Health

Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Bacteria are master engineers of small, biologically useful molecules. A new study in Nature Communications has...

Drug for pancreatic cancer developed by college of pharmacy researchers

Credit: University of Houston A treatment for highly aggressive and commonly fatal pancreatic cancer is being developed, reports a University...

Inhaled version of blood pressure drug shows promise in treating anxiety, pain

TORONTO (September 11, 2018) - An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types...

10-year study of Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections in the US

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 11, 2018--A 10-year investigation evaluating data from four surveillance systems...

Microbe scientist Jessica Metcalf receives early-career award

Credit: Colorado State University Who runs the world? According to Jessica Metcalf, it's definitely microbes. The associate professor in the...

NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience

Credit: deradrian via Flickr Creative Commons The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to 18 cross-disciplinary projects to conduct...

Artificial anti-oxidant may be the next go-to supplement

Credit: UBC Okanagan Naturally-derived anti-oxidants have become the 'it' health ingredient to look for in food. But researchers from UBC...

Majority of women receive breast cancer diagnosis over the phone

A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine reveals an increasing number of women are learning about...

New method of pinpointing cancer mutations could lead to more targeted treatments

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 11, 2018) Cancer cells often have mutations in their DNA that can give scientists clues...

MD Anderson immunotherapy expert Sharma wins Coley Award

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology at The...

Global nutrition group issues first-ever consensus criteria for diagnosing malnutrition

Evidence of malnutrition - marked by "deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients" - can...

UNM study shows medical cannabis effective in treating a wide range of health conditions

Credit: University of New Mexico stock image Utilizing new mobile application technology, researchers at The University of New Mexico found...

Kessler Foundation receives grant to study outcomes of new stroke treatment

Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation, Inc. The...

Study identifies key features of interventions to help patients in need find jobs

Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, September 10, 2018 - Health care organizations can play a key role in supporting unemployed...

Modern antiplatelet therapy: When is clopidogrel the right choice?

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0049 Punag Divanji and...

Use of bivalirudin for anticoagulation in interventional cardiovascular procedures

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0045 Zhen Ge, Jaya...

The current state of transradial access

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0032 Jennifer A. Rymer...

The role of cardiac catheterization after cardiac arrest