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MGHfC researchers to investigate autism spectrum disorders treatment, prevention targets
Researchers at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) have been selected to receive a grant of $1.5 million from the European...
Yale approach bases decision-making on older adults’ own health priorities
New Haven, Conn. -- In a pilot project, researchers at Yale, New York University School of Medicine and Baylor College...
Sexual harassment and assault take long-term toll on women’s health
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 3, 2018)--The #MeToo Movement, in addition to raising awareness, has provided people with a voice to speak...
$1.85M grant supports scientist’s study of tooth decay in young HIV patients
Credit: David Hillerby CLEMSON, South Carolina - Much of the research concerning the human microbiome focuses on the gut and...
ReFRAME drug repurposing collection yields hope for treating diseases that kill millions
LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 3, 2018 - Each year, millions of people worldwide suffer from potentially fatal infectious diseases...
Study shows how lixisenatide slows or prevents damage to the kidneys in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
New research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and published simultaneously...
Fly protein has protective effect on dopaminergic neurons
Credit: Christa Neu, Lehigh University Communications + Public Affairs Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects dopamine-producing or dopaminergic...
Opioid overdoses, depression linked
Credit: Purdue University/Rebecca Wilcox The link between mental health disorders and substance abuse is well-documented. Nearly one in 12 adults...
Closed-loop ‘artificial pancreas’ insulin delivery system offers better glucose control and reduced risk of hypoglycaemia
New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Berlin,...
Wraparound services hold great promise for reducing health costs and improving outcomes
Credit: Eskenazi Health When Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis began offering on-site dietetics, social work and other wraparound services at its...
Phage therapy draws renewed interest to combat drug-resistant microbes
The married professors were spending their Thanksgiving holiday in Egypt when the husband, Thomas L. Patterson, Ph.D., got very sick...
PNNL and LanzaTech team to make new jet fuel
Credit: Virgin Atlantic RICHLAND, Wash. -- Carbon-rich pollution converted to a jet fuel will power a commercial flight for the...
Biologists find new genetic interdependence between mothers and their offspring
A team of biologists has discovered that the distinctive genetic processes of early development help explain patterns of animal development...
Wildfire aerosols remain longer in atmosphere than expected
Credit: Lynn Mazzoleni Rising 2,225 meters into the air on an island in the Azores archipelago, Pico Mountain Observatory is...
Engineering breast milk to treat sick infants
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering Kathryn Whitehead, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, has been...
One more year of high school may shape waistlines later in life
Credit: USC Dornsife, Center for Economic and Social Research What a difference a year of high school can make --...
Two ASU professors receive 2018 NIH New Innovator Award
Credit: Deanna Dent "No. 1 in innovation" is an accolade ASU proclaims proudly in all realms of university life. Today,...
Journal issue honors 20th anniversary of Marshall University researcher’s discovery
Credit: Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Twenty years ago, Zijian Xie, Ph.D., director of the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research...
Microbiologist wins National Science Foundation grant
Credit: University of Delaware/ Evan Krape and Julia Sosa Ramona Neunuebel, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of...
Could less deadly therapies be a better way to keep cancer in check?
While many cancer therapies initially can be very successful, tumors often return and spread when remaining cancer cells develop resistance...
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