Microbe scientist Jessica Metcalf receives early-career award
Credit: Colorado State University Who runs the world? According to Jessica Metcalf, it's definitely microbes. The associate professor in the ...
Inhaled version of blood pressure drug shows promise in treating anxiety, pain
TORONTO (September 11, 2018) - An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types ...
Unusual biosynthetic pathway offers a key to future natural product discovery
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Bacteria are master engineers of small, biologically useful molecules. A new study in Nature Communications has ...
Treating sleep apnea greatly improves stroke patients’ neurological & functional recovery
INDIANAPOLIS - A large study has found that commencing treatment for sleep apnea as soon as possible after a stroke ...
Towards a better understanding of how colon cancer develops and progresses
Researchers from the University of Luxembourg have discovered a molecular mechanism that is responsible for the spread of cancer cells ...
Newborns with congenital heart disease have enlarged kidneys
The hearts and brains of babies born with congenital heart disease are not the only organs affected by this common ...
Industry-certified masks offer better protection from volcanic ash exposure
Credit: Tri Wahyudi Industry-certified particle masks are most effective at protecting people from volcanic ash, whilst commonly used surgical masks ...
New genetic compound marker could help early diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer
A research team at the University of Turku in Finland discovered a link between the interplay of certain simultaneously occurring ...
Critically ill patients supported by respirators in ICUs may develop weakness from drug treatment, not illness
Credit: CHEST® Glenview, IL, September 11, 2018 - At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation ...
Back pain is associated with mental health problems and risky behaviors in teenagers
A new study in the Journal of Public Health indicates that adolescents who experience back pain more frequently are also ...
‘Danger’ molecules may increase cardiovascular risk from early life stress
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 11, 2018) - The release of "danger" molecules in response ...
Low fitness may indicate poor arterial health in adolescents
A recent Finnish study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä showed that adolescents with better aerobic fitness have more compliant ...
Scientists develop new drug treatment for TB
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to successfully treat tuberculosis in animals. The team ...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy: How muscle cells journey to the dark side
Credit: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Sept. 11, 2018 - Promoting repair of dystrophic muscles is a ...
Adolescents whose religious mothers die are likely to be less religious as young adults
Credit: Sarah Cochran Bereaved children whose late mothers were very religious are likely to be less religious after their mother ...
Artificial anti-oxidant may be the next go-to supplement
Credit: UBC Okanagan Naturally-derived anti-oxidants have become the 'it' health ingredient to look for in food. But researchers from UBC ...
Internists tell CMS not to proceed with changes to payments for E/M services
Washington, D.C. September 10, 2018 - Proposed changes to payments for evaluation and management (E/M) codes do not appropriately recognize ...
Intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention: An updated review
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 127-136(10); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0029, Dhruv Mahtta, Ahmed ...
The role of cardiac catheterization after cardiac arrest
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 137-148(12); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0026 Ahmed Harhash, Prashant ...
The current state of transradial access
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0032 Jennifer A. Rymer ...
