Using a promiscuous inhibitor to uncover cancer drug targets
Scientists at Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a method that exploits the multitargeted nature of a chemical inhibitor to pinpoint...
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Severe psychological distress and daily cannabis use: Implications for mental health?
April 4, 2019 -- Daily cannabis use increased significantly from 2008 to 2016 among those with and without past-month serious psychological distress (SPD) and use...
Standardizing last names and addresses leads to better patient record matching
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Standardizing last names and address information can improve the linking of patient health records by as much as 8 percent...
Visualization strategies may backfire on consumers pursuing health goals
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Using visualization as motivation is a common technique for achieving goals, but consumers who are pursuing health goals such as eating healthy...
New PET imaging biomarker could better predict progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Credit: Focke C, Blume T, Zott B, Shi Y, et al. Researchers have discovered a way to better predict progression of Alzheimer's disease. By...
DOD funds evaluation of behavioral intervention for autism spectrum disorder
The Department of Defense is providing $7 million to better understand how much and which components of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) are the most effective...
Should I cut down on carbs? Find out at EuroHeartCare 2019
2 to 4 May in Milan, Italy: Should I cut down on carbs? Find out at EuroHeartCare 2019. It's just one of many topics covered...
The decline of state-level IVC filter utilization
Medicare and private insurance analysis After a period of prior growth, national inferior vena cava (IVC) filter utilization in the Medicare population has markedly declined...
Children requiring thyroid surgery have better outcomes at high-volume surgery centers
Of nearly 500 patients seen at CHOP's Pediatric Thyroid Center, very few needed to return to the ORCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, April 4,...
UMD Institute for Genome Sciences awarded $17.5 million for infectious disease research
The IGS Genome Center for Infectious Diseases is funded for 5 additional years BALTIMORE, MD., April 4 -- The Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) at...
$10 million grant to support Texas Center for Learning Disabilities
Anonymous gift makes center at UH sustainableCredit: University of Houston An anonymous $10-million gift by a grateful patient family to the Texas Center for Learning...
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers identify one way T cell function may fail in cancer
The protein Chop inhibits anti-tumor immunity in CD8+ T cells TAMPA, Fla. - The immune system is an important defender against cancer. Immune cells continuously...
Cell lesson: better coordinated than isolated
In a new study published in Nature Communications, scientists led by Juana DÃez show that the three main stages of the expression of our genes...
Survey provides snapshot of global ECMO transport services
April 4, 2019 - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-sustaining therapy for patients with respiratory or circulatory failure that is best performed at high-volume...
The holm oak transcriptome is rebuilt, a key step towards understanding its biology
Holm oaks are some of the most emblematic trees in Mediterranean forests and the most abundant ones on the Iberian Peninsula. Holm oaks have had...
