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New method increases life span of donated brain tissue
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method that enables them to use donated brain tissue from people...
Most patients comfortable with sexual orientation and gender identity questions
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- New Mayo Clinic research suggests up to 97 percent of patients are comfortable with their health care...
New blood pressure app and hardware rivals arm cuff accuracy
Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Cuff devices for blood pressure measurement are inconvenient, and mobile device apps for blood...
UC San Diego Researchers launch combination drug trial to eradicate B-cell malignancies
Credit: UC San Diego Health Fueled by a multimillion dollar grant from the state's stem cell agency, researchers at University...
Tokyo Tech’s six-legged robots get closer to nature
Credit: IEEE ACCESS A study led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has uncovered new ways of...
Blood stored longer may be less safe for patients with massive blood loss and shock
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Human blood from donors can be stored for use up to 42 days, and it...
An itch you can’t scratch: Researchers find ‘itch receptors’ in the throats of mice
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have found previously known skin itch receptors in the airways that appear...
Researchers investigate the role of arsenic in the development of diabetes
A five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will help researchers at the University of...
Many adolescent and young adult cancer survivors have more social connections than peers
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Seth Dixon Survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer often have stronger social...
A research study analyzes the mental health care community model
Credit: UC3M The project has been undertaken using digital games with 270 participants who make up the mental health care...
No progress seen in reducing antibiotics among outpatients
Despite public health campaigns aimed at reducing unnecessary prescriptions for antibiotics, the drugs continue to be prescribed at startlingly high...
Study says Mekong River dams could disrupt lives, environment
Credit: Kenneth Olson, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The Mekong River, one of the world's largest, traverses six Southeast...
Study predicts wildlife of Africa’s Albertine Rift will be threatened by climate change
Credit: A.J. Plumptre. A new study by scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups predicts that the effects...
Vitamin D may help prevent heart failure after heart attack
Credit: Westmead Institute New research has shown how vitamin D may help protect heart tissue and prevent heart failure after...
Mending materials
Credit: Lehigh University Few creatures, aside from humans, have the ability to reshape the world in which they live. The...
Have an (artificial) heart
Credit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff PORTLAND, Oregon - OHSU physicians and researchers are developing what they hope will be the first permanent...
Physician education and guidelines lead to drop in opioids prescribed after hand surgery
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery An educational session on opioid abuse and new prescription guidelines led to a 45 percent...
UTHealth’s Shervin Assassi awarded $1.4 million to personalize scleroderma treatments
Credit: Maricruz Kwon, UTHealth At The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), rheumatologist Shervin Assassi, M.D., is...
Research reveals a mechanism that drives ataxia type 1
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine When the protein ATAXIN1 accumulates in neurons it causes a neurodegenerative condition called spinocerebellar ataxia...
Rick D. Wilkerson, DO, receives AAOS’ Humanitarian Award
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 8, 2018) - Rick D. Wilkerson, DO is the recipient of the American Academy of Orthopaedic...