Health
USC Stem Cell scientists obtain ‘how to’ guide for…
Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study,...
Looking at the Bacteria Inside: A New Method of Viewing TB Bacteria
Researchers have developed a new method that will help them quickly determine the effectiveness of a TB treatment TB is...
Throwing molecular wrench into gene control machine leads to…
Credit: Vakoc Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Cancer researchers today announced they have developed a way of sidelining...
Vaccine strategy induces antibodies that can target multiple influenza…
Scientists have identified three types of vaccine-induced antibodies that can neutralize diverse strains of influenza virus that infect humans. The...
Cervical lesions change fastest in Hispanics, slowest in blacks — for better and worse
Credit: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association CHICAGO–January 11, 2018–Physicians determining treatment options following abnormal Pap smears now have another...
Rapid-tests to carry out early heart attack diagnosis and to identify sepsis in 10 minutes
Credit: ©NUST MISIS NUST MISIS scientists have developed a new type of membrane test strip for the quantitative immunochromatographic rapid-test...
$4 million grant funds Brain Safety Lab focused on brain health of…
INDIANAPOLIS — Brain health is critical to successful aging. A new four-year $4 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare...
Mindful yoga can reduce risky behaviors in troubled youth, says UC research
Credit: Aziz Acharki/Upsplash For some young people, dealing with life stressors like exposure to violence and family disruption often means...
About 1 in 5 adolescent victims of sexual harassment on social media…
IMAGE: Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in...
Duke Endowment grant to help UNC Lineberger roll out lay patient navigation program in…
Credit: UNC The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., has awarded a three-year, $600,000 grant to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center...
HKBU Chinese medicine scholars develop HKBU Chinese medicine scholars…
Credit: HKBU Chinese Medicine scholars at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have succeeded in developing a novel targeted delivery system...
New clinical trial using water to treat polycystic kidney disease
Credit: Westmead Medical Research Foundation A cheap, safe and effective treatment to polycystic kidney disease may soon be available, thanks...
Data analysis finds lower risk of infection with LASIK than with…
Credit: University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, Tenn. – Which causes fewer eye infections – contact lens wear or...
Face value
Scientists have long deemed the ability to recognize faces innate for people and other primates — something our brains just...
Special issue of Journal of Nursing Scholarship confronts climate…
Credit: NOAA Satellites A special issue of the Journal of Nursing Scholarship explores climate change, global health, and the role...
Calcium in arteries influences heart attack risk
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – August 8, 2017 – Patients without calcium buildup in the coronary arteries had significantly lower...
New book examines health challenges for the rapidly urbanizing planet
Toronto – By the year 2100, eight out of ten people in the world will reside in cities – a...
Glowing cancer tool illuminates benign, but dangerous, brain tumors…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – An experimental imaging tool that uses a targeted fluorescent dye successfully lit up the benign...
New study: Estimated burden of healthcare-associated infections
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the Robert Koch Institute, and the Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National...
Two gifts totaling $150 million add up to bright future for research at Children’s…
Credit: Children's Mercy / BSA Lifestructures Kansas City, Mo. – Jan. 11, 2018 – Two of Kansas City's iconic families...