Health
Minimally invasive surgeries underused in older patients, new study finds
A study of more than 200,000 Medicare patients who had common surgical procedures shows that, compared to the general population,...
Researchers find algorithm for large-scale brain simulations
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich An international group of researchers has made a decisive step towards creating the technology to achieve simulations...
Effect of Medicaid policies on health in Arizona studied by UAHS and ASU researchers
Researchers with the Center for Population Science and Discovery at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are studying the impact...
Capturing brain signals with soft electronics
Credit: Thor Balkhed Klas Tybrandt, principal investigator at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University, has developed new technology...
Drug-producing bacteria possible with synthetic biology breakthrough
Credit: University of Warwick Bacteria could be programmed to produce drugs, thanks to breakthrough research into synthetic biology from the...
How does resolving cannabis problems differ from problems with alcohol or other drugs?
Individuals who report having resolved a problem with cannabis use appear to have done so at younger ages than those...
Bentham Science publishes sixth volume of the book series, Topics in Anti-Cancer Research
Bentham Science Publishers has published the sixth volume of its patent book series, Topics in Anti-Cancer Research. The book series...
For flour beetles, it’s better to be a woman in a man’s world
Credit: Ipsa Jain In red flour beetle society, being a female in a male world is actually advantageous. Unlike humans,...
Rice team designs lens-free fluorescent microscope
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 5, 2018) - Lenses are no longer necessary for some microscopes, according to...
TSRI researchers uncover culprit in Parkinson’s brain cell die-off
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL -- March 5, 2018 -- An estimated 10 million people worldwide are living...
Cancer stem cells, allies of the tumor and enemies of the patient
Credit: UEx The scientists of the UEx Molecular Biology of Cancer Research Group have a very clear objective. They want...
Novel PET imaging agent targets copper in tumors, detects prostate cancer recurrence early
Credit: A Piccardo et al., Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy RESTON, Va. - An Italian study featured in the March issue...
NCDR annual conference highlights the power of clinical data
The American College of Cardiology's NCDR Annual Conference begins on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Orlando. The conference brings together...
Birth control pills increase risk of ischemic stroke
MAYWOOD, IL - Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke, but this risk is very small among women who...
Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation awards six grants
The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) today awarded six new research grants totaling $1.85 million to leading academic institutions around...
Researchers use health data to predict who will use opioids after hospitalization
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are working to develop statistical models to better predict which patients...
Intermountain Healthcare building new global DNA database for future genetic discoveries
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Intermountain Healthcare is creating a new global DNA registry based on medical histories from...
Culturing cheaper stem cells
Credit: Kyoto Univ iCeMS Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) can infinitely self-renew and develop into all major cell types in...
‘Epigenetic landscape’ is protective in normal aging, impaired in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Coronal section of human brain indicating The lab of Shelley Berger, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania...
Number of paid sick days directly impacts how Americans use preventive care like flu shots
Credit: Florida Atlantic University How much is enough? That is what researchers from Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University...
