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More patients survive sudden cardiac arrest with new EMS technique that uses a breathing tube
Credit: Courtesy of Rob Cahill, UTHealth. A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics...
CU researchers identify potential target for treating pain during surgery
AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 28, 2018) - A research team lead by faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine...
Scientists sweep cellular neighborhoods where Zika hides out
Credit: NIAID/NIH Most people infected with Zika never show symptoms. But the virus sometimes causes severe disability -- from microcephaly...
Cochrane review looks at accuracy of Xpert for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB
In one-fifth of people with active tuberculosis (TB), the site of disease is outside the lungs (extrapulmonary TB). Some forms...
Differences between combined, isolated use of cannabis, nicotine on brain networks
Credit: Center for BrainHealth Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth® at the University of Texas at Dallas investigated the effects...
126 patient and provider groups to CMS: Proposed E/M service cuts will hurt sickest patients
WASHINGTON, DC - A broad coalition of 126 patient and provider groups - led by leading national organizations including the...
Effects of deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Neumann/Charité Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have studied motor and cognitive effects of deep brain stimulation in patients...
AADR Oral Health Effects of Tobacco Products: Science and Regulatory Policy Conference
Alexandria, Va., USA - The American Association for Dental Research, with funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),...
Philips acquires Air Force technology for mobile patient monitoring
Credit: Richard Eldridge/US Air Force ANDOVER, Mass. - Philips Healthcare, a global leader in the health technology market, has signed...
Scientists develop alternative treatment for peripheral artery disease
Credit: LSU Cristina Sabliov, LSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering professor, and Tammy Dugas, professor in the LSU School of Veterinary...
Novel imaging biomarker to help predict coronary inflammation
EMBARGOED UNTIL 9:30 AM ET on August 28, 2018, Munich, Germany: Researchers at Cleveland Clinic, University of Oxford and University...
Protein modifications pointing to cancer
Credit: Kapila Gunasekera, University of Zurich Cells use different signals to react to stress and to inform other body cells....
Emergency resuscitation device increases cardiac arrest survival rate, study reports
Credit: PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Cahill, UTHealth. When paramedics resuscitated cardiac arrest patients with a new type of breathing tube, their...
WSU Spokane researchers develop potential drugs to help curb smoking
SPOKANE, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have created more than a dozen candidate drugs with the potential to curb...
Post-workout muscle building and repair blunted in obese adults, study finds
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Obesity is associated with a host of health problems, including heart disease, type...
For carbon storage, biodiversity can help — or hurt
Credit: UVM Biodiversity plays a significant role in forest carbon storage, but surprisingly less than previously thought, new research in...
Algae a threat to walleye vision, study finds
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Walleye and the fish they eat struggle to see in water clouded by algae, and that could...
Environmentally friendly farming practices used by nearly 1/3 of world’s farms
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Nearly one-third of the world's farms have adopted more environmentally friendly practices while...
Scientists find corals in deeper waters under stress too
A new study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the Coral Reef Research...
Chemists develop tools to reduce pesticide impact
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have developed tools to break down pesticides in the environment. Ivan...
