SVIN announces Mission Thrombectomy 2020 Pilot results at the World Stroke Congress
Montreal, Canada (October 17, 2018) - Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) ...
Researcher: Independence tests should ask more of seniors
RIVERSIDE, CAL. (http://www.ucr.edu) - A UCR psychology researcher says the bar is too low for "functional independence" in older adults, ...
Did eating starchy foods give humans an evolutionary advantage?
Found in saliva, the protein enzyme encoded by the AMY1 gene begins the digestive process by breaking down starch when ...
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 67th Annual Meeting
Fighting the Latest Ebola Scare, Tackling Disease Outbreaks, Pandemic Flu Concerns, Probing Tick Spit for Cures, Diseases in the Aftermath ...
Thanks to $1.72 million federal grant: UA researchers using green light for HIV-related pain
Credit: Photo: Bob Demers/UANews After proving surprisingly beneficial in human clinical trials at the University of Arizona for the treatment ...
Eliminating emissions in India and China could add years to people’s lives
The 2.7 billion people who live in China and India -- more than a third of the world's population -- ...
A 150-year-old drug might improve radiation therapy for cancer
Columbus, Ohio - A drug first identified 150 years ago and used as a smooth-muscle relaxant might make tumors more ...
First GWAS analysis of ‘type 1.5 diabetes’ reveals links between immune and metabolic disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Scientists who performed the largest-ever genetic study of a puzzling type of adult-onset diabetes have ...
Researchers identify new approach for controlling dengue fever and Zika virus
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animals, killing thousands of people and causing ...
Drivers of inflammation provide valuable targets for new gum disease therapies
T cells help fight off infection, but they can go overboard. A new study led by researchers at the University ...
HIV/AIDS training center at UIC receives $4.4 million in new federal funding
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC) at the University of Illinois at Chicago has received ...
How does brain structure influence performance on language tasks?
Credit: Bansal et al., PLOS Computational Biology, October 2018, available under CC BY license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The architecture ...
Researchers propose conceptual framework to study role of exercise in multiple sclerosis
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. October 17, 2018. Researchers have proposed a conceptual framework for examining the relationship between ...
UC researchers recommend universal screening to tackle rise in Hepatitis C
Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Physicians are encountering a growing number of younger patients who are testing positive ...
Thanks to $1.72M federal grant: UA researchers using green light for HIV-related pain
Credit: Photo: Bob Demers/UANews After proving surprisingly beneficial in human clinical trials at the University of Arizona for the treatment ...
Social media buffers depression among older adults with pain
ANN ARBOR--With a few finger strokes or swipes on a computer or cell phone, seniors with pain reduce the risk ...
Case Western Reserve researchers cure drug-resistant infections without antibiotics
Biochemists, microbiologists, drug discovery experts and infectious disease doctors have teamed up in a new study that shows antibiotics are ...
Selfish people have fewer children and earn less money
Credit: Photo: Jonas Bilberg What happens to those who behave unselfishly and make sacrifices for the sake of others? According ...
New imaging tool captures how sound moves through the chinchilla ear
Credit: Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new device that can be used ...
Breastfeeding protects infants from antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A recent study completed at the University of Helsinki investigated the amount and quality of bacteria resistant to antibiotics in ...
