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‘Global City Sampling Day’ to launch Weill Cornell Medicine-led study
NEW YORK, NY (June 21, 2016) — Weill Cornell Medicine is kicking off its groundbreaking international study of antimicrobial resistance...
MU researchers receives kudos for program aimed at reducing nursing…
IMAGE: Marilyn Rantz is leading the Missouri Quality Initiative for Nursing Homes which received accolades from CMS for improving care...
Despite benefits, half of parents against later school start times
Credit: University of Michigan Leading pediatrics and sleep associations agree: Teens shouldn't start school so early. Yet University of Michigan...
Brain imaging reveals possible depression signature in traumatic brain injury
Approximately half of individuals who experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience depression within a year. Those with TBI and...
Decrease in cardiovascular diseases benefits persons with diabetes
Credit: Elin Lindström Claessen The incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Sweden has decreased sharply since the late 1990s. These are...
An invaluable guide to navigating the new revolution in health care
IMAGE: The Lucky Years is the newest book from bestselling author David Agus, MD. Credit: Simon & Schuster "The Lucky...
Cellular ‘garbage disposal’ has another job
Credit: iStock A subset of protein complexes whose role has long been thought to consist only of chemically degrading and...
Newborn harbour porpoises have the fastest hearing development among…
Credit: Solvin Zankl © Fjord og Bælt- Kerteminde All mammals can hear — but it is not an ability that...
Immunotherapy pioneer James Allison wins the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine
Credit: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center James P. Allison was the first to demonstrate that immunotherapy can treat...
Lending late neurons a helping hand
Credit: Bocchi et al. Nature Communication 2017, Fig 4 During the foetal stage, millions of neurons are born in the...
Elsevier announces the launch of Transplantation Reports
New York, February 11, 2016 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services today...
Topical curcumin gel effective in treating burns and scalds
Credit: Dr. Madalene Heng What is the effect of Topical Curcumin Gel for treating burns and scalds? In a recent...
Search-and-rescue proteins find, fix DNA mutations linked to cancer
ANN ARBOR–Proteins inside bacteria cells engage in "search-and-rescue"-type behavior to ferret out mismatched DNA and fix it to thwart dangerous...
Volunteering eases veterans’ transition to civilian life
Credit: The Mission Continues ST. LOUIS — Veterans could better transition to civilian life by volunteering with civic service programs...
Amphibian approach to help bones heal faster and better
Inspired by amphibians like salamanders, researchers from the University of Southampton are developing a new type of drug that may...
Altered voice processing in young children with autism and delayed…
Credit: Kanazawa University "The diagnosis, 'autism spectrum disorder,' covers a lot of symptoms. For each various symptom, there should be...
Infections can increase diabetes risk in children
Neuherberg, Germany, May 4, 2016. Viral respiratory infections during the first six months of life are associated with an increased...
New system for human genome editing has potential to increase power…
CRISPR systems are found in many different bacterial species, and have evolved to protect host cells against infection by viruses....
SLU researcher hones in on plaque-causing protein in ALS and dementia
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS — In a recent paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry Yuna Ayala,...
Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize awarded to Hebrew University…
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize for 2017 has been awarded to two scientists from...
