National Academies report on sexual harassment in academia
WASHINGTON -- A systemwide change to the culture and climate in higher education is needed to prevent and effectively respond to sexual harassment, says a...
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Composition of complex sugars in breast milk may prevent future food allergies
Credit: Erik Jepsen, UC San Diego The unique composition of a mother's breastmilk may help to reduce food sensitization in her infant, report researchers at...
NIH leadership outlines interdisciplinary FY2018 research plan for HEAL Initiative
In a perspective published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association, National Institutes of Health leadership detail components of a newly released research...
NIH initiative aims to tackle opioid misuse, addiction, enhance pain management
Bottom Line: In the JAMA Viewpoint, "Helping to End Addiction Over the Long-Term: The Research Plan for the NIH HEAL Initiative," National Institutes of Health...
On-site pathology testing in remote Australia benefits patients and cuts costs
Credit: Flinders University On-site pathology testing is allowing remote Australians to receive effective emergency medical treatment close to home, while saving millions according to researchers....
Protective mechanism against atherosclerosis discovered
Credit: adapted from Tsiantoulas et al., Circulation (2018) Atherosclerosis, the pathological narrowing of blood vessels, is the underlying cause for the majority of strokes and...
How can patients be protected from post-surgery opioid addiction?
Greater coordination is needed between surgeons and physicians about the prescription of pain-relieving opioid drugs following surgery to help identify patients who are at risk...
UTSA researchers create method that can quickly and accurately detect infections
Credit: Photo courtesy of The University of Texas at San Antonio (SAN ANTONIO, June 12, 2018) -- A new study by Waldemar Gorski, professor and...
AACR to host international lymphoma meeting in Boston
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will host its Inaugural AACR International Meeting: Advances in Malignant Lymphoma later this month in Boston. Presented in...
Better physical fitness and lower aortic stiffness key to slower brain aging
Credit: Swinburne University of Technology Better physical fitness and lower aortic stiffness key to slower brain ageing The rate of decline in certain aspects of...
CureWorks Collaborative launches to accelerate development of immunotherapy treatments
SEATTLE - June 12, 2018 - Seattle Children's, with participating members Children's National Health System, BC Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has launched..
First influenza-specific neuraminidase test kit for flu vaccines
(InDevR, Inc.) InDevR Inc. announced product release of the first ever commercial reagent kit designed explicitly for assessment of neuraminidase (NA) in influenza vaccines. The...
Patients unable to resume work after heart attack face depression and financial hardship
DALLAS, June 12, 2018 - More people than ever are able to resume working after a heart attack, but those working less or unable to...
Basketball teams playing for survival in critical NBA playoffs are more likely to lose
If a sports team plays a critical game in which losing means elimination from a league, do they work harder to win -- or does...
Living with the stigma of diabetes
Credit: MUHC Montreal, June 12, 2018 - Michael Wright was your average high school student, juggling the responsibilities of school and friends while taking the...
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