UTHealth-led study shows much work remains to ensure e-health record safety
Credit: UTHealth Four years after their publication by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), voluntary ...
New CRISPR technique skips over portions of genes that can cause disease
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In a new study in cells, University of Illinois researchers have ...
GW researchers publish review article on developing vaccines for human parasites
WASHINGTON (Aug. 16, 2018) -- Helminthic parasites, like hookworm and liver flukes (schistosomiasis), affect an estimated 1 billion people worldwide. ...
AGA supports making drugs more affordable for patients
Bethesda, MD (Aug. 15, 2018) -- Increasing out-of-pocket expenses can limit access for patients, putting them at risk. Improving affordability ...
Psychologist to explore how brain remembers precise information
Credit: University of California, Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A person's general intelligence and ability to understand language are reliant on ...
First mouse model to mimic lung disease could speed discovery of more effective treatments
Credit: Michael Beers, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA--The biggest hurdle to finding effective therapies for idiopathic pulmonary ...
UTA professor leads federal advisory group on the prevention of acute, chronic pain
Credit: UTA A University of Texas at Arlington professor led a federal advisory group that has published its recommendations on ...
First US patients receive Agili-C™ implants
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) CartiHeal, developer of Agili-C, a proprietary implant for the treatment of joint surface lesions, ...
Autoimmunity plays role in development of COPD, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Autoimmunity plays a role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a ...
New aid to help identify and manage patients with diabetes at increased risk of fracture
Credit: International Osteoporosis Foundation Fragility fractures are a serious yet neglected complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, ...
Patients with healthcare-associated infections suffer social, emotional pain
Arlington, Va., August 16, 2018 - The consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reach well beyond patients' physical health, souring social ...
Study: The eyes may have it, an early sign of Parkinson’s disease
MINNEAPOLIS - The eyes may be a window to the brain for people with early Parkinson's disease. People with the ...
BU professor receives Presidential Award from the American Psychological Association
(Boston)--Terence M. Keane, PhD, professor of psychiatry and clinical psychology and assistant dean for research at Boston University School of ...
OUHSC receives $20 million grant to advance research, patient care
Credit: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 15, 2018) -- This week, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ...
YouTube is source of misinformation on plastic surgery, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Keith Bratcher, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School In the first study to evaluate YouTube videos on facial plastic surgery ...
Cells agree: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 16, 2018) We've all heard the expression: "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Now, ...
Newly identified role for inhibition in cerebellar plasticity and behavior
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Almost everyone is familiar with the unique mixture of surprise and confusion that ...
There’s no place like home: study finds home care effective for patients with blood clots
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City has found that patients ...
Using mushrooms as a prebiotic may help improve glucose regulation
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Eating white button mushrooms can create subtle shifts in the microbial community in the gut, which ...
Brain response study upends thinking about why practice speeds up motor reaction times
Credit: Cell Reports Researchers in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a computerized ...
