Walking for health benefits just got easier to track
UMass Amherst researchers create simple guidelines to measure walking intensityCredit: UMass Amherst In an ongoing study exploring walking for health across the adult lifespan, University...
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SFU researchers find new clues to controlling HIV
Credit: SFU The immune system is the body's best defense in fighting diseases like HIV and cancer. Now, an international team of researchers is harnessing...
New UC study may help guide treatment of pediatric anxiety
In a comprehensive analysis, SSRIs found to be most effective in treating children and adolescents with anxiety disorder Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC)...
Protecting those on the frontline from Ebola
A new online training program developed by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina helps keep health care workers safe when treating patients with...
Blood test for specific metabolites could reveal blocked arteries
Researchers hope to develop test that could detect early changes in blood flow to heart DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke Health pilot project suggests that...
60+ health care groups urge CMS to maintain coverage for medically necessary cancer testing
Overly broad interpretation of national coverage determination for next generation sequencing restricts Medicare beneficiary access to vital testing and adversely impacts cancer care WASHINGTON, DC...
Insilico Medicine to present at the 2nd Annual Drug Discovery Virtual Conference by LabRoots
Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, February 1, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence,...
Scientists discover potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children (neuroblastoma)
Children's Cancer Institute, Australia: Research findings published in Science Translational Medicine journal The MYCN oncogene has long been known to be a key cause of...
Magnetic teeth hold promise for materials and energy
A mollusk with teeth that can grind down rock may hold the key to making next generation abrasion-resistant materials and nanoscale materials for energyCredit: Kisailus...
Palm oil not the only driver of forest loss in Indonesia
Wildfire and mining join plantations as threat to forests; conservation policies and practices should reflect thisCredit: (Credits: 1) CNES/Airbus; 2) DigitalGlobe; 3) CNES/Airbus.) DURHAM, N.C....
No sweat? That's an issue for home-schooled children
Rice University study suggests many fall short of exercise goals despite organized activitiesCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Parents who home-school their children may think putting them...
Microbes help make the coffee
Washington, DC - February 1, 2019 - When it comes to processing coffee beans, longer fermentation times can result in better taste, contrary to conventional...
Enzyme warps space to break the cell's speed limit
VIEW: Enzyme Warps Space to Break the Cell's Speed Limit Johns Hopkins researchers have found that rhomboid enzymes, which are special proteins that cut other...
Access to human big data to accelerate research and improve patient care
Registered researchers will have rapid access to an "unprecedented scale" of clinical research data through the new Common Infrastructure for National Cohorts in Europe, Canada...
OU researcher developing new approach for early intervention of lupus
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma researcher, Si Wu, and collaborators from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and Indiana University, are developing new...
