Health

February 8, 2026

Insilico to present the advances in Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare in Nigeria

Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, May 2, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of...

Investigational heart failure therapy seeks to stimulate body’s natural healing response

MINNEAPOLIS- May 02, 2018- The University of Minnesota is the first institution in the state to participate in the phase...

Medical aid-in-dying laws are increasing, but substantial barriers to access remain

Eight U.S. jurisdictions (seven states plus the District of Columbia) now allow physicians to prescribe a lethal dose of medication...

A simple catalyst helps to assemble complex molecular frameworks of antifungal agents

Credit: Dmitry S. Perekalin Organic chemistry produces a lot of useful substances, such as dyes, pharmaceuticals and advanced materials, on...

Substance in Chinese medicine can cause cardiac arrhythmia

Credit: University of Basel A medicinal plant frequently used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - Evodia rutaecarpa - contains substances...

Harvesting health information from an unusual place: The wastewater treatment plant

Every day, people all over the world unwittingly release a flood of data on what drugs they are taking and...

Expert on opioid intervention and treatment in the emergency department to open SAEM18 in Indy

DES PLAINES, IL -- Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MS, professor of emergency medicine and founding chair of the Department of Emergency...

Researchers discover connection between circadian rhythm and aggression

Each year around many people worldwide are diagnosed with a form of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is one of them. The...

Precise targeting technique could regulate gut bacteria, curtailing disease

Emerging evidence suggests that microbes in the digestive system have a big influence on human health and may play a...

Mixed progress on drug resistance in A. baumannii infections in children

Washington D.C. - In the first national study of the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in children across the...

Novel cancer vaccine strategy blocks death of tumor-specific cytotoxic T cells

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 1, 2018) - New research published in Cancer Immunology Research...

Real-time coverage of inside of the brain made possible

Credit: Kei Zaitsu Nagoya, Japan - Real-time monitoring of the dynamics of endogenous molecules in organisms is an important aspect...

Persistence pays off in discovery that could lead to improved treatment and survivability of patient

Credit: Jonathan Martinez, Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - It's a discovery more than seven years in the making...

Mayo Clinic joins NIH in launching All of Us Research Program

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- On May 6, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will open national enrollment for the All of...

Traffic-related pollution linked to risk of asthma in children

Credit: BIDMC Media Services BOSTON - Twenty-five million Americans suffer from asthma, a chronic lung disease that has been on...

Cancer patients set to benefit from world’s largest surgery study

Improved care for patients undergoing cancer surgery is the focus of a pioneering worldwide study. Doctors say the initiative -...

Stem cells show long-term success in treating severe peripheral arterial disease

Durham, NC - A long-term study of patients who received stem cells to treat angiitis-induced critical limb ischemia (AICLI) shows...

Biomedical startup acquired by global medical technology firm

AURORA, Colo. (May 1, 2018) - A medical device company founded by two University of Colorado Denver and CU Anschutz...

Formate prevents most folic acid-resistant neural tube defects in mice

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Maternal folic acid supplementation has reduced the prevalence of neural tube defects, one of the...

Survey: Medical marijuana could reduce opioid use in older adults