Health

September 12, 2026

University, medical foundations partner to create Brown Physicians, Inc.

Credit: David Del Poio for Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In an effort aimed at achieving greater integration of patient...

Penn Medicine’s Irene Hurford receives Exemplary Psychiatrist Award

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- Irene Hurford, MD, an assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry, has received a 2017...

Total abdominal wall transplantation for complex transplant cases — experts outline technique

May 26, 2017 - For some patients undergoing intestinal or multi-organ transplantation, closing the abdominal wall poses a difficult surgical...

Penn study finds gray matter density increases during adolescence

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- For years, the common narrative in human developmental neuroimaging has been that gray matter in...

Chemical array draws out malignant cells to guide individualized cancer treatment

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Melanoma is a particularly difficult cancer to treat once it has...

Small non-profit’s unconventional approach offers new hope with autism suramin trial

DALLAS, TX - May 26, 2017 - Results released today from an N of One: Autism Research Foundation supported clinical...

Increased facial and head injuries after motorcycle helmet law change in Michigan

May 26, 2017 - Skull fractures and other head and facial injuries from motorcycle trauma in Michigan have doubled since...

Diesel pollution linked to heart damage

Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Diesel pollution is linked with heart damage, according to research presented today at...

New drug reduces transplant and mortality rates significantly in patients with hepatitis C

Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. Patients with hepatitis C who suffer from advanced stages of liver disease have renewed hope, thanks...

Researchers develop faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test for developing countries

Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Researchers in the UK and Peru have developed a faster and cheaper cardiac...

Isolated Greek villages reveal genetic secrets that protect against heart disease

A genetic variant that protects the heart against cardiovascular disease has been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger...

Penn State DNA ladders: Inexpensive molecular rulers for DNA research

Credit: Penn State University New, license-free DNA ladders will allow researchers to estimate the size of fragments of DNA for...

Study sweetens connection between cancer and sugar

Credit: University of Texas at Dallas In a new study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found...

New cellular target may put the brakes on cancer’s ability to spread

Credit: Will Kirk/JHU A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has discovered a biochemical signaling process that causes densely packed...

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