Health

COLUMBUS, Ohio - By federal law passed in 1975, children with intellectual disabilities are supposed to spend as much time...

Ultrasound helmet would make live images, brain-machine interface possible

Credit: Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt University Ultrasound technology for the brain could mean real-time images during surgery, a better idea of which...

Stay safe, take the bus

Taking the bus is a whole lot safer than taking the car - and it's also safer for cyclists and...

New biomarker identified for early diagnosis of lung cancer

Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, May 8, 2018 - High levels of cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4) have been...

Heartbeat out of sync

(University of Bonn) Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias often occur after a heart attack, as the scar tissue can interfere with the...

Equal subsidies ‘surprisingly powerful,’ in promoting use of gold-standard medications

Credit: Rotman School Equal subsidies "surprisingly powerful," in promoting use of gold-standard medications, new study shows. Toronto - Gonzalo Romero...

Study looks at barriers to getting treatment for substance use disorders

May 8, 2018 - For patients with substance use disorders seen in the emergency department or doctor's office, locating and...

Uterine cancer survivors are more likely to have cardiovascular problems

A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that survivors of uterine cancer are more likely...

£53 million for research to probe genetic links to health and disease

(University of Edinburgh) Research into human genetics has received a £53 million boost from the Medical Research Council (MRC). Funds...

Scientists investigate new strategy to treat spinal muscular atrophy in infants

LA JOLLA, CA - May 8, 2018 - Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that can leave infants...

Leopard meals: Females go for diversity

Credit: Leibniz-IZW/Miha Krofel Leopards, top predators of the African savannah, are known to feed on a variety of prey species....

Huntsman Cancer Institute opens Center for HOPE

SALT LAKE CITY - Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) today announced the opening...

Karger Publishers partners with BenchSci

Karger Publishers, a globally active medical and scientific publishing company, partners with BenchSci, a life science machine learning startup, to...

Researchers teach robots to touch

(University of Helsinki) Touching and grasping objects are surprisingly complex processes, an area where contemporary robots are still clumsy. Principal...

Transistor fabrication onto curved surface means turn toward better diabetes therapy

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Transparent transistors fabricated onto the sharp curves of a tiny glass tube are paving the way toward...

Toxicity and other health risks of electronic tobacco heating system

The project was implemented in accordance with the request of the Government of Russian Federation on the evaluation of non-medicinal...

Antipsychotic medications may result in increased risk of gestational diabetes

An increasing number of women are treated with antipsychotic drugs during pregnancy even though safety questions remain unanswered. Certain antipsychotic...

A new connection between glucose and lipid regulation in cancer metabolism

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in China have identified an...

New insights into blood vessel growth