Health
Getting to the heart of congenital cardiac defects
Credit: UNC School of Medicine June 12, 2018 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Heart defects are the most common type...
Study links content of service members’ art to their trauma levels
Credit: Courtesy of the BMJ Open When making visual art during their recovery from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), military service...
Basketball teams playing for survival in critical NBA playoffs are more likely to lose
If a sports team plays a critical game in which losing means elimination from a league, do they work harder...
Researchers map brain of blind patient who can see motion
Credit: Western University, Canada Neuroscientists at Western University's Brain and Mind Institute, have confirmed and detailed a rare case of...
Discovery shines light on the mystery of cell death in MS
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a unique process of brain cell death that affects...
Patients unable to resume work after heart attack face depression and financial hardship
DALLAS, June 12, 2018 - More people than ever are able to resume working after a heart attack, but those...
Potential new treatment for drug addiction relapse revealed
Research published in Addiction Biology by scientists at the University of Bath reveals a new potential mechanism for combatting drug...
Young drivers with autism spectrum disorder may need more time to learn basic driving skills
June 12, 2018 - When first learning to drive, young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have more difficulty with...
First influenza-specific neuraminidase test kit for flu vaccines
(InDevR, Inc.) InDevR Inc. announced product release of the first ever commercial reagent kit designed explicitly for assessment of neuraminidase...
PCORI, AHA award $5 million to establish center to support more informed AFib treatment decisions
WASHINGTON, DC (June 12, 2018) -- A new research center will produce and test decision aids to help people with...
Platform uses artificial intelligence to diagnose Zika and other pathogens
A platform that can diagnose several diseases with a high degree of precision using metabolic markers found in patients' blood...
CureWorks Collaborative launches to accelerate development of immunotherapy treatments
SEATTLE - June 12, 2018 - Seattle Children's, with participating members Children's National Health System, BC Children's Hospital and Children's...
Graphene carpets: So neurons communicate better
A work led by SISSA and published on Nature Nanotechnology reports for the first time experimentally the phenomenon of ion...
Frequent use of the ER fell after the Affordable Care Act
The odds of being a frequent user of California's emergency departments dropped in the two years following the implementation of...
Better physical fitness and lower aortic stiffness key to slower brain aging
Credit: Swinburne University of Technology Better physical fitness and lower aortic stiffness key to slower brain ageing The rate of...
Rheumatology leaders urge HHS to adopt drug policy principles that protect patient access
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to the Trump Administration's American Patients First drug pricing blueprint, the American College of Rheumatology...
Honey may reduce injury in children who have swallowed button batteries
Ingestion of button batteries, which are frequently found in the household setting, can rapidly lead to caustic esophageal injury in...
AACR to host international lymphoma meeting in Boston
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will host its Inaugural AACR International Meeting: Advances in Malignant Lymphoma later this...
Recipe for perfect balance of breaks and repairs in our genome could help fight cancer
Recipe for the perfect balance of breaks and repairs in our genome could help fight cancer and brain ageing New...
UTSA researchers create method that can quickly and accurately detect infections
Credit: Photo courtesy of The University of Texas at San Antonio (SAN ANTONIO, June 12, 2018) -- A new study...
