Health
Inhaled version of blood pressure drug shows promise in treating anxiety, pain
TORONTO (September 11, 2018) - An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types...
10-year study of Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections in the US
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 11, 2018--A 10-year investigation evaluating data from four surveillance systems...
Microbe scientist Jessica Metcalf receives early-career award
Credit: Colorado State University Who runs the world? According to Jessica Metcalf, it's definitely microbes. The associate professor in the...
NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience
Credit: deradrian via Flickr Creative Commons The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to 18 cross-disciplinary projects to conduct...
Artificial anti-oxidant may be the next go-to supplement
Credit: UBC Okanagan Naturally-derived anti-oxidants have become the 'it' health ingredient to look for in food. But researchers from UBC...
Majority of women receive breast cancer diagnosis over the phone
A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine reveals an increasing number of women are learning about...
New method of pinpointing cancer mutations could lead to more targeted treatments
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 11, 2018) Cancer cells often have mutations in their DNA that can give scientists clues...
Adolescents whose religious mothers die are likely to be less religious as young adults
Credit: Sarah Cochran Bereaved children whose late mothers were very religious are likely to be less religious after their mother...
Study reveals which transgender teens have highest suicide risk
Research has shown that transgender adolescents are at greater risk for attempting suicide than cisgender teens, who identify with the...
New study finds unexpected link between immune cells and male/ female differences
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have made a surprising discovery: during fetal development, a particular...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy: How muscle cells journey to the dark side
Credit: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Sept. 11, 2018 - Promoting repair of dystrophic muscles is a...
A new study examines use of twitter to spread or debunk conspiracy theories
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 10, 2018--Researchers investigating the use of Twitter to propagate or...
Here’s one reason why US healthcare costs so much
There is substantial waste in U.S. healthcare, but little consensus on how to identify or combat it. New research from...
Scientists develop new drug treatment for TB
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to successfully treat tuberculosis in animals. The team...
AGA expands workforce and research diversity work with NIH grant
Bethesda, MD (Sept. 11, 2018) -- Building on a longstanding commitment to developing diversity in the biomedical science research workforce,...
Wake Forest Baptist receives federal grants to study neurological disorders and stroke
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Sept. 11, 2018 - The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National...
MD Anderson immunotherapy expert Sharma wins Coley Award
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology at The...
Global nutrition group issues first-ever consensus criteria for diagnosing malnutrition
Evidence of malnutrition - marked by "deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients" - can...
UNM study shows medical cannabis effective in treating a wide range of health conditions
Credit: University of New Mexico stock image Utilizing new mobile application technology, researchers at The University of New Mexico found...
Kessler Foundation receives grant to study outcomes of new stroke treatment
Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation, Inc. The...
