Health
Hospital websites lack usability for non-English speakers
Credit: WSU SPOKANE, Wash. -- English proficiency shouldn't be a barrier to health care. That's why the federal government requires...
Natural herb kratom may have therapeutic effects and relatively low potential for abuse or harm, according to a user survey
Researchers say findings underscore need for research and regulation, but not an outright ban on salesCredit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Using...
Designing an emergency stop switch for immunotherapies
Credit: © Alain Herzog 2020 EPFL Immunotherapy, unlike chemotherapy and radiotherapy, arms the body's immune system to attack cancer cells....
Study demonstrates liquid biopsy as effective predictor of stage III melanoma relapse and treatment
Assessment of circulating tumor cells at first clinic visit predicted relapse within 6 months; may help identify patients likely to...
IDIBELL researchers discover that a molecule of blood is effective against autoimmune kidney disease
The administration of C4BP in mice that reproduce lupus nephritis considerably improves the symptomatology of the diseaseCredit: Bellvitge Biomedicine Research...
New deep learning model can accurately identify sleep stages
Credit: Juha Rutanen A new deep learning model developed by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland can identify sleep...
Bringing the ‘sticky’ back to pancreatic cancer
Credit: Tohoku University A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Japan's Tohoku University has found that a gene regulator, called BACH1,...
Cancer cell reversion may offer a new approach to colorectal cancer treatment
Credit: KAIST A novel approach to reverse the progression of healthy cells to malignant ones may offer a more effective...
Aerobic exercise training linked to enhanced brain function
Regular aerobic exercise may decrease the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Brain Plasticity Amsterdam, NL, February 3, 2020 - Individuals...
ResMed, ATS Foundation Award $100,000 research grant to Claude Farah, PhD
COPD digital health researcher to study benefits of COPD patient remote monitoringCredit: ATS Feb. 3, 2020 - ResMed (NYSE: RMD,...
Religiousness linked to improved quality of life for people with HIV
Credit: Children's National Hospital Adults living with HIV in Washington, D.C., were more likely to feel higher levels of emotional...
Pinpointing rare disease mutations
New resource that categorises genes essential for supporting life could be used to identify rare disease mutationsCredit: Spencer Phillips EMBL-EBI...
Institut Pasteur sequences the whole genome of the Wuhan coronavirus, 2019-nCoV
Credit: Institut Pasteur / CNR of respiratory infection viruses. On January 24, 2020, the French Ministry of Health confirmed the...
Study: Tasting no-calorie sweetener may affect insulin response on glucose tolerance test
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose provide the seductive taste of sweetness without...
FEFU scientist kicks off developing of photopolymer silicone for 3D printing
Credit: Unsplash Presidential Grant was awarded to the young scientist from the School of Natural Sciences of Far Eastern Federal...
Brain imaging provides little insight in insanity evaluation
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Sophisticated brain imaging, like an MRI, has limited applicability in assessing a defendant's...
Anti-carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule antibody for fluorescence visualization
Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 4Credit: Correspondence to: Michael Bouvet, email: [email protected] Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 4: The research team's aim...
Characterization of unique PMEPA1 gene splice variants (isoforms d and e) from RNA Seq profiling pro
The cover for issue 4 of Oncotarget features Figure 8, 'Model for biological function categorization of PMEPA1 isoforms (c, d,...
IU study looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion on the SUD treatment workforce
Credit: Indiana University Lawmakers have focused a great deal of attention on alleviating the opioid public health crisis, while at...
Dr. Gary M. Shaw receives the SPR’s Douglas K. Richardson award
Credit: Dr. Gary M. Shaw The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) is pleased to announce Gary M. Shaw, DrPH, as the...
