UA professor receives grant for innovative research in preventing heart failure
Credit: Tabbitha Mosier, UA College of Medicine - Phoenix A University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix researcher has received a $393,493 grant from...
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We all want ‘healthy aging,’ but what is it, really? New report looks for answers
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society "Healthy aging" sounds like a priority we all can share, but for geriatrics healthcare professionals--the doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physicians...
National Psoriasis Foundation awards over $2 million in research grants and fellowships
Portland, Ore. (November 1, 2018)--The National Psoriasis Foundation, NPF, has awarded $2.3 million in research grants and fellowships in 2018. This year's awards bring the...
Three Endocrine Society members named to National Clinical Care Commission
WASHINGTON--Three Endocrine Society members have been appointed to the National Clinical Care Commission. The Commission will evaluate and provide recommendations on federal programs related to...
New study offers hope for patients suffering from a rare form of blindness
Credit: Duke Neurology A new form of therapy may halt or even reverse a form of progressive vision loss that, until now, has inevitably led...
How to stay healthy and happy through the decades
Credit: Martin Monti/UCLA Successful aging can be the norm, says UCLA psychology professor Alan Castel in his new book, "Better with Age: The Psychology of...
Take a lot of sick days? Who you know and where you live might be partly to blame
New research led by Lijun Song, associate professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University, and graduate student Phillip Pettis suggests that knowing people in high and...
New images show serotonin activating its receptor for first time
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Serotonin (3A) receptors are common drug targets in the treatment of pain, gastrointestinal dysfunctions, and mood disorders...
2D magnetism: Atom-thick platforms for energy, information and computing research
Chestnut Hill, Mass. (10/31/2018) Two-dimensional magnetism has long intrigued and motivated researchers for its potential to unleash new states of matter and utility in nano-devices....
Shape-shifting robots perceive surroundings, make decisions for first time
ITHACA, N.Y. - General-purpose robots have plenty of limitations. They can be expensive and cumbersome. They often accomplish only a single type of task. But...
Empathetic machines favored by skeptics but might creep out believers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Most people would appreciate a chatbot that offers sympathetic or empathetic responses, according to a team of researchers, but they added...
UTA researcher developing chip-scale system for quantum communications
Credit: UT Arlington Distributing information through quantum communication is an extremely secure method because it relies on the quantum nature of single photons, or fundamental...
Researchers find the origin of an isolated bird species on South Atlantic island
Credit: Photo by Peter G. Ryan EUGENE, Ore. -- Oct. 31, 2018 -- By wings or maybe riding on debris, that's how a now-flightless and...
Gut bacteria may control movement
Credit: Image courtesy of Dreamstime|©Captainhe. A new study puts a fresh spin on what it means to "go with your gut." The findings, published in...
2-D magnetism: Atom-thick platforms for energy, information and computing research
Chestnut Hill, Mass. (10/31/2018) Two-dimensional magnetism has long intrigued and motivated researchers for its potential to unleash new states of matter and utility in nano-devices....
