Stepfathers’ ‘Cinderella effect’ challenged by new study
Long-held assumptions that stepfathers are far more likely to be responsible for child deaths than genetic parents have been challenged by researchers at the University...
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Alarmingly low awareness of urology across Europe
Credit: European Association of Urology (EAU) Arnhem (The Netherlands), 24 September 2018 - Public awareness of urological conditions is alarmingly low throughout Europe. Results of...
UA Immunobiology Chief awarded $1.5 million grant to study threat of Chikungunya to elderly
(University of Arizona Health Sciences) Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine -- Tucson will study why the elderly suffer disproportionately from the...
NSF award to provide new insights on how drinking water and public health systems interact
DETROIT (September 24, 2018) - A research team at Wayne State University recently received a four-year, $1.57 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)...
Results from the ULTIMATE trial reported at TCT 2018 and published simultaneously in JACC
SAN DIEGO - September 24, 2018 - The first study designed to determine the benefits of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance over angiography guidance during drug-eluting...
NIRS-IVUS detects patients and plaques vulnerable to subsequent adverse coronary events
SAN DIEGO - September 24, 2018 - Results from the Lipid-Rich Plaque (LRP) study demonstrate the correlation between the presence of non-flow-limiting, non-intervened upon, lipid-rich...
Results from the OAC-ALONE trial reported at TCT 2018 and published in Circulation
SAN DIEGO - September 24, 2018 - The first randomized trial of its kind was unable to establish non-inferiority of oral anticoagulation (OAC) alone to...
Violence in pre-Columbian Panama exaggerated, new study shows
(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) An oft-cited publication said a pre-Colombian archaeological site in Panama showed signs of extreme violence. A new review of the evidence...
Leading addiction experts call for more neuroscience research on long-term recovery
September is addiction recovery month, and, in the midst of the current opioid epidemic, it's an apt moment for addiction research experts to map the...
Organs are not just bystanders, may be active participants in fighting autoimmune disease
PITTSBURGH, September 24, 2018 - Organs affected by autoimmune disease could be fighting back by "exhausting" immune cells that cause damage using methods similar to...
Exploring the effects of integrative health in cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 24, 2018--A Special Focus Issue on Integrative Oncology takes a wide-ranging view of the possible...
New AGS-NIA conference report explores links between senses and cognitive health
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society Experts at a prestigious medical conference hosted by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and funded by the National Institute...
A biomarker in the brain’s circulation system may be Alzheimer’s earliest warning
USC scientists say Alzheimer's could be diagnosed earlier if scientists focus on an early warning within the brain's circulation system. That's important because researchers believe...
2018 Medical Innovation Summit to focus on ‘disruption: reimagining healthcare’
Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit will bring together more than 100 speakers and leaders from more than 500 organizations and 20 countries to downtown Cleveland...
Novartis announces five grant recipients of eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award
Basel, September 24, 2018 - Novartis announced the winners of the 2018 eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award (XOVA) for nonprofit eye health initiatives at EURETINA...
