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How will electronic medical records and patient portals change patient care
Healthcare Transformation (), a breakthrough new peer-reviewed, open access journalzine spearheaded by Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA, President, Thomas Jefferson University...
£60 million boost to strengthen the UK’s manufacturing base through 6 new research hubs
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Six new £10 million research hubs that will explore and improve new manufacturing techniques...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announces official open access journal
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), a global leader in orthopaedic surgical education, is announcing the forthcoming launch of...
Babies’ first words can be predicted based on visual attention, IU study finds
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University psychologists have shown that a baby's most likely first words are based...
Global public health advocates open new fronts in war on tobacco
Credit: IASLC Efforts to control tobacco as a public health threat have escalated as clinicians and public health advocates have...
The Goldilocks effect in aging research
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 5, 2016) Ever since researchers connected the shortening of telomeres--the protective structures on the ends...
Tufts researchers uncover possible source of genetic error causing multiple diseases
Credit: Melody Ko/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (December 5, 2016)--Tufts University researchers have discovered a possible explanation for the occurrence of...
RNA interference is activated in human response to influenza, other important viruses
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of California, Riverside, have shown for the first time that RNA...
Genetic factors control regenerative properties of blood-forming stem cells
Credit: UCLA/Nature Medicine FINDINGS Researchers from the UCLA Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology and the Eli and Edythe...
Drug combination yields results in patients with forms of leukemia or lymphoma
SAN DIEGO, CA - A combination of two targeted agents - one approved by the Food and Drug Administration and...
Potential target for restoring ejaculation in men with spinal cord injuries or ejaculatory disorders
Credit: Annals of Neurology New research provides insights on how to restore the ability to ejaculate in men who are...
Wise plant analysis
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Here's a reason not to peel tomatoes: A new method of plant analysis, developed at...
Making spines from sea water
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Some sea creatures cover themselves with hard shells and spines, while vertebrates build skeletons out...
Test used to diagnose asthma may not be accurate
A new study urges caution in the use of the mannitol challenge test for asthma in non-clinical settings. The test...
Genetically altered goats may produce milk that causes fewer allergic reactions
The presence of the allergen β-Lactoglobulin (BLG) in the milk of goats and other ungulates restricts the consumption of goat's...
Exploring the past, present and future of regenerative medicine
Credit: Future Science Group Future Science Group (FSG) is excited to announce the release of the 10-Year Anniversary Special Focus...
Leukemia drug combo is encouraging in early Phase I clinical trial
SAN DIEGO, CA (December 5, 2016)--Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that 8 out of 12 patients...
Re-emergence of syphilis traced to pandemic strain cluster
Credit: Steven J. Norris, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston/USA Syphilis has plagued humankind for over 500 years. After the first...
Researchers uncover how hippocampus influences future thinking
(Boston)--Over the past decade, researchers have learned that the hippocampus--historically known for its role in forming memories--is involved in much...
Experimental insecticide explodes mosquitoes, not honeybees
Credit: Photo by James Gathany/CDC In a new study, Vanderbilt pharmacologist Jerod Denton, Ph.D., Ohio State entomologist Peter Piermarini, Ph.D.,...