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Researchers look beyond BMI to predict obesity-related disease risk
LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 11, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research and collaborating corporate and academic partners have found...
Scientists work to improve recovery of your sense of taste
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer When it's a significant injury, not just a hot pizza, that damages your...
How a common drug causes liver failure
Credit: Chan et al., Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 2018 Acetaminophen is a common pain reliever found in every pharmacy. However,...
Society for Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness, Inc. to host 4th Annual Meeting
The Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Inc. (SDMPH) will host its 4th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC...
UC researchers say ritual for orthodox Jewish men may offer heart benefits
Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine A pilot study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College...
Pitt/UPMC BCI researchers receive $8 million in NIH funding
Credit: Tim Betler, UPMC A team of University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers was recently awarded two grants from the...
Fat: A new player expands our definition of diabetes
A new study by Australian researchers, out today, is challenging what we know about the causes of diabetes. The new...
Photoactive bacteria bait may help in fight against MRSA infections
Credit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/John Underwood) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers are testing whether a light-active version of...
‘Vampire burial’ reveals efforts to prevent child’s return from grave
Credit: Photo courtesy of David Pickel/Stanford University The discovery of a 10-year-old's body at an ancient Roman site in Italy...
How teens with type 1 diabetes can guard their hearts
Credit: Stephanie M. McPherson BOSTON - (October 11, 2018) - People with type 1 diabetes are far more likely to...
Recent National Academies report puts research participants’ rights at risk, say law scholars
In a Policy Forum article appearing in the Oct. 12 issue of Science, leading bioethics and legal scholars sound the...
Insilico to present on advances in AI at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2018
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, October 11, 2018, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based leader in next-generation artificial intelligence...
Insilico to present on advances in AI at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2018
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, October 11, 2018, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based leader in next-generation artificial intelligence...
CU Denver researcher studies opioid addiction treatment for patients with chronic pain
The University of Colorado Denver and assistant psychology professor Dr. Amy Wachholtz, PhD, MDiv, MS, were awarded more than $700,000...
Gene variants raise risk of migraines in African-American children
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers have discovered common gene variants associated with migraines in African-American children. The research...
Elderly housing with supportive social services can reduce hospital use, study finds
Credit: Rutgers School of Public Health Investing in affordable housing that offers supportive social services to senior citizens on Medicare...
Smarter data analysis strategies will improve infertility treatment in the future
Credit: Figure by M. Suhorutšenko Scientists from Tartu have discovered a simple way how to improve infertility treatment in the...
‘Domestic gag rule’ will negatively impact women’s health care
AUSTIN, Texas (October 11, 2018)--A new Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) study on Texas organizations receiving family planning funds finds...
New techniques can detect lyme disease weeks before current tests
Newark, N.J. (October 11, 2018) - Researchers have developed techniques to detect Lyme disease bacteria weeks sooner than current tests,...
New transgenic model of Parkinson’s illuminates disease biology
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that presents clinically with abnormal movement and tremors at rest. In the brain,...
