Health

COLOGNE. For most patients in intensive care, the patient records contain neither an advance directive nor a medical power of...

New chemical synthesis method can produce an exciting range of novel compounds

July 5, 2017

Credit: NITech Chemists at Nagoya Institute of Technology have developed an innovative chemical reaction system, which could have applications for...

Mapping genes could improve cancer diagnosis

Large-scale changes to the structure of the genome are often seen in cancer cells. Scientists at the Babraham Institute in...

DYNAMO joins the war on diabetic kidney disease

Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore, 4 July 2017 - Including investigators from all three medical schools in Singapore, as well...

The role of electrochemotherapy in radiosensitization of tumor cells

Credit: Ali Yadollahpour et al., Bentham Science Publishers Radiotherapy is an important method in treatment of tumors, but it can...

Combining antibiotics proves more effective against common infection

The common and highly resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium is a fatal threat to weakened and ill patients. A new study...

Back to the future: The most efficient option for treating unexplained infertility

Geneva, 3 July 2017: An inexpensive fertility drug, which has been available for more than 50 years and can be...

Studies compare types of insulin for reducing episodes of low blood sugar for patients with Type 1 or 2 diabetes

Treatment with the insulin degludec compared to glargine U100 for 32 weeks resulted in a reduced rate of hypoglycemic (low...

Quantum probes dramatically improve detection of nuclear spins

Credit: David A. Broadway/cqc2t.org Researchers at the University of Melbourne have demonstrated a way to detect nuclear spins in molecules...

What are outcomes later in life for high school football players?

In a study of men who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957, playing high school football was not adversely...

Quick test finds signs of sepsis in a single drop of blood

Credit: Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis...

Is concussion associated with abnormal menstrual patterns in young women?

A study of nearly 130 girls and young women suggests concussion was associated with increased risk of having two or...

Muscles can ‘ask’ for the energy they need

Credit: Texas A&M Health Science Center Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a...

Female cancer survivors are one-third less likely to achieve pregnancy than women in general populat

Geneva, 3 July 2017: For the first time, a large population study has quantified the chance of pregnancy after treatment...

Differences in US infant mortality rates among black and white babies

A new research letter published by JAMA Pediatrics examined trends in overall and cause-specific infant mortality rates between non-Hispanic black...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announces new physician-scientist training awards

New York, NY (June 30, 2017) - Physician-scientists are crucial to moving scientific discoveries from the lab to patients, but...

Finnish mothers discovered to have gene variants that protect them from pre-eclampsia

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in cooperation with Professor John P. Atkinson's research group at the University of...

Decreasing height, increasing arthritis risk evolutionarily advantageous for humans

A single genetic change linked both to a reduction in human height and an increase in osteoarthritis risk might seem...

MNI to create world’s first ALS Phase 1 clinical trial unit