Health
Expanding the pipeline for the healthcare professions
Credit: University of Houston 'Disparity' is a bad word to Lorraine Reitzel, chair of the Department of Psychological, Health and...
Treating epilepsy and brain traumas by neurotransmitters
Roustem Khazipov, Head of the group of researchers from Kazan Federal University and Aix-Marseille University, "Brain activity is based on...
Complete clearance of hepatitis B is rare — especially in women and people of Asian…
Researchers at several different US sites have found that less than one-third of 1% of patients infected with hepatitis B...
US-born workers receive disability benefits more often than workers…
No matter where they came from, people born outside the United States but working here are much less likely to...
New cardiac catheter combines light and ultrasound to measure plaques
Credit: Marcu Lab/UC Davis To win the battle against heart disease, cardiologists need better ways to identify the composition of...
Gene variant identified for Kawasaki disease susceptibility
Credit: UC San Diego Health Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common acquired heart disease in children. Untreated, roughly one-quarter...
Grant enables study of mosquito virus as a genetic lab tool, malaria…
Credit: Jason Rasgon lab A virus that infects a species of malaria-transmitting mosquito could help scientists gain a better understanding...
MD Anderson-led study develops prediction model for lung cancer risk…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new personalized...
New test identifies patients with diabetes who are at high risk of kidney failure
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (April 18, 2017) – Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center have developed a prognostic tool that...
Protein movement of hair bundles in the inner ear may preserve hearing…
Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of hair cells capture the energy of sound waves,...
Early childhood exposure to Medicaid linked to better adult health, UMD study shows
Expanding publicly funded health insurance to low-income children could have long-term benefits for adult health, according to new research from...
PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate…
1. Re-analysis of evidence suggests that PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate cancer Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M16-2586 Editorial:...
Alzheimer’s disease biomarker identified across test sites
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 12, 2017–A new study has demonstrated the potential to use...
Mass. General-led team identifies gene mutations behind lack of a nose
Credit: Natalie Shaw, MD Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) led a large, international research team that has identified gene...
Alzheimer’s drug targeting soluble amyloid falls short in a large clinical trial
Credit: Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (January 24, 2015)–A paper published today in the New England Journal of...
New blood test for the detection of bovine TB
A new blood test to detect Mycobacteria in blood has been developed by a team at The University of Nottingham...
Johns Hopkins researchers uncover more genetic links to brain cancer…
Credit: Chris Heaphy Two recently discovered genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissue cells — an altered gene...
CU Anschutz: Law enforcement and gun retailers are resources for safe gun storage
Credit: University of Colorado Anschutz Law enforcement agencies and gun retailers can be resources to concerned families for storing guns...
Finding the root cause of bronchiolitis symptoms
Credit: Children's National Health System Every winter, doctors' offices and hospital emergency rooms fill with children who have bronchiolitis, an...
New findings on physical activity could shape treatment for mild…
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE — For older adults, physical activity is apt to shield against cognitive decline and forms...
