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It’s how you splice it: Scientists discover possible origin of muscle, heart defects
Credit: Giudice Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - Muscular dystrophies, congenital heart muscle defects, and other muscle...
Next-generation biomaterial being developed to treat bleeding
PHOENIX -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a biomaterial that...
Controlling bleeding disorders with fitted hydrogel casts
(Boston) -- Small blood clots called emboli are mostly known for traveling through the vasculature before they lodge and obstruct...
Looking for a city’s DNA? Try its ATMs
Automated teller machine keypads in New York City hold microbes from human skin, household surfaces, or traces of food, a...
LSU Health New Orleans reports innovations in defining sources of GI bleeding
New Orleans, LA - A team of physicians at LSU Health New Orleans has found that endoscopy combined with the...
Teen stalking victims: Analysis of consequences reveals disturbing trends
Ann Arbor, MI, November 16, 2016 - Stalking is a widely recognized public health concern, yet little information is available...
Researching proinsulin misfolding to understand diabetes
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. - According to the World Health Organization, 422 million adults across...
Public health heroes to receive national recognition the week of Thanksgiving
ARLINGTON, Va.--November 15, 2016--On the Monday before Thanksgiving, Research!America and other health organizations urge Americans to recognize public health professionals...
Employment of more nurse assistants is associated with more deaths and lower quality care
Credit: Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) November 16, 2016 - Hospitals that employ more nurse assistants relative to the number of professionally...
Groundbreaking study: Self-injection of contraception is feasible, acceptable in Uganda
Seattle, November 16, 2016 --Self-injection of the contraceptive Sayana® Press is both feasible and highly acceptable among women participating in...
Open refereed paper reveals how to study unstable radioactive nuclei’s dual traits
Radioactive nuclides, found within an atom's core, all share a common feature: they have too many or too few neutrons...
Transcranial direct current stimulation shows promise for depression therapy
LAWRENCE -- Small amounts of electricity similar to the output of a common 9-volt battery could improve life for people...
No willpower required: Families adopt healthy behaviors through trial and error
Credit: CWRU Forgoing a reliance on motivation, families can adopt healthy behaviors--eating better and exercising more--by following a new approach...
Two new lizards with ‘heroic past’ discovered in the Chilean Andes
Credit: Hugo A. Díaz Two new species of lizards have been discovered in the Andean highlands of Southern Chile. Collected...
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