Health
Modern virtual and augmented reality device can help simulate sight loss
Virtual/augmented reality devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma, suggests new study from City, University...
FAIR Health launches shared decision-making tools for palliative care
Groundbreaking decision tools pair clinical and cost information for patients with serious and chronic illnessCredit: fairhealthconsumer.com NEW YORK, NY--March 10,...
New clinical trial examines a potential noninvasive solution for overactive bladders
The trial, led by Keck Medicine of USC, will use spinal cord stimulation that earlier research suggests might treat bladder...
Gene therapy reverses heart failure in mouse model of Barth syndrome
In two mouse models, replacing the TAZ gene prevented cardiac dysfunction and scarring and reversed established cardiac dysfunctionCredit: (Adapted from...
Simple method to prevent HIV in South Africa and Uganda works
Study finds mobile vans dispensing ART and other treatment significantly increased viral suppressionCredit: Delivery Optimization for Antiretroviral Therapy In parts...
Peggy Compton, PhD, selected for induction to the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2020) - Penn Nursing's Peggy Compton, PhD, RN, FAAN, the van Ameringen Chair in...
NIH study finds lower concentration of PrEP drug in pregnant young women
Strict adherence to daily PrEP is especially important in pregnancy, investigators concludeCredit: Peter Anderson Among African adolescent girls and young...
Annual Review of Cancer Biology uses Subscribe to Open to publish 2020 volume open access
Pilot OA program generates widespread support from institutional subscribersCredit: Annual Reviews Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews is pleased to announce that...
Firearm violence solutions from a public health perspective
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2020) - While firearm violence is a major public health challenge in the United...
Smart scaffolding to monitor tumor growth in real time and controlled environments
CIC biomaGUNE researchers have achieved significant progress in the 4DbioSERS project, funded by the European Research Council to the tune...
Homeless Health Research Network releases evidence-based clinical guideline
Substantial changes in the Canadian homeless population require new synergies for intervention and treatmentCredit: Homeless Health Research Network A collaborative...
Clotting problem
UD-led team uncovers a blood disorder's creeping, crawling originCredit: Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase Ouch, you've cut your finger! As...
Mosquito-borne viral diseases
European project of the University of Bayreuth studies the influence of biodiversityCredit: Graphic: Nils Tjaden. As a result of climate...
Providing contraceptive care in the pediatric emergency department
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 9, 2020--A new study found that two-thirds of female adolescents...
International study completes the largest genetic map of psychiatric disorders so far
A new genetic perspective on psychiatric disordersCredit: Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the CIBERSAM. An international study published in...
Closing in on liver fibrosis: Detailing the fibrosis process at unprecedented resolution
A new technology to investigate the cellular processes as they change during fibrosis developmentCredit: SDU The human liver carries out...
Study finds athletes who play indoor sports at risk of vitamin D deficiency
George Mason University and Mayo Clinic Health System study assesses vitamin D status and supplementation of college athletesCredit: George Mason...
Levels of sBTLA proteins as potential marker of overall survival of liver cancer patients
Credit: Osaka City University In the 2020 February 25 issue of Scientific Reports, a research group from the Department of...
‘Primitive’ stem cells shown to regenerate blood vessels in the eye
Credit: Elias Zambidis, Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have successfully turned back the biological hands of...
New study unveils the mechanism of DNA high-order structure formation
Credit: UNIST A joint research team, led by Professor Ja Yil Lee (School of Life Sciences, UNIST) and Professor Ji-Joon...
