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PCORI, AHA award $5 million to establish center to support more informed AFib treatment decisions
WASHINGTON, DC (June 12, 2018) -- A new research center will produce and test decision aids to help people with...
Platform uses artificial intelligence to diagnose Zika and other pathogens
A platform that can diagnose several diseases with a high degree of precision using metabolic markers found in patients' blood...
Better physical fitness and lower aortic stiffness key to slower brain aging
Credit: Swinburne University of Technology Better physical fitness and lower aortic stiffness key to slower brain ageing The rate of...
Graphene carpets: So neurons communicate better
A work led by SISSA and published on Nature Nanotechnology reports for the first time experimentally the phenomenon of ion...
Frequent use of the ER fell after the Affordable Care Act
The odds of being a frequent user of California's emergency departments dropped in the two years following the implementation of...
AACR to host international lymphoma meeting in Boston
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will host its Inaugural AACR International Meeting: Advances in Malignant Lymphoma later this...
Rheumatology leaders urge HHS to adopt drug policy principles that protect patient access
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to the Trump Administration's American Patients First drug pricing blueprint, the American College of Rheumatology...
Honey may reduce injury in children who have swallowed button batteries
Ingestion of button batteries, which are frequently found in the household setting, can rapidly lead to caustic esophageal injury in...
Mutation links bipolar disorder to mitochondrial disease
Credit: Milena Menezes Carvalho/RIKEN National Science Institute Mutations in the gene ANT1 may confer a risk for bipolar disorder through...
Deep-freezing of orange juice can increase the absorption of beneficial compounds
Credit: University of Seville Researchers from the Laboratory of Food Colour and Quality at the University of Seville have published...
Scientists watch bacteria ‘harpoon’ DNA to speed their evolution
Credit: Ankur Dalia, Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University scientists have made the first direct observation of a key...
Patients’ self-diagnosis of personality disorders not as far off as previously believed
Purdue University researchers think the gap between a psychologists' diagnosis and a patient's self-evaluation might not be as extreme as...
Erectile dysfunction means increased risk for heart disease, regardless of other risk factors
DALLAS, June 11, 2018 -- Erectile dysfunction (ED) indicates greater cardiovascular risk, regardless of other risk factors, such as cholesterol,...
Approaching an ideal amino acid synthesis using hydrogen
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Amines are an essential part of our everyday lives; a fact supported by the number...
Penn Medicines Garret FitzGerald M.D. FRS elected to the German National Academy of Sciences
PHILADELPHIA -- Garret FitzGerald, MD, FRS, a professor of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine...
UA receives $1.1m for study of genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease
Credit: BioCommunications at UA Health Sciences Yann C. Klimentidis, PhD, assistant professor and genetic epidemiologist at the University of Arizona...
Mozart, meditation and a yoga mat: Oncologists welcome integrative therapies for breast cancer
Credit: Robert Hood | Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE (June 11, 2018) - A breast cancer patient dealing with anxiety,...
Ingesting honey after swallowing button battery reduces injury and improves outcomes
Philadelphia, June 11, 2018--A team of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists has demonstrated that eating honey after swallowing a...
Post-stroke delivery of neurotrophic factor MANF promotes functional recovery in rats
Stroke is the most common cause of adult disability. This is due not only to the high incidence of stroke,...
Negative emotions are murkier, less distinct in adolescence
Adolescents don't distinguish between negative emotions as clearly as younger children and adults in their 20s do, according to findings...
