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UW-Madison spinoff gets FDA OK for bacteria-killing wound dressing
Credit: Imbed Biosciences MADISON. Wis. — Imbed Biosciences today received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its...
Black babies more likely to have nursing care missed in their NICU stay
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 18, 2017) – Everybody wants a healthy life for their baby. Black babies are more...
Are patients sufficiently shielded against stray radiation during CT scans?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 21, 2017–Radiation exposure during diagnostic imaging such as computed tomography...
Magic mushrooms may ‘reset’ the brains of depressed…
Credit: Carhart Harris, R et al. Scientific Reports 2017 Patients taking psilocybin to treat depression show reduced symptoms weeks after...
JAMA Viewpoint: Emerging Zika pandemic requires more WHO action now
IMAGE: Daniel Lucey, M.D., M.P.H., is Senior Scholar at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. Credit: Georgetown...
Gene that enables memories, sense of direction produces schizophrenia-like symptoms when…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense...
Why is some social media content interpreted as bragging?
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in print...
UT Southwestern researchers identify gene that protects against…
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Feb. 1, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a gene...
UMass Amherst researchers find ‘switch’ that turns on immune cells’ tumor-killing ability
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Molecular biologists led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator Elena Pobezinskaya...
New study suggests psychedelic drugs may reduce criminal behaviour
Credit: UBC Okanagan campus Newly published research suggests that common psychedelic drugs–such as magic mushrooms, LSD and mescaline (a substance...
Breakthrough by Exeter cell biologists
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how different compartments (or organelles) of human cells interact....
Enzyme shown to regulate inflammation and metabolism in fat tissue
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE RI — The human body has two primary kinds of fat–white fat, which stores excess calories...
The art of appropriate patient selection for heart procedures
A decline in the number of heart patients undergoing unnecessary PCI (angioplasty) procedures reflects improvements in clinical decision-making and documentation...
Listening to the patient’s voice: A more patient-centered…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS — Communication between patients and clinicians that is patient-centered, taking into account patient concerns and preferences...