Machine learning can help us understand conversations about death
Credit: Andy Duback Some of the most important, and difficult, conversations in healthcare are the ones that happen amid serious and life-threatening illnesses. Discussions of...
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Deeper understanding of irregular heartbeat may lead to more effective treatment
Credit: Madalena Sas Researchers at Imperial have shown how the chaotic electrical signals underlying irregular heart rhythms lead to the failure of standard treatments. By...
Exercise yields some cardiovascular benefits in children with excess weight
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Eight months of daily, afterschool physical activity in previously inactive 8- to 11-year-olds with obesity and overweight improved...
Lehigh University professor Jeffrey Rickman elected as Fellow of ASM International
Computational materials theorist recognized for pioneering work, service to materials science communityCredit: Lehigh University Jeffrey Rickman, a professor of materials science and engineering and physics...
A sustainable new material for carbon dioxide capture
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology In a joint research study from Sweden, scientists from Chalmers University of Technology and Stockholm University have developed a...
Use of venetoclax in transplant conditioning regimen shows promise in myeloid cancers
Trial is important step toward determining if this drug add-on can reduce risk of relapse in these patientsCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute For patients with high-risk...
E1912 follow-up shows ibrutinib effective, well tolerated by majority of CLL patients
Follow-up data from Phase 3 E1912 study shows previously untreated patients (aged 70 or younger) with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who received ibrutinib-based therapy lived longer...
Emerging role of adenosine in brain disorders and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 6, 2019 -The role of adenosine in neurodegeneration and neuroregeneration has led to growing attention...
The next step in organ transplants: New startup takes aim at reperfusion injury
Charleston, SC-based Lydex Pharmaceuticals has received a small business technology transfer grant from the NIH to investigate and develop compounds targeting key enzymes responsible for...
Electronic map reveals ‘rules of the road’ in superconductor
Band structure map exposes iron selenide's enigmatic electronic signatureCredit: Image courtesy of M. Yi/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Dec. 6, 2019) -- Using a clever technique...
Gamma-ray laser moves a step closer to reality
Calculations by UC Riverside's Allen Mills predict metastable positronium bubbles in liquid heliumCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A physicist at the University...
Naval Research Lab rolls out ‘express licensing’ of patented inventions
Businesses can see pricing, apply onlineCredit: Jonathan Steffen/Navy The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's technology transfer office is offering businesses and entrepreneurs the ability to license...
Clinical trial explores new therapeutic for type 1 diabetes
First NIH-funded clinical trial in the US using umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of patients with new onset type 1 diabetesCredit:...
New ultra-miniaturized scope less invasive, produces higher quality images
Credit: Mark Foster Johns Hopkins engineers have created a new lens-free ultra-miniaturized endoscope, the size of a few human hairs in width, that is less...
Researchers add order to polymer gels
A new kind of soft elastic material has medical and technological applicationsCredit: Image: © 2019 Li et al. Gel-like materials have a wide range of...
