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Combining risk scores improves identification of AFib patients at…
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Combining risk scores helps clinicians better identify atrial fibrillation patients who face increased risks...
Keeping moving — flat worms shed light on role of migrating stem…
Credit: Prasad Abnave A new study carried out by the University of Oxford has used flat worms to look at...
Bird bugs shed new light on malaria infection
The Griffith University study investigated parasite interactions in wild birds and found they are a crucial indicator of malaria infection...
Heart valves made from tissue rather than metal may be better for middle-aged patients
Chicago, Jan. 12, 2016 – Patients between the ages of 40 and 70 who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) may...
Understanding how HIV evades the immune system
Credit: Imaging CoE Monash University (Australia) and Cardiff University (UK) researchers have come a step further in understanding how the...
Children’s sleep quality linked to mothers’ insomnia
Credit: University of Warwick Children sleep more poorly if their mothers suffer from insomnia symptoms – potentially affecting their mental...
Antimicrobial silicone invented at KTU: New generation product for medical purposes
Credit: KTU Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) laboratories often serve as birthplaces of unique products, such as antimicrobial silicone invented...
Grocery store program improves farmers’ adoption of…
Credit: Image credit: Tannis Thorlakson When grocery stores tout sustainable products, consumers may take their claims at face value. Yet...
Global maternal mortality fell 44 percent since 1990: UN group, UMass statistician
AMHERST, Mass. – A new analysis of maternal mortality worldwide conducted by the United Nations inter-agency group on maternal mortality...
Drug curbs marijuana use, but with tough side effects
IMAGE: In a small clinical trial, the drug topiramate reduced the amount marijuana users smoked (solid line) compared to placebo...
What the ability to ‘get the gist’ says about your brain
Credit: Courtesy of Center for BrainHealth Many who have a chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) report struggling to solve problems,...
Pulmonary fibrosis caused by single transcription factor
Credit: MPI f. Heart and Lung Research To date, the molecular basis of pulmonary fibrosis has been poorly understood. Scientists...
Gelatin accelerates healing of the blood brain barrier in acute brain…
Lucas S Kumosa and Jens Schouenborg Credits: Tove Smeds Researchers already know that gelatin-covered electrode implants cause less damage to...
Gene therapy with BMP4 protects against weight gain and insulin…
Credit: Photo: Michael Frietsch "By increasing BMP4, we can increase the metabolic rate, but we only see this in initially...
NEJM Group launches NEJM Resident 360 to best serve the needs of medical residents
BOSTON — NEJM Group announces the launch of NEJM Resident 360, a website and discussion platform that supports medical residents...
Medical gamma-ray camera is now palm-sized
Credit: Waseda University As represented by conventional radiograph, radiological images provide only black and white figures in 2D space. The...
Scientists come up with light-driven motors to power nanorobots of the…
Credit: Image courtesy of the MIPT press office. Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Semenov Institute...
Staying socially active can slow decline in older adults’ ability to function
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation The ability to perform the simple activities of daily living–dressing, bathing, toileting,...
Genes that increase children’s risk of blood infection identified
A team led by Oxford University has identified genes that make certain children more susceptible to invasive bacterial infections by...
BMC addiction expert receives award from American Association of Nurse…
Credit: Boston Medical Center Colleen T. Labelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN, director of Boston Medical Center's Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) program,...
