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The math of malaria
Credit: Emory University A new mathematical model for malaria shows how competition between parasite strains within a human host reduces...
Training for parents referred to CPS improves toddler’s physiological regulation
A parental training program for families referred to Child Protective Services improved toddlers' unconscious reactions to mildly stressful situations, as...
Crowdsourcing campaigns increase HIV testing among at-risk men in China
Credit: Shufang Wei, UNC Project-China Chapel Hill, NC - Approximately 14 million people living with HIV worldwide have yet to...
Chest pain drug falls short in preventing first episode of ventricular arrhythmia or death
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center A clinical trial of more than 1,000 patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) found...
Diagnosis is not best predictor of avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home residents
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The care of long-term nursing home patients can...
Migrating monarchs facing increased parasite risks
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - During their annual migration to wintering sites in Mexico, monarch butterflies encounter dangers ranging from...
New treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with heart infection
Munich, Germany - 28 Aug 2018: A new treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with a heart infection...
Dr. Dyson-Hudson receives American Paraplegia Society’s Excellence Award
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. August 28, 2018. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to improving the lives of...
Wolters Kluwer and the Family Physicians Inquiries Network enter publishing partnership
August 28, 2018 - Wolters Kluwer Health announced today it will begin electronic publishing of Evidence-Based Practice, the official journal...
The Lancet: Papers at European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress
The following papers will be presented at the ESC congress in Munich, and published simultaneously in The Lancet journal. All...
Three factors that predict life-threatening respiratory disease in burn patients
MAYWOOD, IL - For the first time, researchers have devised a model to predict burn patients who are most likely...
Rethinking a healthy diet from a global perspective
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON (August 28, 2018)-Recommendations for a high quality diet to avoid cardiovascular disease were developed in...
The link between obesity, the brain, and genetics
Credit: Uku Vainik Clinicians should consider how the way we think can make us vulnerable to obesity, and how obesity...
UTEP scientists awarded $6 million to improve treatment for Chagas disease
Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have received nearly $6 million...
Few people at risk for heart disease understand food labels
An Irish survey of 200 men and women examines awareness, understanding, and use of food labels in preventing lifestyle-related disease...
NSF invests in research to help disrupt operations of illicit supply networks
Credit: Ishani Mehta, CEPT university, Ahemedabad, India Networks that illegally traffic in everything from people and opioids to human organs...
GW report delivers recommendations aimed at preparing Puerto Rico for hurricane season
Credit: NOAA WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 29, 2018) -- In an independent report published today, researchers at the George Washington University...
Research brief: Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’
Credit: University of Minnesota, McAlpine Group A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time,...
Treating inflammatory bowel disorder by delivering microRNAs
Credit: Osaka University Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic inflammatory diseases of unknown...
Up to 8 million deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries yearly due to poor-quality health care
WASHINGTON - Recent gains against the burden of illness, injury, and disability and commitment to universal health coverage (UHC) are...
