Health
Disparities in telehealth utilization among Medicare beneficiaries
A new study of telehealth utilization among Medicare beneficiaries in Arkansas showed race/ethnicity and rural/urban disparities. The study, which reported...
‘Black sheep’ of helper T cells may hold key to precision allergy treatment
A new Nature Immunology study led by University of Pittsburgh and National Institutes of Health researchers sheds light on how...
Sodium content at common NYC chain restaurants did not decrease one year after enforcement of sodium warning labels, suggesting additional time and similar action from other jurisdictions is necessary to reduce the sodium content of menu items
Sodium content at common NYC chain restaurants did not decrease one year after enforcement of sodium warning labels, suggesting additional...
Particulate matter linked to increased hospital procedures in heart failure patients
Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution was associated with an increase in hospital procedures in heart failure patients,...
UC Cosmetic Science launches new program
As the cosmetics industry continues to shift to more natural ingredients, some natural preservatives have been found to not be...
Einstein, Montefiore, and Lehman College launch new M.S. Program in Biological Sciences
May 3, 2023—BRONX, NY—Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have announced a collaboration with Lehman College of the City University...
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital nationally recognized with first ‘A’ hospital safety grade
LOS ANGELES — For the first time, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The...
Impact of health literacy on medication adherence among black Medicaid beneficiaries with hypertension
A new study showed that lower health literacy was significantly associated with lower adherence to medication among Black Medicaid beneficiaries...
Discovery suggests route to safer pain medications
Strategies to treat pain without triggering dangerous side effects such as euphoria and addiction have proven elusive. For decades, scientists...
New reproducible and minimally invasive stroke model through an endovascular approach
Researchers of the Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (CMN) Research Group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Institute (IGTP) have developed and established...
NTU Singapore scientists find link between excess visceral fat and cognitive performance in Asians
Scientists from the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found that...
How cells are influenced by their environment as tissues grow
How does an embryo develop? How do children grow, wounds heal or cancer spread? All of this has to do...
Eric and Wendy Schmidt announce the 2023 Schmidt Science Fellows
New York, NY, 3 May 2023 - Today, Eric and Wendy Schmidt announced the members of the 2023 cohort of...
Survey: Half of parents believe their children’s mental health suffered due to social media during the past year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (May 3, 2023) — Concerns continue to grow about the impact social media use has on the mental...
A novel stem cell adhesive using mussels
Cartilage is a tissue that protects bones by providing shock absorption and facilitates smooth joint movement. Unfortunately, due to its...
Hongkui Zeng elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Director of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen...
AI in medical imaging could magnify health inequities, study finds
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the medical field has the possibility to automate diagnoses, decrease physician workload, and even to...
Study identifies a new potential target for treating vascular disease
Philadelphia, May 2, 2023 – Vascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, and peripheral vascular disease, continue to account...
Flagship report of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Taking Stock, examines where 5 billion kg of industrial pollutants go every year in North America
Montreal — The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) today released a new report compiling and analyzing data reported...
SwRI, UTSA researchers develop new method to synthesize antimalarial drug
SAN ANTONIO – May 2, 2023 - Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)...
