Health
Founders of Global Burden of Disease study receive award for research excellence
TORONTO - The co-founders of the groundbreaking Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), Professors Christopher Murray and Alan Lopez, have...
New RiR awards to build connections and support knowledge exchange
A new pilot initiative intended to improve knowledge sharing between research universities and the Catapults was announced today by the...
AGS honors Drs. John Burton, George Drach for decades pioneering geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will this May honor two of the field's most...
New microsensor enables kidney dialysis to be customized
Credit: Eindhoven University of Technology. Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a microsensor that makes it possible to...
Honeybees may unlock the secrets of how the human brain works
Sheffield academics have discovered honeybee colonies adhere to the same laws as the brain when making collective decisions Parallels between...
At #AGS18, Drs. William Applegate, Thomas Edes honored for geriatrics leadership
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will this year honor not one but two pioneers...
DNDi, GSK, and University of Dundee to identify drug candidates to treat leishmaniasis and Chagas
Geneva / Brentford / Dundee - 27 March 2018 - The not-for-profit research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases...
CMU neuroscience and engineering team receives Chuck Noll Foundation Grant
The Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research has awarded a Carnegie Mellon University team a $130,000, three-year grant to...
UMN Medical School study uncovers new findings on antimicrobial drug synergy
MINNEAPOLIS - March 27, 2018 - New data from a study led by researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical...
£3 million boost for Liverpool advanced materials and healthcare research
(University of Liverpool) The University of Liverpool has been awarded more than £3 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences...
A combination of cancer immunotherapies could save more lives
The pre-clinical study, published in Clinical Cancer Research, by Dr Sarah Buchan and colleagues, combined antibodies targeting PD-1/PD-L1, a type...
University of Cincinnati researcher receives US patent for potential COPD treatment
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--A researcher in the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine has been granted a U.S....
AI improves touchscreen interfaces for users with impairments
Credit: Kochi University of Technology (KUT) Researchers at Aalto University, Finland, and Kochi University of Technology, Japan, developed a new...
Research Brief: Older adults often prescribed meds linked to higher side effect risks
Drugs with high-risk anticholinergic properties can lead to risks of developing serious adverse events, such as cognitive impairment, falls, dementia,...
UCLA-designed program helps former HIV-positive inmates maintain health after release from jail
Credit: Mike Fricano/UCLA After years of public health efforts, health care at the Los Angeles County Jail has significantly improved,...
Humans risked limb ischemia in exchange for bipedal walking
Credit: Dr. Yuichiro Arima Peripheral obstructive arterial disease develops when blood vessels narrow due to arteriosclerosis and blood flow in...
Marijuana may lead non-smokers to cigarettes
March 27, 2018 -- While cigarette smoking has long been on the decline, marijuana use is on the rise and,...
Detection of transcranial direct current stimulation deep in the living human brain
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina A defining characteristic of stroke is the loss of motor control due to structural...
Preclinical testing suggests some antioxidants may be effective in treating mitochondrial disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A systematic study of seven antioxidants commonly taken by or suggested to benefit children and...
USDA invests in research on environmental benefits of woody fruit, nut crops
Credit: Sarah Taylor Lovell, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced...
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