Health
Where are the new therapies for heart disease?
Credit: Center for Integration of Science and Industry Despite dramatic reductions in the death rate from cardiovascular disease, which includes...
New online pharmacy research journal uses open-access publishing to increase dissemination
Credit: University of Huddersfield THE latest global research in pharmacy – from lab-based discoveries to an analysis of the health...
Spreading rumors on Twitter and mistaking retweets for truth
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 22, 2017–A new study of the believability of information received...
Using DNA strands to design new polymer materials
Credit: The Sleiman Lab/McGIll University McGill University researchers have chemically imprinted polymer particles with DNA strands – a technique that...
Hold the salt: Gut reaction may impair the brains of mice
Credit: Image courtesy of Iadecola lab, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, N.Y. We are often warned of the dangers of...
Experimental drug against hepatitis C slows down Zika virus infection in mice
Credit: KU Leuven – Rob Stevens Virologists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that an experimental antiviral drug against hepatitis...
Is Chinese massage an effective and cost-effective treatment for chronic neck pain?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2017– A new study evaluating a form of Chinese...
Enzyme that digests vitamin A also may regulate testosterone levels
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An enzyme that converts the dietary carotenoid beta carotene into vitamin...
Progesterone may be key to preventing recurrent miscarriage
Credit: Harvey J. Kliman, M.D., Yale School of Medicine For women who suffer multiple pregnancy losses in the first four...
City living can make asthma worse for poor children, study finds
Credit: Pixabay Results of a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers using national data add to evidence that living in...
$11.6 million NIH grant supports Temple’s exploration of new possibilities in heart…
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) – The incidence of heart disease is on the...
Lloyd Paul Aiello receives JDRF Award for Excellence in Type 1…
Credit: John Soares Boston – (June 12, 2017) – The JDRF has awarded Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., the 2017...
Art courses could help medical students become better clinical…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA — Observation skills are an essential component of any medical education, aiding doctors during patient exams...
High levels of antibiotic-resistance in Indian poultry farming raises concerns
Washington, DC - A new study from India raises questions about the dangers to human health of farming chicken with...
A mission without borders
Credit: Credit: NASA It's 4:00 in the morning in Oklahoma City. Miss Stewart stands in her backyard waiting for the...
Experts: 1 in 3 cases of dementia preventable, nonmedical therapies ideal for dementia
Credit: Keck Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES - Managing lifestyle factors such as hearing loss, smoking, hypertension and depression could...
Immune-cell numbers predict response to combination immunotherapy in melanoma
Whether a melanoma patient will better respond to a single immunotherapy drug or two in combination depends on the abundance...
Researchers identify critical need for standardized organ donation metrics
PHILADELPHIA -- Across the country, there are 58 Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO), which are responsible for recovering and distributing organs...
Perceiving oneself as less physically active than peers is linked to a shorter lifespan
Would you say that you are physically more active, less active, or about equally active as other people your age?...
USF Biologists find frog’s future health influenced by gut microbes as tadpoles
Credit: University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (July 20, 2017) - University of South Florida biologists have found that a...
