Cell therapy could replace need for kidney transplants
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., -- March 13 2019, -- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists are working on a promising approach for treatment of chronic...
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Is laughter the best medicine? Find out at EuroPrevent 2019
11 to 13 April in Lisbon, Portugal: Is laughter the best medicine? Find out at EuroPrevent 2019. The annual scientific congress of the European Association...
Engineering treatments for the opioid epidemic
Rudra receives award from National Institute on Drug AbuseCredit: Washington University in St. Louis The U.S. is reeling from a public health crisis driven by...
Older adults with multiple chronic illnesses
AGS releases new action steps to guide care Caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions can create challenging situations. For example, some treatments may...
Researcher receives NSF CAREER award to mimic the world’s best robot: The human hand
Ramana Vinjamuri has been awarded one of NSF's most prestigious awards for his work in understanding how the brain controls complex hand movements Stevens Institute...
Antiviral therapy improves survival rates for kidney transplant recipients with hepatitis B or C
Large-scale study confirms antiviral therapy should be systematically offered to hepatitis B- and C-infected kidney transplant recipients, reported in the Journal of HepatologyCredit: Journal of...
Social risk factors and readmission penalties
New study shows how these factors can impact penalties for safety net hospitalsCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - New research shows that U.S. safety...
Researchers reverse the flow of time on IBM’s quantum computer
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory We all mark days with clocks and calendars, but perhaps no timepiece is more immediate than a mirror. The changes we...
Noninvasive ultrasound stimulation of spleen could lead to new treatments for inflammatory arthritis
New study shows significantly less swelling after ultrasound treatment Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with researchers at Medtronic, have shown that noninvasive...
‘Tingle’ wearable device improves position tracking accuracy utilizing thermal sensors
New study from Child Mind Institute researchers highlights potential use for diagnosis and treatment of body-focused repetitive behaviors, such as chronic hair-pulling NEW YORK, NY...
The importance of puberty: A call for better research models
What happens in puberty affects health and well-being across the lifespan Puberty is much more than just a time of biological overdrive, propelled by sexual...
Doctor video visits increase access to healthcare but could risk fragmentation
Examining the value of telehealth in primary careCredit: University of Houston In today's fast-paced digital society, virtual doctor visits are on the rise and offer...
Electric bacteria in the spotlight
Conference: Electromicrobiology -- from electrons to ecosystems Several years ago, researchers from Aarhus discovered a curious form of electric life on the seafloor. Since then...
Oral bacteria in pancreas linked to more aggressive tumours
The presence of oral bacteria in so-called cystic pancreatic tumours is associated with the severity of the tumour, a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet...
Bernese Mars camera CaSSIS returns spectacular images
Credit: © ESA/Roscosmos/CaSSIS ExoMars is a space mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with the Russian space agency Roskosmos. ExoMars stands for...
