Health
UTSW researchers uncover new vulnerability in kidney cancer
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Jan. 16, 2020 - A UT Southwestern researcher led a team that identified a new vulnerability...
Helping patients prep mind and body for surgery pays off, study suggests
'Prehabilitation' for at-risk patients linked to lower length of stay and total costs by encouraging walking, breathing exercises, nutrition, and...
Older undiagnosed sleep apnea patients need more medical care
Credit: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - Older adults with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea seek more health care,...
January Alzheimer’s & Dementia highlights: Sleep, race/ethnicity, artificial intelligence
Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association January 2020 Journal DigestCredit: Credit Alzheimer's Association CHICAGO, January 16, 2020...
Banking on a new community isotope database
NSF-funded IsoBank to serve as a powerful, new resource for researchers who use stable isotope analysis to understand the worldCredit:...
The Society for Pediatric Research announces new members
Credit: SPR The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) is pleased to announce 130 new members. New members will be recognized...
Progress in unraveling the mystery of the genomics of Parkinson’s disease
The International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC) reviews the progress made since it was founded ten years ago and looks...
Niels Geijsen appointed new co-editor-in-chief of StemJournal
Credit: StemJournal Amsterdam, January 16, 2020 - StemJournal is pleased to announce the expansion of its editorial leadership with the...
A wearable gas sensor for health and environmental monitoring
Credit: Cheng Lab/Penn State A highly sensitive, wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially...
Most youths surviving opioid overdose not getting timely treatment to avoid recurrence
Credit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A study of more than 4 million Medicaid claims records during a...
Organs-on-Chips Centre opens in UK for advancements in medical research and drug development
Credit: Emulate, Inc. A new research centre which aims to revolutionise medical research and drug development using microengineered Organs-on-Chips has...
Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target
New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their...
Parents with terminally ill children tend to hide emotional pain from their spouses
Credit: NTU Singapore A study of families in Singapore with terminally ill children found that parents tend to defer discussing...
Body’s natural signal carriers can help melanoma spread
Credit: Kirsi Rilla A new study from Finland sheds fresh light on how melanoma cells interact with other cells via...
Why can’t Bertrand Might cry? Scientists offer an answer: missing water channels
Credit: The Might family LA JOLLA, CALIF. - January 16, 2020 - Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute...
Jumping genes threaten egg cell quality
Understanding their activity has implications for fertility and health of future generationsCredit: Photograph is courtesy of Marla Tharp and Navid...
Math that feels good
Creating learning resources for blind studentsCredit: American Institute of Mathematics Mathematics and science Braille textbooks are expensive and require an...
Women in leadership positions face more sexual harassment
Credit: Magnus Bergström/Wallenbergstiftelserna Power in the workplace does not stop women's exposure to sexual harassment. On the contrary, women with...
Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury
The Department of Defense has a vested interest in the new University of Arizona-led research, but the results have implications...
Overactive brain waves trigger essential tremor
Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center (Kuo lab) NEW YORK, NY (Jan. 15, 2020)--The source of essential tremor--a movement disorder...
