Science
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital experts to present at ASH
CLEVELAND: Researchers from the Angie Fowler Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Institute at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital...
After gene therapy, hemophilia B patients maintain near-normal levels of clotting factor
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers are reporting the highest and most sustained levels to date of the essential blood-clotting...
Study estimates global cancer cases, deaths in 2015
In 2015, there were an estimated 17.5 million cancer cases around the globe and 8.7 million deaths, according to a...
Team to build health informatics platform for patient care coordination
Credit: UT Dallas Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas will take part in a project that aims to...
Overcoming the limitations of optical microscopy
Credit: Copyright: Benjamin Judkewitz, Charité. Having played a central role in the advent of modern life sciences, optical microscopy is...
Cataracts linked to increased odds of depression in older adults
December 2, 2016 - Older adults with cataracts are more likely to have symptoms of depression, reports a study in...
Treatment significantly reduces chemotherapy-induced hearing loss in children
Investigators from Children's Hospital Los Angeles and 37 other Children's Oncology Group hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have determined...
Alpha blockers more effective for large kidney stones
Credit: University of Michigan Health System Nearly one in 11 Americans will have a kidney stone in their lifetime, causing...
Novel anti-PSMA imaging agent quickly identifies prostate cancer lesions
Credit: Neeta Pandit-Taskar, M.D., and Michael J. Morris, M.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New research demonstrates that a novel...
Adrenaline rush: Delaying epinephrine shots after cardiac arrest cuts survival rates
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Dec. 1, 2016 -Hospitals in which the administration of epinephrine to patients whose...
Psychological well-being and physical activity in older adults
In a paper just published by researchers at Chapman University, findings showed associations between psychological well-being and physical activity in...
New gene therapy for pseudarthrosis trialed at Kazan University
A team headed by Professor Albert Rizvanov, director of the Gene and Cell Technologies Open Lab, created a gene therapy...
Johns Hopkins researchers uncover more genetic links to brain cancer cell growth
Credit: Chris Heaphy Two recently discovered genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissue cells -- an altered gene...
Environmental scientist’s early warning indicators win the prize
Credit: Markus Marcetic, Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse/Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien Promising environmental researcher David Seekell has been awarded a prestigious prize:...
‘Chariot’ on course to deliver healthier homes and lower energy bills
Successful trials of Chariot, a unique new system that simultaneously records temperature, humidity and energy use in the home, have...
New test identifies high-risk liver patients
Newcastle scientists and medics have developed a promising new test to identify patients with a rare liver disease who will...
Saturated fat could be good for you
Credit: UiB A new Norwegian diet intervention study (FATFUNC), performed by researchers at the KG Jebsen center for diabetes research...
Magnetic brain stimulation can bring back stowed memories
MADISON, Wis. -- It's clear that your working memory -- which holds attention on small things of short-term importance --...
Recovering Latina breast cancer patients report big gaps in ‘survivorship’ care
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Breast cancer patients in one of the United States' largest and fastest-growing ethnic minority groups are likely...
‘Nudges’ an inexpensive, effective way to increase completion of health promotion programs
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Keeping messages brief and simple can produce gains when trying to...