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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
Loading video... Credit: UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory Experiments with tiny, shelled organisms in the ocean suggest big changes to...
Parents’ divorce increases risk of health disorders in children
The children's well-being is usually one of the biggest concerns when a couple gets a divorce. Scientists at the universities...
Harvard Medical School expert calls for protection of critical gains made in cancer care under ACA
Cancer -- the second leading cause of death in the United States -- claims more than 600,000 lives each year....
New report finds quarter of adults with autism on disability services don’t have work or activities
A quarter of adults with autism who use developmental disability services are not working or participating in other structured activities...
Brain anatomy differs in people with 22q genetic risk for schizophrenia, autism
A UCLA study characterizes, for the first time, brain differences between people with a specific genetic risk for schizophrenia and...
How listening to music in a group influences depression
Listening to music together with others has many social benefits, including creating and strengthening interpersonal bonds. It has previously been...
Zika reached Miami at least four times, Caribbean travel likely responsible
Credit: Photo by Faith Hark LA JOLLA, CA - May 24, 2017- With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere,...
Establishing palliative care organization and delivery worldwide
Credit: Lancaster University Emeritus Professor Sheila Payne and Dr Sean Hughes from Lancaster University in the UK have both contributed...
Nearly 500 supporters joined ATS rally on Capitol Hill: Lab coats for lungs
Credit: ATS WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2017 - In an ATS 2017 International Conference first, respiratory health professionals and...
Zika virus spread undetected for many months, NIH-supported study finds
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Genetic analysis of samples collected as the Zika virus (ZIKV) spread throughout the Americas after its introduction...
Near real-time genomic sequencing maps introduction and spread of Zika virus in US
A new study by a multi-national research team, including scientists from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases...
Nearly 500 dupporters joined ATS rally on Capitol Hill: Lab coats for lungs
Credit: ATS WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2017 - In an ATS 2017 International Conference first, respiratory health professionals and...
New online database has answers on mitochondrial disorders
Credit: Cristina Nadalutti and Jack Griffith EAST LANSING, Mich. - Providing answers -- or at least more information -- to...
