Health

Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Diesel pollution is linked with heart damage, according to research presented today at...

New drug reduces transplant and mortality rates significantly in patients with hepatitis C

Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. Patients with hepatitis C who suffer from advanced stages of liver disease have renewed hope, thanks...

Researchers develop faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test for developing countries

Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Researchers in the UK and Peru have developed a faster and cheaper cardiac...

Isolated Greek villages reveal genetic secrets that protect against heart disease

A genetic variant that protects the heart against cardiovascular disease has been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger...

Penn State DNA ladders: Inexpensive molecular rulers for DNA research

Credit: Penn State University New, license-free DNA ladders will allow researchers to estimate the size of fragments of DNA for...

Study sweetens connection between cancer and sugar

Credit: University of Texas at Dallas In a new study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found...

New metamaterial-enhanced MRI technique tested on humans

Credit: © ITMO University Scientists from the Netherlands and Russia designed and tested a new metasurface-based technology for enhancing the...

Penn Medicine researchers identify brain network organization changes

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- As children age into adolescence and on into young adulthood, they show dramatic improvements in...

One in 3 high blood pressure patients failing to take medication

Novel urine test can identify when people are failing to take prescription drugs for hypertension Younger patients and females were...

Kidney transplants from diabetic donors will save more lives, sooner

PHILADELPHIA -- There are more than 98,000 people currently awaiting a kidney transplant in the United States. But the organs...

Mechanisms of neuronal cell death in AGE-exposed retinas — research and literature review

Gradual accumulation of glycated proteins, lipids and nucleic acid is a common process in normal aging, however rise in blood...

FDA approval granted to pediatric device used to treat esophageal birth defect

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted authorization for a magnetic device used to treat pediatric esophageal atresia, a...

Approach tested at FAU first to look at dolphin immune system

Credit: Florida Atlantic University For humans, there are hundreds of antibodies available on the market today to evaluate immune status...

Tiny shells indicate big changes to global carbon cycle