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O2 and hyperbaric oxygen therapy reverses brain damage in drowned toddler
New Orleans, LA - Dr. Paul Harch, Clinical Professor and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School...
Team-based model reduces prescription opioid use among patients with chronic pain by 40 percent
BOSTON-- A new, team-based, primary care model is decreasing prescription opioid use among patients with chronic pain by 40 percent,...
Drug combined with care program better at reducing Alzheimer’s symptoms than drug alone
Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center Combining a specific care management program with a commonly-prescribed drug for Alzheimer's disease multiplies the...
A prescription of activities shown to improve health and well-being
Gyms, walking groups, gardening, cooking clubs and volunteering have all been shown to work in improving the health and well-being...
UK not ready for Brexit’s impact on food, report warns
Severe problems with the UK food system are likely unless issues are addressed, according to latest expert report The retail...
Concerns over side effects of statins stopping stroke survivors taking medication
Negative media coverage of the side effects associated with taking statins, and patients' own experiences of taking the drugs, are...
9/11 survivors may be at increased risk of heart and lung disease years later
People who were exposed to the dust cloud or sustained physical injuries during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade...
A firefly’s flash inspires new nanolaser light
Credit: Reproduced with permission from ref 1. © 2017 Gongora et al. A reinvented, low-cost laser source that stores light...
Fossil site shows impact of early Jurassic’s low oxygen oceans
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin/Rowan Martindale Using a combination of fossils and chemical markers, scientists have tracked how...
New target could soothe the itch of inflammatory skin conditions
Credit: Holly Anderton/Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Existing medicines could offer a new way to treat inflammatory skin conditions, researchers...
Not all muscle building supplements are equal
Credit: University of Stirling Popular muscle building supplements, known as branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are ineffective when taken in isolation,...
Ecological underpinnings of rural poverty
Credit: Upstream Alliance Deep in landlocked Africa, a miracle is unfolding. Less than a generation after a genocidal civil war...
New limits to functional portion of human genome reported
Credit: University of Houston An evolutionary biologist at the University of Houston has published new calculations that indicate no more...
£8.6 million awarded for global health research
(Queen Mary University of London) Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have secured new awards totaling £8.6m to...
Study discovers anticoagulant drugs are being prescribed against safety advice
(University of Birmingham) The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded £7 million to the Universities of Birmingham, Edinburgh...
Mayo Clinic, nference launch a drug discovery startup
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and ROCHESTER, Minn. - Today, Mayo Clinic and nference launch a startup company for drug development that will...
Increased sample size in 2015 survey
Credit: Rob Margetta The National Science Foundation's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics has more than doubled the sample...
£8.6m awarded for global health research
(Queen Mary University of London) Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have secured new awards totaling £8.6m to...
Researchers find first genomic biomarkers in extracellular vesicles in veterinary patients
Credit: Courtesy of Tufts University (July 14, 2017)--Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University have discovered important...
ASHG honors Daniel MacArthur with inaugural Early-Career Award
Credit: courtesy Broad Institute BETHESDA, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Daniel MacArthur, PhD, Assistant...
