Health

July 17, 2026

Stroke rehab study uses neurostimulation to ‘rewire’ the brain, improve recovery

Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are among the...

EPJE highlight: Tumorcode, a software to simulate vascularized tumors

Credit: Springer The tumor vasculature is a major target of anticancer therapies. Rieger, Fredrich and Welter at Saarland University, Germany...

PD-L1 expression in medulloblastoma: An evaluation by subgroup

Credit: Allison M. Martin at [email protected] This study evaluated the expression of PD-L1 and markers of immune mediated resistance in...

California Precision Medicine Consortium joins NIH in launching All of Us Research Program

Credit: UC San Diego Health The All of Us Research Program officially opens for enrollment Sunday, May 6. Led by...

Researchers call for tougher standards for studies on obesity policies

> When a new park is built, a tax is instituted on fast food or a ban put in place...

Palliative care improves hospital care for seriously ill patients

Palliative care provided by specialist medical and nursing teams to patients with complex health needs significantly improves their experience of...

Food for thought: Ketogenic diets reduce athletes’ anaerobic performance

Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- Athletes who turn to ketogenic diets to help their performance in high-intensity, short...

UCI participates in NIHs landmark precision medicine research

(University of California - Irvine) The University of California, Irvine and nationwide partners are launching a landmark $1.5 billion National...

Distress in men following prostate cancer can be reduced

A new web-based support programme will help reduce the psychological stress that impacts men who are recovering from prostate cancer....

Posting, commenting and customizing on Facebook help involve, empower older adults

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Social networking sites, such as Facebook, offer tools and activities that may help older adults feel...

Gene therapy for lipoprotein lipase deficiency yields promising results

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 1, 2018--During the first 18 months after treatment with ali-pogene...

Strategy prevents blindness in mice with retinal degeneration

DURHAM, N.C. -- More than 2 million people worldwide live with inherited and untreatable retinal conditions, including retinitis pigmentosa, which...

Lymphatic endothelial cells promote melanoma to spread

Credit: Päivi Ojala Lab/University of Helsinki Despite the declining death rates for many individual cancer types, mortality for a few...

Communication difficulties linked to increased risk of self-harm and suicidal behavior

Washington, May 1, 2018 Children who have difficulties with social communication have a higher risk of self-harm with suicidal intent...

Blacks, whites equally as likely to be prescribed opioids for pain

ANN ARBOR--Racial disparities in pain management have been well-documented, with doctors historically more willing to prescribe opiates to whites than...

For high school baseball pitchers, extra throws on game day add up but go uncounted

For high school baseball pitchers, limiting throws during a game helps to prevent fatigue and injuries. But nearly half the...

$3.6 million boost in search for new malaria drugs

Credit: WEHI-TV, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Australia A $US3.6 million grant from global charity the Wellcome Trust will accelerate...

Use of ibuprofen and similar NSAIDs may shorten life of patients

Amsterdam, NL, May 1, 2018 - Ibuprofen, aspirin, and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications are among the most commonly utilized medications...

ISSCR 2018 to highlight research driving new discoveries and advances in regenerative medicine

Progress in stem cell research and its translation to medicine is the focus of the International Society for Stem Cell...

Army neuroscientists foresee intelligent agents on the battlefield