End-of-life care quality remains a problem — nurses may be a solution
Credit: Karen Lasater PHILADELPHIA (December 17, 2018) - Everyone wants a dignified death - yet few actually experience one. Despite preferring to remain at home,...
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Warning over deep-sea 'gold rush'
Credit: DJ Amon & CR Smith A "gold rush" of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea ecosystems, researchers have warned. With...
NIH funds new study on a gene vital to circadian rhythms
Credit: Virginia Tech Circadian rhythms (from the Latin circa diem -- "around a day") based on the Earth's 24-hour rotation have been observed since the...
Study suggests promising new Rx target for obesity and diabetes
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Suresh Alahari, PhD, Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology at LSU Health New Orleans, suggests a novel...
Monitoring lung function at home in teens with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Home-based monitoring shows promise as an effective way to boost patient compliance while obtaining reliable clinical information without a hospital visitCredit: DELOS Study Group Amsterdam,...
Researchers develop first ever model for patient-specific treatment of appendix cancer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - DEC. 17, 2018 - Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have recently developed a process that may change...
Birds can mistake some caterpillars for snakes; can robots help?
Researchers observe a defense mechanism for caterpillars can attract unwanted attentionCredit: Photo courtesy of James Marden. When a caterpillar disguises itself as a snake to...
New approach will help geneticists identify genes responsible for complex traits
Credit: Alex Lipka and Liudmila Mainzer URBANA, Ill. - In biomedical research, plant breeding, and countless other endeavors, geneticists are on the hunt for the...
One type of brain cell may invite Alzheimer's
Research on toxic proteins could drive treatment strategies COLUMBUS, Ohio - Better tactics for detecting, preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease depend on a clearer understanding...
10-year follow-up after negative colonoscopies linked to lower colorectal cancer risk
Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA Internal Medicine OAKLAND, Calif., December 17, 2018 -- Ten years after a negative colonoscopy, Kaiser Permanente members had 46...
Press registration opens for 2019 spring national meeting of the American Chemical Society
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2018 -- Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') Spring 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, one...
Early postpartum opioids linked with persistent usage
Vanderbilt researchers have published findings indicating that regardless of whether a woman delivers a child by cesarean section or by vaginal birth, if they fill...
New epigenetic cervical cancer test has 100 per cent detection rate
A new test for cervical cancer was found to detect all of the cancers in a trial of 15,744 women, outperforming both the current Pap...
Scientists found molecular 'switch' for allergic asthma treatment
A team of Russian scientists identified the role of the interleukin-6 molecule in the development of allergic asthma. Now it can be a new target...
UMN faculty member to receive 2019 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
CMRR Director selected to receive the highest award given by IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology MINNEAPOLIS, MN- December...
