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Dr. Botticello receives Neilsen Foundation Grant to improve spinal cord injury outcomes
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - March 9, 2018 - Amanda Botticello, PhD, MPH, has been awarded a $400,000...
Can’t sleep? Could be down to genetics
Researchers have identified specific genes that may trigger the development of sleep problems, and have also demonstrated a genetic link...
New method increases life span of donated brain tissue
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method that enables them to use donated brain tissue from people...
Most patients comfortable with sexual orientation and gender identity questions
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- New Mayo Clinic research suggests up to 97 percent of patients are comfortable with their health care...
New blood pressure app and hardware rivals arm cuff accuracy
Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Cuff devices for blood pressure measurement are inconvenient, and mobile device apps for blood...
UC San Diego Researchers launch combination drug trial to eradicate B-cell malignancies
Credit: UC San Diego Health Fueled by a multimillion dollar grant from the state's stem cell agency, researchers at University...
Tokyo Tech’s six-legged robots get closer to nature
Credit: IEEE ACCESS A study led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has uncovered new ways of...
Blood stored longer may be less safe for patients with massive blood loss and shock
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Human blood from donors can be stored for use up to 42 days, and it...
An itch you can’t scratch: Researchers find ‘itch receptors’ in the throats of mice
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have found previously known skin itch receptors in the airways that appear...
Researchers investigate the role of arsenic in the development of diabetes
A five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will help researchers at the University of...
ZMapp antibody delivered by viral vector protects against Ebola infection
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 8, 2018--A new study comparing the effectiveness of individual ZMapp...
Emotional support is key for stroke patients, research suggests
Doctors caring for severe stroke patients need to take account of their psychological needs and help prepare families for the...
Could living at high altitude increase suicide risk? Evidence suggests possible treatments, reports Harvard Review of Psychiatry
March 9, 2018 - High-altitude areas--particularly the US intermountain states--have increased rates of suicide and depression, suggests a review of...
UTA startup AbeXXa Biologics, reimagining cancer immunotherapy
Credit: UTA AbeXXa Biologics, named as one of the 40 Best University Startups1 in 2017, has received an initial investment...
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture invests in exploratory research
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today awarded...
Researcher creates ‘Instagram’ of immune system, blending science, technology
Credit: Dr. Carsten Krieg, Medical University of South Carolina Being on the cutting edge of science and technology excites Hollings...
A highly sensitive and multi-analytical system for hereditary kidney disease
Credit: Dr. Kohei Omachi Alport Syndrome (AS) is a hereditary kidney disease caused by a genetic mutation leading to type...
A compass in the dark
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) A research team headed by scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München...
Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve rates, reduce absenteeism
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 9, 2018 - Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve participation by as...
Blood donors’ leftover immune cells reveal secrets of antibody affinity
During some kinds of blood donations, you get most of your blood back. For example, platelet donation involves a procedure...
