Health
LyoWave licenses Purdue freeze-drying innovations, enters collaboration with Millrock Technology
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — LyoWave Inc., a high-tech startup, is commercializing innovative microwave heating technologies developed at Purdue University that improve...
Seeking medical insights in the physics of mucus
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2024 – As much as we might not want to think about it, mucus is everywhere in...
Asthma education is key to reducing deaths worldwide, say respiratory health associations
NEW YORK, NY - May 7, 2024 – On World Asthma Day 2024 the message is clear: "Asthma Education Empowers."...
60% of women with disabilities view cannabis as a ‘harmless’ drug
A growing number of states and territories in the United States have legalized medical and recreational cannabis use. As such,...
Years after his death, late scientist’s work could yield new cancer treatments
Some of the final work of a late University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist has opened the door for...
A smart neckband for tracking dietary intake
A smart neckband allows wearers to monitor their dietary intake. Automatically monitoring food and fluid intake can be useful when...
Gut bacteria metabolite shows promise of fighting inflammatory bowel disease
Gut microbiota or the population of microbial inhabitants in the intestine, plays a key role in digestion and maintenance of...
Babraham Institute receives £48M strategic investment from BBSRC for a four-year programme of work to promote lifelong health
The Babraham Institute has been awarded £48m from BBSRC, part of UK Research and Innovation, to support its core research...
Childhood sedentariness linked to premature heart damage – light physical activity reversed the risk
An increase in sedentary time from childhood caused progressing heart enlargement, a new study shows. However, light physical activity could...
Caterbot? Robatapillar? It crawls with ease through loops and bends
Engineers at Princeton and North Carolina State University have combined ancient paperfolding and modern materials science to create a soft...
Purdue pharmacy researcher receives $2.4 million NIH grant to fight antimicrobial-resistant lung infections
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Qi “Tony” Zhou, a researcher in Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy has received a $2.4 million grant from...
The Ottawa Hospital is expanding life-saving biotherapeutics research and manufacturing to its new campus thanks to $59 million grant
The Ottawa Hospital is receiving $59 million to boost Canada’s capacity to develop and manufacture life-saving biotherapeutics, including vaccines, gene...
Study reveals APOE4 gene duplication as a new genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from the Research Area on Neurological Diseases, Neuroscience, and Mental Health at the Sant Pau Research Institute, led by...
Machine learning for maternal health: University of Oklahoma engineer receives NSF Career Award for preeclampsia study
Norman, OK – Talayeh Razzaghi, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Oklahoma, has been...
SwRI’s Herron named 2024 ASSP Safety Professional of the Year
SAN ANTONIO — May 6, 2024 —The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has named Southwest Research Institute’s Matthew Herron,...
SCAI names James B. Hermiller, MD, MSCAI, President for 2024-25
LONG BEACH (May 4, 2024) James B. Hermiller, MD, MSCAI, director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship and the Structural Heart Program...
Affordable Care Act expansions improved access to cancer care, study suggests
Insurance expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were linked with an increase in patients receiving care at accredited cancer...
Quantifying U.S. health impacts from gas stoves
Households with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a study of air pollution in U.S....
ADA Forsyth ranks number 1 on the East Coast in oral health research
Cambridge, Mass., – ADA Forsyth Institute (AFI) researchers received just under $10 million funding from the National Institute of Dental...
Leadership in MS Rehabilitation recognized: John DeLuca, PhD, awarded 2024 Giants of MS® Honor
East Hanover, NJ – May 3, 2024 – John DeLuca, PhD, of Kessler Foundation was named recipient of the 2024...