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Stopping children getting unnecessary antibiotics for colds and sore throats
Credit: University of Leeds A collaboration between UK, Canadian and Chinese scientists has helped to reduce the over-prescription of unneeded...
Birds to help unravel the inner working of nature’s most complex…
Credit: Alex Thornton It is one of the most spectacular sights in nature – the magnificent aerial ballet of 'murmurations'...
Experts cite multiple contacts for hepatitis C virus exposure in Ghana
IMAGE: Jennifer Layden, M.D, Ph.D., from the Loyola University Health System conducts ongoing hepatitis C virus research in Ghana. Credit:...
Mature heart muscle cells created in the laboratory from stem cells
Credit: Kwon lab Generating mature and viable heart muscle cells from human or other animal stem cells has proven difficult...
IU awarded $7.6 million to establish study of early-onset…
Credit: Indiana University Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a one-year, $7.6 million grant from the National Institute...
Teen girls at higher risk OK with emergency department offering…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Adolescent girls receiving a wide range of medical care in the Emergency Department...
The neurons in our gut help the immune system keep inflammation in…
The immune system exercises constant vigilance to protect the body from external threats–including what we eat and drink. A careful...
Gene found that raises risk of childhood ear infections
Credit: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers have discovered a gene region that raises the risk a child will have...
Buzzing the brain with electricity can boost working memory
Credit: Ines Violante Scientists have uncovered a method for improving short-term working memory, by stimulating the brain with electricity to...
Critical CO2 pretreatment of biomass increases glucose yield after…
New Rochelle, NY, November 19, 2015–The sugar obtained after enzymatic hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches (EFBs increased from 17% to...
Research shows weight loss and improved cholesterol levels with walnut-rich diet
IMAGE: A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that a diet containing unsaturated fats,...
Pioneering artificial pancreas to undergo final tests
IMAGE: Boris Kovatchev, PhD, is director of the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology. Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA...
Scientists find way to make resistant brain cancer cells sensitive to…
ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 16, 2015 – Scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and clinicians from Carilion Clinic have...
With community health center fund expiration looming, health center services at risk
Credit: Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK (September 14, 2017)–If Congress fails to renew...
Parasite mimics human proteins to provide ‘ready meals’ from the gut
Credit: Suha Al Naimi and Kevin Tyler Giardia parasites – responsible for one of the world's most common gastric diseases...
One more reason to focus on prenatal care — Stronger muscles for…
Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, National Human Genome Research Institute. Born too soon, she weighed just over 1 pound at...
Queen’s researchers make killer superbug breakthrough
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Researchers at Queen's University Belfast together with the University of Vienna have discovered that treatment for...
High monthly vitamin D reduces respiratory infections, may increase…
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation In people over the age of 65, acute respiratory infections–such as the...
Pediatricians screen more kids for mental health issues if they receive hands-on support
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – A new study suggests many more pediatricians would make mental health screenings an...
Surgical repair of phrenic nerve injury improves breathing
Credit: UCLA A study led by UCLA researchers found that in people with breathing difficulties caused by phrenic nerve injury...
