Health
Babraham Institute receives £48M strategic investment from BBSRC for a four-year programme of work to promote lifelong health
The Babraham Institute has been awarded £48m from BBSRC, part of UK Research and Innovation, to support its core research...
Childhood sedentariness linked to premature heart damage – light physical activity reversed the risk
An increase in sedentary time from childhood caused progressing heart enlargement, a new study shows. However, light physical activity could...
Caterbot? Robatapillar? It crawls with ease through loops and bends
Engineers at Princeton and North Carolina State University have combined ancient paperfolding and modern materials science to create a soft...
Purdue pharmacy researcher receives $2.4 million NIH grant to fight antimicrobial-resistant lung infections
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Qi “Tony” Zhou, a researcher in Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy has received a $2.4 million grant from...
The Ottawa Hospital is expanding life-saving biotherapeutics research and manufacturing to its new campus thanks to $59 million grant
The Ottawa Hospital is receiving $59 million to boost Canada’s capacity to develop and manufacture life-saving biotherapeutics, including vaccines, gene...
Study reveals APOE4 gene duplication as a new genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from the Research Area on Neurological Diseases, Neuroscience, and Mental Health at the Sant Pau Research Institute, led by...
Machine learning for maternal health: University of Oklahoma engineer receives NSF Career Award for preeclampsia study
Norman, OK – Talayeh Razzaghi, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Oklahoma, has been...
SwRI’s Herron named 2024 ASSP Safety Professional of the Year
SAN ANTONIO — May 6, 2024 —The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has named Southwest Research Institute’s Matthew Herron,...
SCAI names James B. Hermiller, MD, MSCAI, President for 2024-25
LONG BEACH (May 4, 2024) James B. Hermiller, MD, MSCAI, director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship and the Structural Heart Program...
Affordable Care Act expansions improved access to cancer care, study suggests
Insurance expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were linked with an increase in patients receiving care at accredited cancer...
Quantifying U.S. health impacts from gas stoves
Households with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a study of air pollution in U.S....
ADA Forsyth ranks number 1 on the East Coast in oral health research
Cambridge, Mass., – ADA Forsyth Institute (AFI) researchers received just under $10 million funding from the National Institute of Dental...
Leadership in MS Rehabilitation recognized: John DeLuca, PhD, awarded 2024 Giants of MS® Honor
East Hanover, NJ – May 3, 2024 – John DeLuca, PhD, of Kessler Foundation was named recipient of the 2024...
Sea slugs inspire highly stretchable biomedical sensor
The revolution in personalized medicine is well underway – with wearable devices and DIY home testing, it’s easier than ever...
Stay active – or get active – to boost quality of life while aging, study suggests to middle-aged women
Consistent adherence to physical activity guidelines throughout middle-age is associated with a higher health-related quality of life in women, according...
AI can tell if a patient battling cancer needs mental health support
Researchers at UBC and BC Cancer have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can accurately predict if a...
ISSCR announces Hong Kong, SAR as location for its 2025 Annual Meeting
The world’s leading stem cell scientists will convene in Hong Kong, SAR, 11-14 June 2025 for the International Society for...
Testing for residual cancer cells before blood cell transplant therapy is important and practical, new study finds
Patients in remission after battling a high-risk blood cancer are likely to have better outcomes if no trace of the...
Money on their minds: Health-related costs top older adults’ concerns for people their age, poll finds
From medical and dental care to medications, insurance and nursing homes, health-related costs weigh heavily on the minds of older...
Toxic chemicals can be detected with new AI method
Swedish researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg have developed an AI method that improves the...
