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April 11, 2026

Research in yeast leads to serendipitous finding about a central nervous system disorder

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 14, 2018) Studying the fundamental aspects of biology can sometimes lead to unexpected findings that...

TAVR associated with shorter hospital stay, compared to SAVR

Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For many years, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has been considered...

Most kids with special healthcare needs still aren’t receiving ‘patient-centered medical home’ care

September 14, 2018 - The "patient-centered medical home" (PCMH) approach is an important tool for providing coordinated care for the...

Probiotic use may reduce antibiotic prescriptions, researchers say

WASHINGTON -- Use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a...

FRESH program combines basic science with social benefits for women at risk of HIV

Credit: Rachel Regina A program established by investigators from the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MIT and Harvard...

Kessler Foundation joins international study to improve cognitive dysfunction in MS

Credit: Kessler Foundation Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, and John DeLuca, PhD, have been awarded a $410,000 grant from the Multiple Sclerosis...

Repeat vaccination is safe for most kids with mild to moderate reactions

September 14, 2018 - Children who experience some type of adverse event following initial immunization have a low rate of...

Ontario women to get PET scans to help plan treatment in locally advanced cervix cancer

Credit: UHN (TORONTO, Canada, Sept. 14, 2018) - An Ontario clinical study that shows adding PET imaging to conventional CT...

Jefferson and Einstein Healthcare Network sign definitive agreement

Credit: Einstein Healthcare Network Einstein Healthcare Network and Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) have entered into a binding...

Flu shot rates in clinics drop as day progresses, but nudges help give them a boost

PHILADELPHIA - Primary care clinics experienced a significant decline in influenza vaccinations as the day progressed, researchers from Penn Medicine...

People with asthma at higher risk of becoming obese

Paris, France: Obesity is known to be a risk factor for developing asthma but a new study shows that the...

Gut microbes’ role in mammals’ evolution starts to become clearer

CORVALLIS, Ore. - An international collaboration led by Oregon State University scientists has made a key advance toward understanding which...

UMass Amherst leads team in first sequencing of Canada lynx genome

Credit: Bill Byrne/MassWildlife AMHERST, Mass. - Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the Vertebrate Genome Laboratory...

UMass Amherst ecologists, team report sighting rare wild goat species in Afghanistan

Credit: UMass Amherst/Zalmai Moheb AMHERST, Mass. - Based on field surveys in northern Afghanistan, Zalmai Moheb, an ecologist with the...

UM professor wins 2018 Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award

Credit: Photo courtesy of Diana Six. MISSOULA - University of Montana Professor Diana Six will receive the 2018 Edward O....

New genetics tool helps answer evolutionary questions

Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - The age of big data is here. Thanks to innovations in...

Dietary fiber reduces brain inflammation during aging

URBANA, Ill. - As mammals age, immune cells in the brain known as microglia become chronically inflamed. In this state,...

Malicious brain cell identified

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) Astrocytes--the star-shaped cells of our brain--are very busy. Their job description includes...

Famous theory of the living Earth upgraded to ‘Gaia 2.0’

A time-honoured theory into why conditions on Earth have remained stable enough for life to evolve over billions of years...

A very special protein synthesis machinery