Health
Brown widow male spiders prefer sex with older females likely to eat them afterwards
NEW YORK...April 30, 2018 - Male brown widow spiders seek to mate with older, less-fertile females who are 50 percent...
State-of-the-art HIV drug could curb HIV transmission, improve survival in India
An HIV treatment regimen already widely used in North America and Europe would likely increase the life expectancy of people...
UTA graduate student/veteran studies molecular genetic basis of ‘loser’ effect
Credit: UTA UTA biology doctoral student Marquerite Herzog has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to...
Few patients maximize opioid-sparing medications after orthopaedic surgery, study finds
A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers adds to growing evidence that patients underuse nonopioid pain relievers to supplement...
First radiologist to receive clinical research award from osteoarthritis research
(Boston)--Ali Guermazi, MD, PhD, assistant dean of diversity and professor of radiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), and...
BU: Smoking, alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation
Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person's lifetime. However, data are scarce...
Independent experts to evaluate flagship NHS tech scheme
The impact of a flagship NHS programme aimed at improving the use of digital technology in hospitals is to be...
Pill for breast cancer diagnosis may outperform mammograms
Credit: Evan Dougherty/Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing ANN ARBOR--As many as one in three women treated for breast cancer undergo...
PCORI Board approves $74 million to support research of opioid use disorders, obesity
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $74 million to...
AICT-AsiaPCR: A new educational meeting for the Asia-Pacific interventional community to relish
The AICT-AsiaPCR initiative emerges at a time of exponential growth for the interventional cardiology panorama in the Asia-Pacific zone. The...
Cardiovascular treatments could reach patients faster with new Clemson University research
Credit: Clemson University New treatments for potentially fatal heart conditions could be ready for patients more quickly and less expensively...
Farming fish saves land
To satisfy the protein demands of an anticipated nearly 10 billion people by 2050, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture...
Penn Medicine-led study reveals potential for more precise diagnosis and treatment of TBI
LOS ANGELES-- Patients who've suffered from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have changes in tiny blood vessels in their brains that...
Keep calm and carry on: VTCRI scientists make first serotonin measurements in humans
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have begun to unravel how serotonin...
PCORI Board approves $10 million to support research on medication-assisted treatment
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $10 million to...
Research supports calls for food industry to reduce food product portion sizes
New research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, highlights the benefits of the food industry changing food product...
Systematic treatment of periodontal disease: Advantage of further therapeutic approaches
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) investigated the advantages and disadvantages of different treatments of...
Study identifies new target for treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Scientists at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have identified a...
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...
World-first synthesis of globalization effects on people and planet
Credit: University of Sydney Australian researchers have compiled a world-first conclusive synthesis of the environmental and social impacts of globalisation...
