Health
Cancer immunotherapy might benefit from previously overlooked immune players
Credit: UC San Diego Health Cancer immunotherapy -- efforts to boost a patient's own immune system, allowing it to better...
Study at Johns Hopkins hospital leads to changes in reporting patient safety concerns
In a case study published online last week in Academic Medicine, an international team of researchers led by the University...
UTA researchers patent technology for smart seat cushion, adaptable prosthetics
Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington has patented a smart seat cushion that uses changes in air pressure...
Festschrift dedicated to Mathilde Krim includes scientific research by Krim fellows
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 20, 2018--A special Festschrift dedicated to the memory of Dr....
Smartphone, M.D.
In a potential game changer for the health care industry, a new cell phone app and lab kit now allow...
Intestines modify their cellular structure in response to diet
Credit: Carnegie Institution for Science Baltimore, MD-- Body organs such as the intestine and ovaries undergo structural changes in response...
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
Ithaca, NY - Its name is an acronym used to convey its size, but researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill...
Researchers look to immune cell shapes to predict how well body will fight lung cancers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which...
In depression the brain region for stress control is larger
Credit: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 322 million people worldwide were affected by depression in...
Genomic dark matter activity connects Parkinson’s and psychiatric diseases
Credit: Clemens Scherzer, Brigham and Women's Hospital Dopamine neurons are located in the midbrain, but their tendril-like axons can branch...
A new approach towards developing a vaccine against vivax malaria
Credit: del Portillo et al. A novel study indicates promising avenues in an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against...
New research finds annual well visit increases likelihood of preventive services
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study assesses the effect of receiving an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) between...
Investigational steroid mirrors prednisone’s benefits while taming its side effects
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Sept. 20, 2018)-A head-to-head trial comparing the decades-old steroid, prednisone, and a promising new steroid,...
Lighthouse Guild to present Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Seminar
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, will present the 2018 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and...
First study of benefits and risks of dementia screening for family members of older adults
INDIANAPOLIS - With the support of a new $3 million, five-year National Institute on Aging grant, researchers from the Regenstrief...
After EMR implementation, surgeons spend less time interacting with patients
September 19, 2018 - Implementing an electronic medical records (EMR) system at an orthopaedic clinic may have unanticipated effects on...
Detecting epigenetic signature may help people stay ahead of IBD
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),...
SNMMI 2018-2020 Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship recipients announced
Reston, Va. (September 20, 2016) - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is pleased to announce the...
Neutrons produce first direct 3D maps of water during cell membrane fusion
Credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development,...
New way to target advanced breast cancers
Credit: Jackson Laboratory A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a...
