Pitt/UPMC BCI researchers receive $8 million in NIH funding
Credit: Tim Betler, UPMC A team of University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers was recently awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
NEWS INDEX
Society for Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness, Inc. to host 4th Annual Meeting
The Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Inc. (SDMPH) will host its 4th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on October 31, 2018 at...
Scientists work to improve recovery of your sense of taste
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer When it's a significant injury, not just a hot pizza, that damages your tongue and taste buds, you...
E-cigarette additives increase inflammation and impair lung function, study finds
Rockville, Md. (October 11, 2018)--Flavoring and additive ingredients in e-cigarettes may increase inflammation and impair lung function, according to new research. The study, published ahead...
Lassa fever vaccine shows promise and reveals new test for immunity
(PHILADELPHIA) - Lassa fever belongs to the same class of hemorrhagic fevers as Ebola. Like Ebola, it has been a major health threat in Western...
Researchers create a functional salivary gland organoid
A research group led by scientists from Showa University and the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan have, for the first time, succeeded...
Deep learning can distinguish recalled-benign mammograms from malignant and negative images
Bottom Line: An artificial intelligence (AI) approach based on deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) could identify nuanced mammographic imaging features specific for recalled but...
New techniques can detect lyme disease weeks before current tests
Newark, N.J. (October 11, 2018) - Researchers have developed techniques to detect Lyme disease bacteria weeks sooner than current tests, allowing patients to start treatment...
Smarter data analysis strategies will improve infertility treatment in the future
Credit: Figure by M. Suhorutšenko Scientists from Tartu have discovered a simple way how to improve infertility treatment in the future. The results of the...
Gene variants raise risk of migraines in African-American children
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers have discovered common gene variants associated with migraines in African-American children. The research adds to knowledge of ..
Genetics allows personalized disease predictions for chronic blood cancers
Scientists have developed a successful method to make truly personalised predictions of future disease outcomes for patients with certain types of chronic blood cancers. The...
Cancer patients with rare deadly brain infection treated successfully with off-the-shelf adoptive T-cell therapy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center An emerging treatment known as adoptive T-cell therapy has proven effective in a Phase II clinical trial for treating progressive...
Society of Breast Imaging partners with Oxford University Press to publish Journal of Breast Imaging
JBI is a peer-reviewed publication that aims to provide high quality, evidence-based content for the global breast imaging medical community. The journal seeks to advance...
Research on light-matter interaction could improve electronic and optoelectronic devices
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute A paper published in Nature Communications by Sufei Shi, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer, increases our understandin..
Markers of dairy fat consumption linked to lower risk of type two diabetes
Higher levels of biomarkers of dairy fat consumption are associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new research published today...
