Health
Ultrasound-triggered liposomes for on-demand, local anesthesia
Credit: Mary O'Reilly Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found a new way to non-invasively relieve pain at local sites...
Diagnosing & treating diabetes in heart attack patients improves…
People with heart problems often have diabetes, which puts them at greater risk for heart attacks, heart failure and stroke....
Dartmouth scientists shed light on how our brains see the world
HANOVER, N.H. – A Dartmouth study reveals how the brain understands motion and still objects to help us navigate our...
New method for monitoring fetal heartbeat
Researchers have developed a technique to accurately isolate fetal heart sounds from background noise in acoustic recordings, allowing them to...
Honey bees have sharper eyesight than we thought
Credit: Dr Elisa Rigosi, Lund University. Research conducted at the University of Adelaide has discovered that bees have much better...
Expanding throughout Indiana, OPTIMISTIC study tests new CMS payment…
Credit: OPTIMISTIC INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University's OPTIMISTIC study has added an additional 25 facilities across Indiana as it expands its...
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz obtains approval for Humboldt Professorship in Biology
Credit: photo/©: Stowers Institute Nominated by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB), chromosome...
New study compares bone-inducing properties of 3-D-printed mineralized…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 13, 2017–A new study of bone formation from stem cells...
Tourassi named top scientist at ORNL’s annual Awards night
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 28, 2017 — Georgia Tourassi of Oak...
$1.225M Viertel Fellowship to advance critical lung research
Lung researcher Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat has won a competitive $1.225 million Viertel Fellowship for an ambitious research program to advance...
Inequality and social exclusion drive mental health problems in…
Credit: Lena Mustonen/Umeå University A survey of nearly 1000 households in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand showed that six...
3-D-printable implants may ease damaged knees
Credit: Feichen Yang DURHAM, N.C. — A cartilage-mimicking material created by researchers at Duke University may one day allow surgeons...
PARP inhibitor improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced breast cancers and BRCA
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center In a randomized, Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD...
T-cells engineered to outsmart tumors induce clinical responses in relapsed Hodgkin…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Jan. 16, 2018)-Tumors have come up with ingenious strategies that enable them to evade detection...
Targeted treatment could prevent spread of pancreatic cancer, heart…
Credit: University of Cincinnati Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have shown that a new targeted...
Inflammatory complications of immunodeficiency disease may benefit from imaging technique
Credit: (c) S.Jolles, University Hospital of Wales A new proof of concept study has shown that an imaging technique more...
Confronted with bacteria, infected cells die so others can live, Penn study finds
Credit: University of Pennsylvania The immune system is contantly performing surveillance to detect foreign organisms that might do harm. But...
Vestibular function declines starting at age 40
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis of Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Boston, Mass. — A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye...
Beauty business based on MIT bioengineering
Jennifer Aniston is co-owner of Living Proof, a hair care company whose products are based on discoveries at MIT's Langer...
American Geriatrics Society voices opposition to amended American Health Care Act
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Following a review of the recently released MacArthur Amendment to the American Health Care...
