Health
Study finds hospital ICU overused
Credit: LA BioMed LOS ANGELES – (Dec. 27, 2016) – Intensive Care Units (ICUs), which provide the most expensive and...
Scientists investigate how different houses and lifestyles affect…
Credit: © Matt Bertone of North Carolina State University SAN FRANCISCO (November 10, 2017) – Humans have lived under the...
Dr. Fatima Sheikh named AGS Clinician of the Year
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has named Fatima Sheikh, MD, CMD, MPH, Medical Director...
UA Steele Children’s Research Center receives $1.73m to study autoimmune disease…
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center has been awarded...
New preclinical study indicates vaccine to prevent Zika infection in humans is feasible
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and collaborators at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...
GMU researchers discover new use for ultrasound technology to help…
Credit: courtesy of George Mason University There's hope for a better life for people who've lost an arm or leg,...
New 3-D imaging reveals how human cell nucleus organizes DNA and…
Credit: Horng D. Ou, Salk Institute. Sixty-four years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick described the now-iconic double helix structure...
Is rushing your child to the ER the right response?
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. — If...
Study examines survival of very low birthweight babies
A new study published in Acta Paediatrica indicates that survival of babies born weighing 500 g is poor despite advances...
New research shows vaccine protection against Zika virus
BOSTON – The rapid development of a safe and effective vaccine to prevent the Zika virus (ZIKV) is a global...
Bipartisan collaboration opens door to strengthen nation’s healthcare system, AGs
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society With renewed calls for bipartisan collaboration supporting high-quality, person-centered, and affordable health coverage for...
Interactive web tool shows potential impact of tobacco policies
ANN ARBOR — If the minimum age for buying tobacco legally were changed to 21, it could save more than...
Blood-clotting protein prevents repair in the brain
San Francisco, CA–November 2, 2017–Picture a bare wire, without its regular plastic coating. It's exposed to the elements and risks...
Scientists overcome missing data to demonstrate ART effectiveness in…
PHILADELPHIA–(Jan. 22, 2016) — Recent clinical trials conducted in South Africa have established that babies born with HIV should be...
Bright light therapy at midday helped patients with bipolar depression
Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO — Daily exposure to bright white light at midday significantly decreased symptoms of depression and increased...
Food industry can help lower cardiovascular diseases by adding little…
Adding seaweed to processed foods such as frozen pizzas, hot dogs and dried pasta will reduce cardiovascular diseases, concludes a...
Birds vs. bees: Study helps explain how flowers evolved to get…
Credit: Robert Gegear, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. – Ecologists who study flowering plants have long believed that flowers...
Correlation between height and risk of thrombosis
In a new study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers investigated the risk factors for blood clots, i.e. venous thromboembolism...
Sirt1 regulates proliferation and regeneration of glial progenitor…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Developing brains in newborns have a sizable pool of a certain type of...
Placebo and valium are equally effective for acute lower back pain in…
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — Emergency patients treated with naproxen and placebo had outcomes as good as...
