Health

Credit: Photo courtesy of DartNets Lab HANOVER, N.H. - October 29, 2018 - Battery-free eye-tracking glasses developed at Dartmouth College...

Insilico to present its latest advances in human aging biomarker development

Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, October 29, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...

Zebrafish make waves in our understanding of a common craniofacial birth defect

Credit: Camilla Teng/Gage Crump Lab/USC Stem Cell Children are not as hard-headed as adults--in a very literal sense. Babies are...

Researchers to study binge eating disorder treatment in veterans

For the first time, the United States Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a grant to researchers at University of...

Novel quantum dots enhance cell imaging

Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Bioengineering A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...

Researchers to study binge eating disorder treatment in veterans

For the first time, the United States Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a grant to researchers at University of...

Novel insights into the heart health benefits of cocoa flavanols and procyanidins

Credit: Mars, Incorporated October 26, 2018 - A new study published this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition...

Gut microbiota products can favor diabetes

Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg A study published in the journal Cell shows that the gut microbiota has the ability...

Easier treatment for blinding eye disease shows promise in clinical trial

CHICAGO - Oct. 26, 2018 - A new study shows that an implantable delivery system for a widely used medication...

Researchers in Barcelona awarded with one of the most prestigious EU grants to unravel CLL

Credit: idibaps The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the results of the 2018 Synergy Grants call for proposals. The...

Diagnosing strokes is complicated by ‘mimics’ and ‘chameleons’

MAYWOOD, IL - Stroke specialists often see conditions known as stroke "mimics" and "chameleons" that can complicate accurate diagnoses, Loyola...

CU researchers provide resource for patient care in chemical and biological attacks

AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 26, 2018) - The neurologic effects and treatment options for exposure to biologic and chemical agents are...

Researchers combine separate technologies to develop new digital stethoscope design

Researchers developed a new digital stethoscope that combines precision sensors, electrocardiogram technology and machine learning applications into one piece of...

Study explains why tall individuals are more prone to cancer

Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - For most cancers, risk increases dramatically with age. But what about the...

When it comes to respiratory effects of wood smoke, sex matters

CHAPEL HILL, NC - Exposure to wood smoke can have different effects on the respiratory immune systems of men and...

Cappuccino made with jackfruit seed flour has chocolate aroma

Credit: Fernanda Papa Spada Cappuccino made with jackfruit instead of cocoa powder. According to a new study, roasted jackfruit seeds...

Small risks may have big impact on breast cancer odds of childhood cancer survivors