Researchers look beyond BMI to predict obesity-related disease risk
LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 11, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research and collaborating corporate and academic partners have found a new way to use...
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Scientists unexpectedly reprogram mature mouse neurons
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 11, 2018 - UT Southwestern researchers attempting to transform supporting brain cells into neurons instead reprogrammed mature inhibitory neurons...
Researchers discover brain cortex activity differences in children with arthrogryposis
Researchers from the Higher School of Economics and the Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics* have discovered that in children with arthrogryposis, the...
Nerve stimulation in mice suggests new way to reduce delirium after surgery
Credit: Duke University For adults over age 65, surgical complications can dampen not only their physical health but also their mental sharpness, with more than...
New transgenic model of Parkinson’s illuminates disease biology
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that presents clinically with abnormal movement and tremors at rest. In the brain, PD is marked by the...
‘Domestic gag rule’ will negatively impact women’s health care
AUSTIN, Texas (October 11, 2018)--A new Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) study on Texas organizations receiving family planning funds finds that proposed federal guidelines restricting...
Elderly housing with supportive social services can reduce hospital use, study finds
Credit: Rutgers School of Public Health Investing in affordable housing that offers supportive social services to senior citizens on Medicare has the potential to reduce...
CU Denver researcher studies opioid addiction treatment for patients with chronic pain
The University of Colorado Denver and assistant psychology professor Dr. Amy Wachholtz, PhD, MDiv, MS, were awarded more than $700,000 in funding by the National...
Insilico to present on advances in AI at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2018
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, October 11, 2018, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based leader in next-generation artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker devel..
Insilico to present on advances in AI at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2018
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, October 11, 2018, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based leader in next-generation artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker devel..
Recent National Academies report puts research participants’ rights at risk, say law scholars
In a Policy Forum article appearing in the Oct. 12 issue of Science, leading bioethics and legal scholars sound the alarm about a recent report...
How teens with type 1 diabetes can guard their hearts
Credit: Stephanie M. McPherson BOSTON - (October 11, 2018) - People with type 1 diabetes are far more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than those...
Photoactive bacteria bait may help in fight against MRSA infections
Credit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/John Underwood) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers are testing whether a light-active version of heme, the molecule responsible for...
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)...
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...
