Health
Mount Sinai announces partnership with the Brazilian Clinical Research Institute to advance cardiovascular disease research and medical education
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the...
New method enables efficient isolation of raccoon-borne food poisoning pathogen
Osaka, Japan – As cute as raccoons may look, their behaviors are troublesome, and so are their droppings. Known to...
MCG Anesthesiology Externship Program helps grow profession
A unique program that sees students at the Medical College of Georgia working as anesthesia technologists throughout their four years...
Water-quality risks linked more to social factors than money
When we determine which communities are more likely to get their water from contaminated supplies, median household income is not...
Chris Allen named chief financial officer of Keck Medicine of USC
LOS ANGELES — Keck Medicine of USC has named Chris Allen chief financial officer (CFO), effective Aug. 31. He previously served...
Why are male kidneys more vulnerable to disease than female kidneys? USC Stem Cell-led mouse study points to testosterone
Female kidneys are known to be more resilient to disease and injury, but males need not despair. A new USC...
IKIDS child health research gets another boost in funding
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Seven years after an initial $17.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health, the Illinois Kids...
Clarissa Campbell and Barbara Maier at CeMM receive ERC Starting Grants
Two scientists at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have received prestigious ERC...
Uncovering thalassemia diversity in southern china through next-generation sequencing
Around 5.2% of the global population carries abnormal hemoglobin genes . Each year, 300,000 to 500,000 children are born with...
Invasive Alien Species Pose Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security and Human Health: IPBES report
The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged. According to a major new...
$26M NIH grant addresses environmental influences on child health
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Backed by a $26 million federal grant, researchers at three Michigan universities, a leading health care...
Precarious employment conditions can increase risk of early death
People without a secure job contract can reduce their risk of premature death by 20 per cent if they gain...
UMC Utrecht investigates the link between RSV infection and chronic respiratory tract disease
UMC Utrecht will lead an international consortium that will try to answer a key question that’s in the mind of...
Di-isononyl phthalate disrupts pregnancy in mice, study finds
We are constantly exposed to phthalates in our environment through plastic products such as storage containers, medical devices, packages, fabrics,...
Health System Program Improved Equity in Allocation of Scarce Medication
A program designed to ensure fairness and that people living in the most disadvantaged U.S. neighborhoods would be offered a...
Radical new approach to managing type 2 diabetes receives $3.5 million from NIH
The National Institutes of Health has provided $3.5 million for a large-scale clinical trial testing a radical new approach to...
OB/Gyn residency programs should offer more menopause training
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 1, 2023) – A nationwide assessment of Obstetrics and Gynecology residency programs reveals the need for more training...
How little things can reduce hip fractures
Simple strategies to strengthen your bones, implemented by the whole community not just those at higher risk, could lead to...
Housing heroes: New program to support veterans experiencing homelessness
Since 2009, the number of veterans experiencing homelessness across the United States has shrunk by more than 50%, according to...
Dectin-1 stimulation promotes distinct inflammatory signature in HIV and aging
“To our knowledge, our study is the first to evaluate the specific function of Dectin-1 in the setting of aging...