Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur receives $245,000 STTR grant for startup
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A high-tech startup founded by an Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur has been awarded a federal ...
Louisiana amphibian shows unique resistance to global disease
Amphibian populations around the world are declining due to a skin disease caused by fungus. However, an amphibian commonly found ...
Unseen infections harming world’s children, research reveals
Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting ...
Finding therapeutic targets to prevent atherosclerosis
Credit: University of Houston University of Houston biologist Michihisa Umetani, having discovered that a certain protein partnership acts to rapidly ...
Scientists mimic the earliest stages of human development
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--October 9, 2018--Human embryos start as a tiny mass of cells that are all the same. The first ...
Urban Inuit communities suffer from poor health and limited access to healthcare
Cases of cancer and hypertension are much higher among Inuit living in and around Ottawa than for the general population ...
CDC researchers examine HIV-related stigma among US healthcare providers
Credit: (c) 2018 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 5, 2018--A Systemic Review from the U.S. Centers ...
Cleveland Clinic researcher receives $6 millino NIH grant for ACL surgery research
Credit: Cleveland Clinic Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, CLEVELAND: The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of ...
BU graduate student receives health policy research scholarship
(Boston)--Michael Rosario, a second-year PhD student in the Graduate Program for Neuroscience at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has ...
Mouse study shows how binge drinking and stress affect males, females differently
Credit: Michael Moody Researchers with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Sciences University found that ...
World’s largest sleep study shows too much shut-eye can be bad for your brain
Preliminary results from the world's largest sleep study have shown that people who sleep on average between 7 to 8 ...
SIR 2019 serves up scientific breakthroughs in minimally invasive medicine to improve patient care
FAIRFAX, VA (Oct. 9, 2018)--Online registration is open for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. The ...
Neuron death in ALS more complex than previously thought
Credit: Hart Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University researchers have uncovered new clues about the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral ...
World’s first trial of new three-part children’s cancer treatment
Credit: University of Southampton The study, involving doctors and cancer scientists in Southampton, America and Germany, will boost the body's ...
Researchers pinpoint ideal protein to help seniors rebuild lost muscle
While exercise buffs have long used protein supplements to gain muscle, new research from McMaster University suggests one protein source ...
‘Smart’ robotic system could offer home-based rehabilitation
Credit: University of Houston Researchers in Houston and elsewhere have shown that robotic systems controlled by the user's own brain ...
Micropeptide restores heart function in mice
Researchers have discovered a micropeptide molecule that can restore normal heart function in mice, according to a study in eLife. ...
Crosstalk between fallopian tube, ovary may drive the spread of ovarian cancer
Credit: UIC/Sanchez, et. al. New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that cancer cells in the fallopian ...
Seed oils are best for LDL cholesterol
Credit: Lukas Schwingshackl et al. Journal of Lipid Research 2018 If you want to lower your low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, called ...
‘Man’, ‘woman’ and ‘other’: QUT research explores gender diversity
A growing number of people in Australia no longer see themselves as fitting into the traditional boxes of 'man' or ...
