Health

July 6, 2026

Experts band together to eradicate prostate cancer

Credit: Monash University Monday 23 July, 2018 A team of scientists and clinicians have developed a faster and more accurate...

Center for Infectious Disease Research to join Seattle Children’s Research Institute

Credit: Seattle Children's SEATTLE - July 24, 2018 - After 42 years as the oldest and largest, independent non-profit organization...

New guidelines for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults

Credit: UAB Photo The International Antiviral Society-USA Panel has released updated recommendations for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection...

UCLA biologist works to create a new field, merging the sciences and architecture

July 25, 2018

Credit: Roy Wollman How do spaces affect us, and animals? UCLA biologist Noa Pinter-Wollman had the idea that we can...

First randomised trial of ‘kick and kill’ approach to HIV cure leaves puzzles to be solved

Researchers have reported the results of the first randomised clinical trial to test a novel strategy involving waking up and...

Ebola virus gene stolen and preserved by myotis bats, study finds

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A gene from the deadly Ebola virus that allows the virus to escape from the human...

New research focuses on treating non-cognitive symptoms of people with dementia

Chicago, July 24, 2018 - New research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago focuses on...

Updated recommendations for treating, preventing HIV infection

Bottom Line: A volunteer panel of experts in HIV research and patient care evaluated new data and treatments to update...

Novel intervention for anxiety symptoms among people with Bipolar Disorder

Credit: Lancaster University Psychologists at Lancaster University have devised a novel psychological intervention to address Anxiety in Bipolar Disorder (AIBD)....

Emergency departments can be an effective venue for Hepatitis C virus testing

Boston Medical Center has shown that testing for the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) outside the typical high-risk population can be...

Virtual reality may help students experience life with dementia first hand

Chicago, July 23, 2018 - Virtual reality technology gives high school students greater insight into what it's like to be...

The shape in water: First nanoscale measurements of biomolecule folding in liquid

Credit: NIST Tinkering with a method they helped develop over the last few years, scientists have for the first time...

Researchers find connection between viruses and inflammatory bowel disease

AURORA, Colo. (July 23, 2018) - A study led by a researcher at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus...

Study finds flushing water lines protects inconsistently and may increase lead exposure

New Orleans, LA - Research conducted by LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health finds that the current recommendations...

New scholarly focus needed to help solve global food crisis, U-M experts say

ANN ARBOR--The global food system is unsustainable and urgently needs an overhaul. Yet current approaches to finding solutions through applied...

How experience changes basics of memory formation

Credit: Brian Wiltgen/UC Davis We know instinctively that our experiences shape the way we learn. If we are highly familiar...

The ‘secret sauce’ for high-performing NICUs

Credit: Children's National Health System Leaders of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the nation share the same play books...

Depleting microbiome with antibiotics can affect glucose metabolism

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 23, 2018) A new study from the Salk Institute has found that mice that have...

Greater efforts are needed to address ‘financial toxicity’ of cancer treatment

In addition to facing new concerns about their health, individuals who are diagnosed with cancer often worry about the financial...

Breakthrough in battle against type 2 diabetes