Health

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 14, 2018 - UT Southwestern researchers recently reported a basic science finding that might...

Yellow fever: A new method for testing vaccine safety

Credit: © Marie-Christine Cumont and Monique Lafon - Institut Pasteur Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and Sanofi Pasteur...

Daily text message may improve adherence and treatment outcomes in patients with gout

The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate significant improvements in...

A sprinkle of platinum nanoparticles onto graphene makes brain probes more sensitive

Credit: Yichen Lu Graphene electrodes could enable higher quality imaging of brain cell activity thanks to new research by a...

Dementia can be caused by hypertension

A new study in Cardiovascular Research, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that patients with high blood pressure are at...

First UZH space hub research flight campaign

Credit: R.Sablotny; UZH Research goes airborne: The UZH Space Hub is holding its first research flight campaign from 11 to...

Big data identifies lipids as signatures of health and disease

Biology is swaddled in lipids: fats, oils, and even waxes envelop cells and their organelles, mediate the flow of vast...

Partnership tackles the root cause of dental problem

A new chemical solution jointly developed by the University of Adelaide's Dental School and Australian company Dentalife could radically reduce...

Primary care providers say Michigan’s Medicaid expansion helped patients’ health and work

Credit: MDHHS ANN ARBOR, MI - Extending medical insurance to low-income Michigan residents meant they had better access to health...

More harm than good: Assessing the nuclear arsenal tipping point

Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech One hundred. That's the number researchers argue is a pragmatic quantity of nuclear weapons for any...

CVIA special issue on adult congenital heart disease

The new journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) has just published the first issue of Volume 3. This is a...

New device will help protect vulnerable communities in Colombia from unsafe water

Credit: Dr. Mirella Di Lorenzo, University of Bath The 'Water Monitoring in Colombian Vulnerable Communities in a Post-Conflict Scenario' project,...

Men turn to plastic surgeons for a better body image and more confidence at every age

Credit: American Society of Plastic Surgeons Body image is an issue most commonly discussed among women, but new statistics released...

Needle release optimal treatment for Viking disease

Credit: Joakim Stromberg The various treatments for "Viking disease" are coming under closer scrutiny. Research shows that crooked fingers can...

Cannabis does not increase suicidal behavior in psychiatric patients: McMaster

Hamilton, ON (June 13, 2018) - McMaster University researchers have found there is no significant association between cannabis use and...

Older melanoma patients have better response to immune checkpoint blockade therapy

PHILADELPHIA -- (June 13, 2018) -- Patient age correlates with response to immunotherapy in melanoma and depleting regulatory T cells...

Test can identify patients in intensive care at risk of life-threatening infections

Patients in intensive care units are at significant risk of potentially life-threatening secondary infections, including from antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as...

Lentils significantly reduce blood glucose levels, U of G study reveals

Credit: University of Guelph Replacing potatoes or rice with pulses can lower your blood glucose levels by more than 20...

Older melanoma patients may respond to anti-PD1 immunotherapy better than younger patients