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February 8, 2026

Tufts CTSI announces collaboration with Novartis to foster translational research

Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Novartis announced today a new collaboration to work together to...

For older adults, does eating enough protein help delay disability?

To live successfully and independently, older adults need to be able to manage two different levels of life skills: basic...

How one tough shrub could help fight hunger in Africa

Credit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - The trick to boosting crops in drought-prone, food-insecure areas of West Africa...

Rise in indicators extends positive trend for Americans with disabilities

Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - November 2, 2018 -The key economic indicators for Americans with disabilities continued to...

How often are cost considerations documented in clinical notes?

Bottom Line: Treatment in intensive care units (ICUs) is driven by urgency rather than economic considerations. Many clinicians have been...

Study examines racial disparities in patient characteristics, survival after heart attack

Bottom Line: This study analyzed data for about 6,400 patients who had heart attacks to compare black and white patients...

Genetic factors tied to obesity may protect against diabetes

Experts believe that where on the body people store surplus fat, whether round their middle or round the liver, may...

New studies on student alcohol use can inform interventions to reduce blackouts

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- College students who drink alcohol don't typically intend to drink to the point that they "black out,"...

Food for thought

From the standpoint of heart health, the Tsimane are a model group. A population indigenous to the Bolivian Amazon, the...

Bohr scientists figure out how to measure electrical activity in a fetal heart

Electrodes are placed on the patient's chest area to record cardiac electrical activity - e.g. to determine whether the heart...

O’Donnell Brain Institute helps US effort to research learning, memory

DALLAS - Nov. 2, 2018 - UT Southwestern's O'Donnell Brain Institute will help in a national effort to understand the...

Internists note that final CMS payment rule improves on proposed changes to E/M codes

Washington, DC (November 2, 2018) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) appreciates that the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...

Gene PPM1D gives stem cells a ‘winning boost’ after chemotherapy

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Chemotherapy has been associated with increased risk of leukemia years after the treatment, but what...

Study finds hospital communication-and-resolution programs do not expand liability risk

Boston, MA -- To be more transparent and to promote communication with patients after medical injuries, many hospitals have implemented...

NASA pushes exploration of oceans in our solar system

Credit: NASA handout/Britney Schmidt/Dead Pixel VFX/Univ. of Texas at Austin NASA has navigated our solar system with spacecraft and landers,...

Cancer drug insight tactic could spell double trouble for tumors

Credit: Mar Carmena and Emma Peat A new way of identifying potential cancer drugs could streamline the development of therapies,...

Reducing US coal emissions through biomass and carbon capture would boost employment

While the need for solutions for the impending consequences of rising global temperatures has become increasingly urgent, many people have...

Quantum on the edge: Light shines on new pathway for quantum technology

Credit: Sebastian Zentilomo/University of Sydney Scientists in Australia have for the first time demonstrated the protection of correlated states between...

Bee diversity and richness decline as anthropogenic activity increases, confirm scientists

Credit: Alejandro Muñoz-Urias, Alvaro Edwin Razo Leon Changes in land use negatively affect bee species richness and diversity, and cause...

Zebrafish larvae help in search for appetite suppressants