation biologist goes to ends of the earth to save little-known species
Credit: Joe Mendoza/CSU Photography Colorado State University Professor Joel Berger chases winter, year-round. Unlike the surfers in the 1966 movie,...
Lung inflammation from childhood asthma linked with later anxiety
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Persistent lung inflammation may be one possible explanation for why having asthma during childhood increases your...
Assessing the current and future impact of biologics on pediatric asthma
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 25, 2018--Researchers have performed a comprehensive review of the current...
AHRQ, PCORI announce awards to train next generation of learning-health-system researchers
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced $40 million in...
Common heart condition linked to sudden death
Credit: University of Adelaide A University of Adelaide-led team of researchers has found a link between sudden cardiac death (when...
