Medical costs create hardships for more than half of Americans
Study: 137 million adults in the United States suffered medical financial hardship in 2015/2017 A new study by American Cancer Society researchers finds medical financial...
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Study shows birds use social cues to make decisions
Credit: Photo by Hanja Brandl, used with permission. A new study in The Auk: Ornithological Advances suggests that some birds prioritize social information over visual...
New digital filter approach aims to improve chemical measurements
Technology could help move novel drugs to clinical trials faster WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Precise measurements are critical to the discovery, development and usage of...
Defining Hurricane Michael’s impact on St. Joe Bay, Florida
Hurricane Michael tore a path through Panama City, Mexico Beach, and Port St. Joe, Florida in October 2018. The storm devastated the area and created...
$150,000 grant will help finance research on spinal muscular atrophy
Credit: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso EL PASO, Texas-Cure SMA recently awarded a $150,000 research grant to Laxman Gangwani, Ph.D., associate professor...
Removal of gene prevents development of pancreatic cancer in mice
Credit: NYU School of Medicine The action of a gene called ATDC is required for the development of pancreatic cancer, a new study finds. The...
Vaccination may help protect bats from deadly disease
A new study shows that vaccination may reduce the impact of white-nose syndrome in bats, marking a milestone in the international fight against one of the...
Medicine and music: Eastman School of Music, Univ. of Rochester Medical Center join forces
Eastman Performing Arts Medicine unifies and expands clinical services, arts integration and research to transform arts-related health care delivery and scientific understanding of the interactions...
UNC School of Medicine initiative providing special care to patients with dementia
Until there is a cure for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, the treatment is a well-educated health care team delivering compassionate careCredit: UNC Health Care...
DOD awards pair of Mizzou researchers separate grants totaling nearly $14 million
Mizzou one of only three institutions to receive multiple awardsCredit: University of Missouri The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded two highly competitive Multidisciplinary University...
NIST research sparks new insights on laser welding
Researchers discuss ambitious project to understand the basic principles of laser welding better than ever beforeCredit: Paul Williams/NIST On its surface, the work is deceptively...
A better strategy for treating diabetic macular edema in people with good vision
Close monitoring appears to provide results equal to immediate treatment with lower cost and lower riskCredit: John Soares BOSTON - (April 29, 2019) - A...
Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D., elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine May 1, 2019--(BRONX, NY)--Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D., cell biologist and internationally recognized expert on the cellular process autophagy,...
Experimental drug shows promise for genetic form of ALS
PHILADELPHIA - An early stage trial of an investigational therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suggests that people could tolerate the experimental drug and, in...
New scat study provides clues to puzzling existence of Humboldt martens in Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
CORVALLIS, Ore. - With a new scat study, researchers are chipping away at solving a biological mystery on the central Oregon coast: the existence of...
