Science
Weight loss may help prevent multiple myeloma
Credit: Jim Dryden/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis New research shows that excess weight increases the risk that...
UTMB study offers new insight into how Alzheimer’s disease begins
A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston offers important insight into how Alzheimer's disease begins...
Fear of the unknown common to many anxiety disorders
Several anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias, share a common underlying trait: increased sensitivity to...
UMass receives $2.3 million from NIH to address health disparities in African-American men
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been awarded a five-year, $2.3 million federal grant to study and build...
American College of Physicians outlines advocacy approach in post-election environment
Washington, November 18, 2016 -The American College of Physicians (ACP) has outlined its plans to address the implications of the...
NSU researchers to present at World Stem Cell Summit
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - The World Stem Cell Summit & RegMed Capital Conference has invited five faculty members from the...
Dissecting bacterial infections at the single-cell level
Credit: (Picture: Antoine-Emmanuel Saliba) Infectious diseases are a leading cause of mortality worldwide. The development of novel therapies or vaccines...
Protective molecule sidelined in models of ALS
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have identified a naturally occurring molecule...
About 1 million Texans gained health care coverage due to Affordable Care Act
HOUSTON - (Nov. 17, 2016) - Texas has experienced a roughly 6 percentage-point increase in health insurance coverage from the...
Improving veterans’ overall health and academic success
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - About two-thirds of veterans using Veterans Affairs Department education benefits earn a degree or complete a certificate...
The American Society of Nephrology honors leader in the fight against kidney disease
Chicago, IL (November 18, 2016)--The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) will honor Amit X. Garg, MD, PhD by presenting him...
ASN Foundation for Kidney Research announces campaign to guarantee research funding
The ASN Foundation for Kidney Research (ASN Foundation) is proud to announce the public launch of its Securing the Future...
New quality control revealed in immune T cell development
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia The research into T cell development within an organ called the thymus revealed...
Zebrafish as an animal model to study the effects of endocrine disruptors
Water is vital for our survival. However, water quality is always a concern for public health authorities as it may...
Mayo Clinic: Reversing physician burnout, using nine strategies to promote well-being
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic have been documenting the rise and costs of physician burnout for more than...
A protein that defines the melanoma blueprint
The main goals of the Melanoma Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) are to identify biomarkers of...
Last-line antibiotics are failing
Credit: ECDC On the occasion of the 9th European Antibiotic Awareness Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...
Government invests a further £12.5 million in Greater Manchester’s devolved health system
(University of Manchester) In a second boost for Manchester in as many months, a single city-wide bid has been awarded...
Preserving donor lungs longer makes transplant more elective than emergency surgery
(TORONTO, Canada - November 17, 2016) - A new method which doubles the usual time donor lungs can remain outside...
Wayne State and Henry Ford present findings on ESRD and CKD
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT - On November 17, 2016, a Wayne State University doctoral student, Matthew Jasinski, will present...