Health
Joint West Africa Research Group begins infectious disease surveillance study in Nigeria
The Joint West Africa Research Group (JWARG) began a study today designed to identify cases of suspected severe infectious disease...
Study showing 70 years of progress for LGBTQ students raises concerns…
Credit: Andy Duback The author of a new study showing slow but consistent progress in the experiences of LGBTQ students...
New study reveals contrasts in how groups of neurons function during…
Credit: Harvey Lab/HMS. By training mice to perform a sound identification task in a virtual reality maze, researchers at Harvard...
Proper exercise can reverse damage from heart aging
Credit: UTSW DALLAS – Jan. 8, 2018 – Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk...
Discovery puts the brakes on HIV’s ability to infect
Credit: University of Delaware/ Evan Krape and Jeffrey Chase Viewed with a microscope, the virus faintly resembles a pineapple–the universal...
Medication history for patients on blood thinners is critical to EMS
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — One change to field triage guidelines for emergency medical services (EMS) responding...
UTA professor awarded Talanta Medal for outstanding contributions to…
Credit: UTA Purnendu "Sandy" Dasgupta, the Hamish Small Chair of Ion Analysis in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at...
Brain damage caused by Zika exposure in utero can be detected by both…
Credit: Children's National Health System SAN DIEGO–Clinicians managing Zika-affected pregnancies should use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition to standard...
Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr named Dr. Mathilde Krim-amfAR Chair of Global Health
November 17, 2015 — The Trustees of Columbia University have approved a new endowed professorship in global health at the...
Recent Alzheimer’s drug disappointment illuminates pathway for progress against the…
Credit: UsA2 In a letter released today by UsAgainstAlzheimer's, Co-Founder and Chairman George Vradenburg said the negative clinical trial of...
New tool measures resilience in adolescent Syrian refugees
Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. — Researchers from Yale University, together with partners at universities in Canada, Jordan, and...
Find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in aged…
Credit: iStock ATLANTA — The brains of aged chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, show pathology similar to the human Alzheimer's...
Tracing a plant’s steps: Following seed dispersal using chloroplast DNA
Credit: Monica Grasty Plants spread their seeds across the landscape to colonize new areas, but it's difficult and expensive for...
NIA and DoD fund new studies on aiding family caregivers of patients with dementia or TBI
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS — Family caregivers of individuals who have cognitive disorders are faced with complex and stressful challenges...
Renowned Texas, orthopaedic surgeon, Jesse C. DeLee, MD, inducted into…
Credit: AOSSM TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – Jesse C. Delee, MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports...
Trump’s actions on sexual orientation/gender identity data…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 8, 2017–The Trump/Pence Administration's recent removal of sexual orientation and...
Study tests police training on rape, domestic violence victims
Credit: Harriet McHale/SHSU HUNTSVILLE, TX (11-3-16) — Three researchers at Sam Houston State University will evaluate a new training initiative...
Mutations unveiled that predispose lung cancers to refractory…
Credit: KAIST Cancer pedigree analysis reveals the mutations in RB1 and TP53 genes play a key role in treatment-resistant, cancer...
Terris receives Presidential Citation
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 11, 2017) – Dr. David Terris, a Regents' Professor in...
UNC researcher provides recommendations to stop violence against clinicians in China
Chen Zhongwei, the retired Director of Oral Health at Guangdong General Hospital in China, was attacked this spring and killed...