USPSTF recommendation regarding behavioral counseling for cardiovascular disease prevention
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care professionals individualize the decision to offer or refer adults ...
ECDC report: 10-fold increase of hepatitis E cases in the EU/EEA between 2005 and 2015
Credit: ECDC/European Centre for Disease prevention and Control The incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been steadily increasing ...
Guidance for metrics to improve patient care
Credit: University of Plymouth People with long term conditions, multiple long term conditions and those at the end of life ...
Treatment rapidly reverses the effect of blood thinner dabigatran
PHILADELPHIA -- At least 28 million prescriptions for blood thinners are filled by pharmacists yearly for the irregular heartbeat of ...
Pulse rate monitoring before a C-section can improve maternal health
Doctors often prescribe preventative drugs to women who are to receive spinal blocks while giving birth via a Caesarean section. ...
IU, Regenstrief study: Early home health worker visit lowers risk of hospital readmission
Credit: Eskenazi Health INDIANAPOLIS - A visit by a home health worker, such as a nurse or physical therapist, within ...
DOD award to Wayne State will study genetic factors impacting type 2 diabetes in obesity
DETROIT - A Wayne State University researcher has received an 18-month, $308,000 Discovery Award from the Department of Defense for ...
Experimental ‘enhancer’ drug may boost conventional therapies for deadly pediatric brain cancers
Credit: Eric Raabe Laboratory studies suggest that an experimental drug already in early clinical trials for a variety of adult ...
Faster diagnosis of inherited and lethal nerve disease could advance search for new treatments
Credit: Michael Polydefkis Johns Hopkins physicians report success in a small study of a modified skin biopsy that hastens the ...
Clean water that’s ‘just right’ with Sandia sensor solution
Credit: (Image courtesy Sandia National Laboratories) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Water utilities have a Goldilocks problem: If they don't add enough ...
NRL scientists find high prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Kenya
Credit: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory/Lt. Cmdr. Michael Prouty-NAMRU-2 (Released) WASHINGTON - Antibiotic resistance is one of the most significant global ...
Immune system may keep body from neutralizing HIV-1 virus
AURORA, Colo. (June 11, 2017) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that a process ...
Barrier to autoimmune disease may open door to HIV, study suggests
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have discovered that a process that protects the body from autoimmune ...
Bacteria on surfaces — strength of adhesion does not depend on size of contact area
Credit: AG Jacobs Bacteria of the species Staphylococcus aureus are among the most widespread and dangerous pathogens of our time. ...
UF Health researchers find genetic factors that cause muscle weakness, wasting disorder
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For years, the underlying process that causes a debilitating muscle disorder in infants and young children has ...
Method determines cell age more accurately, could help elderly patients
Sure, you know how old you are, but what about your cells? Are they the same age? Are they older, ...
Researchers describe novel reporter proteins for long term expression of therapeutic genes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 11, 2017--A new study showed that the expression levels of ...
Elena Castro receives a Young Investigator Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation
Credit: CNIO The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced its 2017 Young Investigator (YI) Awards, which support early career scientists ...
Caregiving needs increase as older adults approach the end of life
Dying adults in the United States have 2.5 people assisting them, on average, according to a new study. Yet those ...
Contaminants in food: Identifying and assessing risks as early as possible
Dioxins, mineral oils, perfluorinated substances - people do not only obtain important nutrients with their food. They also ingest undesirable ...
