Health
USC recruits participants for landmark $1.5 billion precision medicine research initiative
Keck School of Medicine of USC and nationwide partners are launching a landmark $1.5 billion National Institutes of Health-led program...
Researchers study how to improve southern sea otter survival
Credit: Ron Wolf University of Wyoming researchers have been studying how best to bolster the southern sea otter population, which...
Where brain cells get their information may determine their roles in diseases
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(MAY 1, 2018) If 95 percent of your neighbors are chatty and outgoing, you probably know...
Organ-chips model and predict thrombotic side effect caused by anti-CD154 antibody hu5c8
BOSTON, Mass., April 10, 2018 - Emulate, Inc. announced today a published study that demonstrates that its Blood Vessel-Chip accurately...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2018
Credit: Jenny Woodbery/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Plants--Surviving the heat A study by Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
Buck Institute faculty Judy Campisi elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Credit: Buck Institute The Buck Institute for Research on Aging announced today that Professor Judy Campisi has been elected to...
New research ranks the effectiveness of nonsurgical treatments for knee osteoarthritis
ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 1, 2018)--An estimated 45 percent of people are at risk of developing knee osteoarthritis (OA) in their...
Researchers call for tougher standards for studies on obesity policies
> When a new park is built, a tax is instituted on fast food or a ban put in place...
CAR-T immunotherapy eliminates metastatic colorectal cancer in mice
(PHILADELPHIA) - Immunotherapy has given patients and oncologists new options, which for some patients, has meant cures for diseases that...
Study: Wearable fitness monitors useful in cancer treatment
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - May 1, 2018 - Wearable fitness trackers, such as Fitbits, that measure steps taken per...
FDA approves CAR T therapy for large B-cell lymphoma developed at Penn
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded approval for a personalized cellular therapy...
Distress in men following prostate cancer can be reduced
A new web-based support programme will help reduce the psychological stress that impacts men who are recovering from prostate cancer....
Palliative care improves hospital care for seriously ill patients
Palliative care provided by specialist medical and nursing teams to patients with complex health needs significantly improves their experience of...
Food for thought: Ketogenic diets reduce athletes’ anaerobic performance
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- Athletes who turn to ketogenic diets to help their performance in high-intensity, short...
UCI participates in NIHs landmark precision medicine research
(University of California - Irvine) The University of California, Irvine and nationwide partners are launching a landmark $1.5 billion National...
Lymphatic endothelial cells promote melanoma to spread
Credit: Päivi Ojala Lab/University of Helsinki Despite the declining death rates for many individual cancer types, mortality for a few...
Posting, commenting and customizing on Facebook help involve, empower older adults
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Social networking sites, such as Facebook, offer tools and activities that may help older adults feel...
Gene therapy for lipoprotein lipase deficiency yields promising results
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 1, 2018--During the first 18 months after treatment with ali-pogene...
Strategy prevents blindness in mice with retinal degeneration
DURHAM, N.C. -- More than 2 million people worldwide live with inherited and untreatable retinal conditions, including retinitis pigmentosa, which...
Study identifies ways smaller hospitals can effectively reduce antibiotic overuse
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City have completed a...
