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Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington has patented a smart seat cushion that uses changes in air pressure to redistribute body weight and...

A protein produced by the human body appears to be a promising new drug candidate to treat conditions that lead to acute renal failure. This...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel mathematical approach has uncovered that some animal cells have robust 12-hour cycles of genetic activity, in addition to...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The accuracy and reproducibility of research studies are a major concern of the scientific community. Researchers at Baylor College of...

A novel gut-to-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward and motivation, according to research...

Credit: Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum (WASHINGTON, September 20, 2018) -- People with deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) can substantially cut their risk of potentially debilitating complications..

During the month of July, a total of 758 cases of measles were reported across seventeen countries in the EU/EEA, which is a decrease from...

Talking with the doctor makes it easier to deal with grief and bereavement In a comprehensive study, researchers from Aarhus University show that grieving patients...

Credit: NIAID A clinical trial testing infusions of combination antibodies in people living with HIV has begun at the National Institutes of Health. The early-phase...

Sometimes, the body's otherwise intelligent immune system mistakenly attacks the body's healthy tissue by responding to infections that do not exist. This causes chronic inflammation...

Credit: Jackson Laboratory A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for HER2-negative cancers...

Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), physicians can have a hard...

Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, will present the 2018 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and The Pisart Seminar at The...

Credit: del Portillo et al. A novel study indicates promising avenues in an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax, the most prevalent...

Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which lung cancer patients will benefit...