Health
Micro-CT scans show 2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy a stillborn baby
Credit: Western University, Canada A tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare...
Experts in infection prevention and control publish two new textbooks
May 31, 2018 (Arlington, VA) - The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has published two new textbooks on...
Drugs that suppress immune system may protect against Parkinson’s
People who take drugs that suppress the immune system are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, according to a study...
For patients with prostate cancer, dysfunction due to treatment side effects results in increased emotional distress — and vice versa
New York, May 31, 2018 - A new study published in the Journal of Urology® reports that men with prostate...
UT Health San Antonio receives $24 million NIH research boost
For the third time in 10 years, UT Health San Antonio has garnered highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
New compound effective against drug-resistant pathogens, could lead to new antibiotics
Researchers from North Carolina State University have synthesized an analog of lipoxazolidinone A, a small molecule that is effective against...
Free tax services in pediatrics clinics yield high returns
BOSTON-- During its first two years, StreetCred, a free tax preparation program developed at Boston Medical Center (BMC), helped 753...
Using telemedicine to bring genetic counseling to community cancer care
PHILADELPHIA - Genetic counseling for cancer patients has become standard of care at academic medical centers, but patients cared for...
Even a shark’s electrical ‘sixth sense’ may be tuned to attack
Imagine having superhuman hearing. You're at a noisy, cocktail party and yet your ears can detect normally inaudible sounds made...
Better biomimetic bone focus of NIH grant
Credit: Jian Yang The next generation of biomimetic orthopedic implants that incorporate citrate signaling may be possible thanks to a...
Press registration opens for 2018 fall national meeting of the American Chemical Society
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2018 -- Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 256th National...
Breaking good — Key discovery made for battling opioid epidemic
Making opioids from sugar instead of from field grown opium poppies has the potential to solve many of the problems...
Study: Disease-causing stomach bug attacks energy generation in host cells
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers report in a new study that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori...
High protein diet slightly increases heart failure risk in middle-aged men
Credit: UEF/ Raija Törrönen For middle-aged men, eating higher amounts of protein was associated with a slightly elevated risk for...
NIH scientists show how tularemia bacteria trick cells to cause disease
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Francisella tularensis is the bacterium that causes tularemia, a life-threatening disease spread to humans via contact with...
UTSA researchers study stuttering and develop technology to enhance brain function
A team of researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) received a two-year, $387,000 grant, from the...
NCI-MATCH precision medicine trial reaches milestone
NCI-MATCH (Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice), the largest precision medicine trial of its kind, achieves a milestone with the release...
Oil and gas wastewater as dust suppressant less than ideal
At the least, wastewater from oil and gas drilling should be treated in a waste treatment facility before it is...
Promise of faster, more accessible schizophrenia diagnosis, Rutgers study shows
Credit: Nick Romanenko / Rutgers University A portable device common in optometrists' offices may hold the key to faster diagnosis...
Campylobacter — the germ on chicken eggs
Eggs are a popular food. In fact, Germans consumed almost 20 billion of them in 2016, which equates to a...
