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Chemical tags affect ability of RNA viruses to infect cells
Credit: Nandan S. Gokhale DURHAM, N.C. — Large swaths of DNA and its lesser-known cousin RNA are dotted by chemical...
ADA presents guidance on managing diabetes in older adults in long-term care facilities
IMAGE: This is Medha N. Munshi, M.D., Director of the Joslin Diabetes Center Geriatric Diabetes Program and Assistant Professor at...
Brain architecture alters to compensate for depression
Credit: Ravi Bansal, PhD A study led by Ravi Bansal, PhD, and Bradley S. Peterson, MD, of The Saban Research...
City-wide effort boosts NYC’s colorectal cancer screening rates and eliminates…
A concerted effort to increase colorectal cancer screening rates led to a dramatic increase in NYC screening colonoscopy rates among...
Cases of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection are soaring
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA–Intestinal infection with the bacterium Clostridium difficile is the most frequent healthcare-linked infection in the United States....
Teens and parents agree: Electronic cigarettes need restrictions
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As electronic cigarette use skyrockets among youth, even teens agree with parents that what's known as...
Majority of incontinence treatments deliver poor results
Credit: Portrait photo: Magnus Gotander. "Unfortunately we are not actually curing the condition in that many cases. Surgery aside, the...
Scientists discover combined sensory map for heat, humidity in fly brain
Credit: Marco Gallio, Northwestern EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University neuroscientists now can visualize how fruit flies sense and process humidity...
Regenstrief Institute investigator honored
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS — Regenstrief Institute investigator Daniel J. Vreeman, DPT, director of LOINC and Health Data Standards in...
Refugees with PTSD regulate stress differently
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – New Michigan State University research has found that refugees diagnosed with post-traumatic...
GM soybean oil causes less obesity and insulin resistance but is…
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have tested a genetically-modified (GM)...
Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation poses challenges for cardiac care
Credit: CHEST Glenview, IL, Jan. 17, 2018 – Atrial fibrillation (AF) can often be asymptomatic, leading to difficulties in diagnosis...
China’s one-child generation not so selfish after all
Credit: Yoshihiko Kadoya Every generation has a tendency to despair at the next one's perceived shortcomings, and Chinese society is...
Motorboat noise gives predators a deadly advantage
IMAGE: This image shows a predatory dottyback eyeing up a juvenile Ambon damselfish. Credit: Christopher Mirbach A pioneering new study...
New study compares sexual practices among older and younger HIV-infected women
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 14, 2017–A new study that compared HIV-positive women over 50...
Are women and minorities adequately represented in new drug testing?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 7, 2017–A new study to assess the effects of U.S....
Ongoing HIV replication replenishes viral reservoirs during therapy
WHAT: In HIV-infected patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART), ongoing HIV replication in lymphoid tissues such as the lymph nodes helps...
Rural nursing homes are falling behind in health information…
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 million...
New book provides insights on the AIDS pandemic — past, present, and future
Credit: Springer Nature Dynamic leaders spearheaded the global response to the emergence of AIDS, but found themselves hampered by structural...
Kent State chemists create microscopic environment to study cancer…
Credit: Photo provided by Kent State University According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new...
