Health
A cellular tango: Immune and nerve cells work together to fight gut…
Credit: Drs. Greg Sonnenberg and David Artis, Weill Cornell Medicine. Nerve cells in the gut play a crucial role in...
Medical school program addresses rural physician shortage
IMAGE: Jana Porter, associate director of the MU School of Medicine's Area Health Education Center and Rural Track Pipeline Program...
Holding infants — or not — can leave traces on their genes
Credit: UBC Faculty of Medicine The amount of close and comforting contact between infants and their caregivers can affect children...
Research at MDI Biological Laboratory examines role of early-life…
Credit: Eager Eye Photography BAR HARBOR, MAINE — Scientists have long known that chronic exposure to psychosocial stress early in...
Recruitment begins for world’s first ovarian cancer vaccine trial
Credit: UConn Health/Janine Gelineau. UConn Health is beginning to recruit patients for the world's first personalized genomics-driven ovarian cancer vaccine...
Tax reform proposal has serious implications for older americans
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) advised members of Congress that the...
Antivenoms ineffective for common fatal snakebite
Credit: Tom Charlton University of Queensland researchers have found that antivenoms produced using snakes from one region may perform poorly...
Stem cells collected from fat may have use in anti-aging treatments
Credit: Penn Medicine (PHILADELPHIA) – Adult stem cells collected directly from human fat are more stable than other cells –...
Researchers study biology of octopuses to develop autonomous robots
Credit: Sun Czar Belous An interdisciplinary team of researchers has received a $2,098,880 grant to study how the complex movements...
Science confirms you should stop and smell the roses
Credit: UBC Okanagan Is it any wonder that most happiness idioms are associated with nature? Happy as a pig in...
Stress may protect — at least in bacteria
Credit: IST Austria Antibiotics harm bacteria and stress them. Trimethoprim (TMP), an antibiotic, inhibits the growth of the bacterium Escherichia...
Researchers reverse heart failure in Marfan mice
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In experiments with mice that have a rodent form of Marfan syndrome, Johns Hopkins researchers report...
An international study opens the door to personalized treatment for…
Credit: Made by CIMA researchers An international multicenter study has identified a molecule that will open the door to personalized...
US workers without paid sick leave more likely to forego preventive…
Credit: Florida Atlantic University More than 20 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
Combining risk scores improves identification of AFib patients at…
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Combining risk scores helps clinicians better identify atrial fibrillation patients who face increased risks...
Keeping moving — flat worms shed light on role of migrating stem…
Credit: Prasad Abnave A new study carried out by the University of Oxford has used flat worms to look at...
Bird bugs shed new light on malaria infection
The Griffith University study investigated parasite interactions in wild birds and found they are a crucial indicator of malaria infection...
Heart valves made from tissue rather than metal may be better for middle-aged patients
Chicago, Jan. 12, 2016 – Patients between the ages of 40 and 70 who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) may...
Understanding how HIV evades the immune system
Credit: Imaging CoE Monash University (Australia) and Cardiff University (UK) researchers have come a step further in understanding how the...
Children’s sleep quality linked to mothers’ insomnia
Credit: University of Warwick Children sleep more poorly if their mothers suffer from insomnia symptoms – potentially affecting their mental...