Plasma medicine research highlights antibacterial effects and potential uses
Credit: Sean Knecht, Penn State As interest in the application of plasma medicine -- the use of low-temperature plasma (LTP) created by an electrical discharge...
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Flies sleep when need arises to adapt to new situations
Study in fruit flies may shed light on sleep as an evolutionary toolCredit: Krishna Melnattur Flies that cannot take to the air respond by sleeping...
IST Austria scientists demonstrate quantum radar prototype
New detection technique based on quantum technology developed at IST Austria -- Study published in Science AdvancesCredit: © IST Austria/Philip Krantz Quantum entanglement is a...
Immune system discovery paves way to lengthen organ transplant survival
Credit: Fadi Lakkis, University of Pittsburgh, data adapted from United States Renal Data System PITTSBURGH, May 8, 2020 - Chronic rejection of transplanted organs is...
AGS honors society’s first pharmacist president with prestigious Nascher/Manning award
Credit: (C) 2020 The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will this year honor past AGS President Todd Semla, PharmD, MS, AGSF, with the prestigious Nascher/Manning Award,...
Dr. Ellen Flaherty, prestigious Henderson lecturer, sets sight on key priority for us all
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, AGSF, an assistant professor at the Dartmouth...
UCSF expert to offer ‘confessions of unfocused researcher’ on road to better care
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and AGS Health in Aging Foundation today announced that Alexander K. Smith, MD, MPH,...
nTIDE April 2020 jobs report: COVID recession hits workers with disabilities harder
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report -- featuring the Disability Rights Louisiana's FAIR (Financial Access Inclusion and Resources) Program for formerly incarcerated...
LECOM’s Dr. James Lin named AGS Geriatrics Clinician of the Year
Credit: (C) 2020 The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today named James Lin, DO, MS, MHSA, president of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)...
Geriatrics experts award high honor to visionary organization: West health
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society For only the second time in its near 80-year history, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will award one of...
Transporting energy through a single molecular nanowire
Why single wires are superior to bundlesCredit: Sylvia Germes Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently towards a reaction centre, where it is converted...
AGS honors Dr. John B. Murphy for pioneering work to build a better health workforce
Credit: (C) 2020 The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that John B. Murphy, MD, a clinician, educator, and administrator working to embed geriatrics education...
Drs. Rasheeda Hall and Kah Poh (Melissa) Loh honored With AGS’s Arti Hurria Memorial Award
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today conferred one of their newest honors,...
Stroke evaluations drop by nearly 40% during COVID-19 pandemic
Nationwide, fewer people with stroke symptoms receiving care at hospitalsCredit: Akash Kansagra The number of people evaluated for signs of stroke at U.S. hospitals has...
New issue of JAGS highlights award-winning research
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society Advancing care for older people across health specialties, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging...