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Aorta more rigid in African-Americans, may explain rates of hypertension and heart disease
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Nov. 9, 2016 – African-Americans have more rigidity of the aorta, the major...
Worried about holiday weight gain? your scale isn’t giving you…
Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel…November 27 – A new, long-term diet study published in the high impact American Heart Association...
AGS sets sights on better care, more responsive policies for ‘unbefriended’ older adults
Credit: (C) 2016, American Geriatrics Society Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled new guidance on care and...
Dartmouth Health economist Carrie Colla named 2017-2018 RWJF Health…
Credit: Rob Strong Health economist Carrie Colla, an associate professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice,...
MCG, AU Health participate in first, large NIH-funded study of bone marrow transplant to…
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 30, 2017) – The Medical College of Georgia and Augusta...
Common medication for heart failure patients does not increase activity level
ORLANDO, Fla. — Heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) — where the heart becomes stiff and cannot relax...
Potential drug target identified for Zika, similar viruses
Scientists potentially have found a way to disrupt Zika and similar viruses from spreading in the body. A team at...
Nurse fellowship immerses Ph.D. students in nursing care while enhancing scientific inquiry
Credit: Madelyne Greene & Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) – April 4, 2017 – Nurses with research doctorates have led important work...
USC Stem Cell scientists obtain ‘how to’ guide for producing hair follicles
Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study,...
How GMOs are, or are not, regulated (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 18, 2017 — Pink pineapples, non-browning produce and other genetically modified organisms are...
Study shows contrasting long-term cognitive effects of psychiatric drugs in schizophrenia
PARIS, France: A long-term study has found that low cumulative exposure to benzodiazepine and antidepressant medications does not seem to...
Healthy diet may reduce risk of ovarian cancer in African-American…
ATLANTA — A healthy diet may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women, according to data presented at...
Joslin Diabetes Center participating in 2 NIH-funded artificial pancreas clinical trials
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (February 14, 2017) – Joslin Diabetes Center will take part in two clinical trials this...
Genetic opposites attract when chimpanzees choose a mate
Credit: Photo courtesy of Kara Walker, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. — When it comes to hookups in the animal world,...
Cell phone-based microscope leads to possible strategy for treating…
Credit: NIAID WHAT: River blindness, or onchocerciasis, is a disease caused by a parasitic worm found primarily in Africa. The...
Labeling a bacterial cell ‘jacket’
Credit: Evan Krape/ University of Delaware You have three to five pounds of bacteria living in and on your body...
Low screening rates for adolescents diagnosed with PID in the nation’s emergency departments
Credit: Children's National Health System CHICAGO–The nation's emergency departments had low rates of complying with recommended HIV and syphilis screening...
A video database for cellular tracking created, useful in the fight…
Credit: Cell Tracking Challenge The results of this research have been recently presented in the scientific journal Nature Methods, in...
Cardiac ICU patient composition is changing over time
Credit: University of Michigan A new study uncovers changes in the makeup of the cardiac intensive care unit as more...
Extra sperm analysis could help involuntarily childless couples
IMAGE: A simple sperm analysis — DFI — could help guide couples as they select the best fertility treatment for...
