Science

July 25, 2019

Psoriatic arthritis patients find condition difficult to diagnose and often misunderstood

Philadelphia, November 16, 2016 - Psoriatic Arthritis In America 2016, is a new national survey by Health Union of over...

Efficient approach for tracking physical activity with wearable health devices

Credit: Edgar Lobaton Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user's physical...

Vitamin D reduces respiratory infections, says CU Anschutz study

AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 16, 2016) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that high doses...

Indonesian fires exposed 69 million to ‘killer haze’

Wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution and are responsible for thousands of premature...

Marijuana could help treat drug addiction, mental health

Credit: UBC Using marijuana could help some alcoholics and people addicted to opioids kick their habits, a UBC study has...

Researchers discover new antibiotics by sifting through the human microbiome

Credit: Sean Brady Most antibiotics in use today are based on natural molecules produced by bacteria--and given the rise of...

A possible explanation for recurring breast cancer

In October, we mourned those who died of breast cancer and celebrated all of the women (and men) who have...

Wide variability in generic heart failure drugs can make them unaffordable to uninsured

Credit: Photo by Ellen Hutti, Saint Louis University. ST. LOUIS - New research from Saint Louis University finds that the...

Cedars-Sinai receives $1.2M grant from California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 15, 2016) -- Cedars-Sinai health investigators will use a $1.2 million grant from a state precision medicine...

Can artery ‘banks’ transform vascular medicine?

Credit: Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- The prospect of creating artery "banks" available for cardiovascular surgery, bypassing the need...

Hawai’i researchers link quality of coastal groundwater with reef degradation on Maui

Credit: University of Hawaii Land-use practices on tropical oceanic islands can have large impacts on reef ecosystems, even in the...

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and partners to receive $1.2 million grant from CIAPM

Oakland, CA (November 15, 2016) - A team at the Oakland and San Francisco campuses of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals,...

Malaria research at CU Anschutz receives Gates Foundation support

Credit: University of Colorado The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations...

Appendicitis patients can safely leave hospital the same day of their operations