Health
Laser-sonic scanner aims to replace mammograms for finding breast cancer
Credit: Caltech For women over 40, mammography is a necessary yet annoying procedure to endure every year or two. The...
Screening for aortic aneurysms in older men questioned
Credit: Photo: Fredrik Johansson Screening programs for aortic aneurysms in the abdomen is now being questioned in a study published...
No difference in malignancy rates seen between tocilizumab and TNFi in patients with RA
The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) examined rates of malignancy in...
Copernicus Award 2018: Outstanding German-Polish cooperation in cardiology
Prof. Dr. Stefan Anker from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Prof. Dr. Piotr Ponikowski from Wroc?aw Medical University have...
QUT to put grass pollen research to Swiss nanotech
Credit: QUT Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Swiss medtech company Abionic SA are collaborating to develop rapid, targeted tests...
Leading health organizations collaborate with industry on new initiative to combat growing diabetes
DALLAS, June 15, 2018 - The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) today announced the start...
20 years of excellence in gastrointestinal research and practice [WCGI 2018]
Lugano, Switzerland - 15 June 2018 - Groundbreaking research will be revealed at this year's ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal...
Early, intensive treatment of RA offers long-term benefits, may normalise mortality rates
The results of a 23-year, follow-up study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest early,...
Canakinumab shown to reduce rates of gout in atherosclerosis by more than half
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate that canakinumab significantly...
Frequency of joint replacements halved in rheumatoid arthritis patients between 1997-2010
The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) investigate joint replacement procedures...
Meat sensitivity spread by ticks linked to heart disease
Credit: Dan Addison | University Communications University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have linked sensitivity to an allergen in...
NSAIDs shown to have causal role in cardiovascular risk of patients with osteoarthritis
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest that over two...
Greater levels of vitamin D associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest higher levels of vitamin D are associated with decreasing...
Blood biomarkers as a diagnostic tool for obstructive sleep apnea
The Dove Medical Press journal, Nature and Science of Sleep, has published a study that highlights the potential use of...
University of Cincinnati scientist receives $2 million NHLBI grant to study atherosclerosis
Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine CINCINNATI--Research scientist Phillip Owens, III, PhD, hopes to find a better treatment for...
Gum disease may be a key initiator of rheumatoid arthritis related autoimmunity
The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrates increased levels of gum...
New treatment lenebasum shows promise for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc)
The results of an open label extension of a phase II study presented today at the Annual European Congress of...
Florida’s obesity rate may be higher than originally thought, new study finds
Florida's obesity rate may be higher than originally thought. A widely used national health survey puts the overall obesity rate...
New discovery about the brain’s water system may prove beneficial in stroke
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences The brain rests in a fluid, which among other things...
BU receives grant to assist scientists in training for career transitions
(Boston)--In an effort to broaden opportunities for participation in professional development activities for graduate and postdoctoral trainees, Boston University School...
