Extremely hot days are warming twice as fast as average summer days in North-West Europe
New research led by the University of Oxford has found that climate change is causing the hottest days in North-West Europe to warm at double...
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Coronary bioresorbable scaffolds nearly as safe and effective as conventional metal stents for heart disease patients
First-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) may be just as effective as drug-eluting metallic stents, which are currently the standard treatment for heart disease patients undergoing...
Call for papers: JMIR Dermatology special theme issue on teledermatology
JMIR Dermatology—the official journal of the International Society of Teledermatology (ISTD)—and the journal’s guest editors welcome submissions to a special theme issue to coincide with...
Researchers to advocate for fundamental science on Capitol Hill
Researchers from universities across the United States will arrive at the U.S. House and Senate on Wednesday for meetings with lawmakers and their staffs about...
Fauna return rapidly in planted eelgrass meadows
A study of eelgrass meadows planted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that fauna return rapidly once the eelgrass has started to grow....
Pet owners with hoarding tendencies may take toll on health of themselves, animals in care, study finds
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Department of Psychology faculty members studying hoarding behavior are teaming with faculty in the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine to look at...
Leading healthcare executive Rachel Hoover, MS, MBA, named executive vice president at UM Faculty Physicians, Inc.
BALTIMORE, May 16, 2023 – William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FASTRO, FACRO, President of University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. (FPI), along with University of...
‘Third space’ offers clearer insights into ancient and modern Chinese issues
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ancient Chinese texts can offer insights into contemporary issues if examined from the right perspective, according to Xiaoye You, Liberal Arts...
Insilico Medicine founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, presents at Asia Summit on Global Health
Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, will present at the Asia Summit on...
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funds COMBINEDBrain to fast track research for rare neurological disorders
COMBINEDBrain’s Founder and Director, Dr. Terry Jo Bichell, understands the power of collaboration. In her years as a neuroscientist, advocate, and rare patient parent, she...
Automated, accurate reporting for NGS-based clonality testing
“ we have developed a fully automated calling algorithm for determining B and T cell clonality from NGS data, with greater sensitivity than previously developed...
Human immune cells react to non-nutritive sweeteners
Diet drinks often contain a mix of non-nutritive sweeteners that also enter the bloodstream after consumption. As a new pilot study shows, even dietary intake...
Neglected 80-year-old antibiotic is effective against multi-drug resistant bacteria
An old antibiotic may provide much-needed protection against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, according to a new study publishing May 16th in the open access journal...
Drs. Dawn Hershman and Primo Lara elected group co-chairs-elect of SWOG Cancer Research Network
The board of governors of the SWOG Cancer Research Network has elected Primo N. Lara, Jr., MD, and Dawn L. Hershman, MD, MS, as group...
As patients wait for imaging results, WVU research links delays with how online radiologists get paid
Online workflow systems for off-site radiologists are one reason for health care delays that cost hospitals money and test the patience of patients, according to...
