Health
Now, you can hold a copy of your brain in the palm of your hand
Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University What if you could hold a physical model of your own brain in your...
Charité gains new Collaborative Research Center for diagnostic imaging
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) At the meeting of the German Research Foundation's review panel on May 17, Charité -- Universitätsmedizin...
New drugs could also be deployed against lung and pancreatic cancers
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich A new anti-cancer drug may be effective against a wider range of...
Mathematical model explains why metastasis can occur even when cancer is caught early
The concept of survival of the fittest most often applies to the competition that occurs within and between animal species,...
TGen, Northwestern University study of ‘SuperAgers’ offers genetic clues to performance
PHOENIX, Ariz., and CHICAGO, Ill. -- May 29, 2018 -- All humans experience some cognitive decline as they age. But...
Positive recommendation IDMC to Zepsyre® to continue Phase III trial small-cell lung cancer
(Pharmamar) PharmaMar has announced today that the Independent Data Monitoring Committee has notified the Company of its recommendation that the...
Tufts CTSI and MIT announce research collaboration
Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced today a new collaboration...
Wayne State College of Nursing receives $2.6M HRSA grant to expand BSN training in Detroit
DETROIT - In Detroit and across the nation, the need for nurses who practice on community-based primary care and public...
Growth hormone may provide new hope for stroke survivors
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Less fatigue and better recovery of cognitive abilities such as learning and memory. These may...
Olfactory receptor as therapeutic target in bladder cancer
Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers from Bochum have detected an olfactory receptor in the human bladder that might prove useful for...
Wake Forest researchers create advanced brain organoid to model strokes, screen drugs
Credit: WFIRM WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - May 29, 2018 - Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have developed a...
Four skills key in establishing nurse-led cross-sector collaborations
PHILADELPHIA (May 29, 2018) - About 70 percent of all variations in health care outcomes are explained by individuals' social...
Genes found related to the reduction of proteins that contribute to Alzheimer’s onset
In the ongoing quest for a successful treatment for Alzheimer's disease, a team of scientists from several leading research institutions...
Recreational football an absolute winner for 55- to 70-year-olds with prediabetes
Credit: Magni Mohr Twice-weekly football training combined with dietary guidance improves fitness level and cardiovascular health profile in untrained 55-70-year-old...
WIC participation better among vulnerable, US citizen children whose mothers are eligible for DACA
Results of a study of nearly 2,000 U.S. citizen children and their mothers add to growing evidence of the multigenerational,...
Data from online physician review sites may be skewed and misleading to consumers, new study finds
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (May 29, 2018) -- Physician satisfaction scores on online third-party review sites tend to be skewed...
Understanding the origin of Alzheimer’s, looking for a cure
Montreal, May 29, 2018 - After a decade of work, a team led by Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont researcher and Université de...
Surgical outcomes equivalent whether physician anesthesiologist assisted by nurse anesthetist or AA
CHICAGO - Patients who undergo inpatient surgery experience no difference in death rates, hospital length of stay or costs between...
Chemical compound produces beneficial inflammation, remyelination that could help treat MS
Credit: I. Pittalwala. UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Drugs available to treat multiple sclerosis, a leading cause of neurological disability...
Researchers identify the electrophysiological sign of cerebral infarction
Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have analyzed the underlying electrophysiological indicators of subarachnoid hemorrhage, the second most common type...
