When the doctor’s away
AT A GLANCE Heart-attack sufferers who receive treatment during periods when interventional cardiologists are away at academic conferences are more likely to survive in the...
NEWS INDEX
Liver study offers insights into hard-to-treat diseases
A key cell process that could cause damage to bile ducts and help explain some liver diseases has been identified by scientists. Experiments showed that...
Trauma and dementia patients given hope by ‘flashbulb memory’ breakthrough
Credit: University of Sussex University of Sussex scientists have made a telling breakthrough in detailing the formation of 'flashbulb memories', which can help a snail...
Scientists honored with Kappa Delta awards for advancing orthopaedic research
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 9, 2018)-At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), four scientists who have made significant contributions...
Blood samples can soon reveal your lifestyle
Credit: Björn Gylling People who use moist snuff 'snus' have significantly higher levels of the protein cornulin in their blood than non-snusers. This previously unknown...
A highly sensitive and multi-analytical system for hereditary kidney disease
Credit: Dr. Kohei Omachi Alport Syndrome (AS) is a hereditary kidney disease caused by a genetic mutation leading to type IV collagen (Col4) abnormalities. Unfortunately,...
ZooKeys special: Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Thailand
Credit: 17th International Congress of Myriapodology For the third consecutive time, a special issue in the open access zoological journal ZooKeys is hosting a collection...
New study finds less research being published by female radiologists
A new study has found that although radiology research by women has increased significantly over the past five decades, the rate of this increase has...
Study finds mandatory flu vaccines for healthcare workers reduce absenteeism
Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, Colo. (March 8, 2018) - A multi-institutional study, as reported in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, shows that...
Physician education and guidelines lead to drop in opioids prescribed after hand surgery
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery An educational session on opioid abuse and new prescription guidelines led to a 45 percent decrease in opioids prescribed after...
Study predicts wildlife of Africa’s Albertine Rift will be threatened by climate change
Credit: A.J. Plumptre. A new study by scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups predicts that the effects of climate change will severely...
For nanomedicine, cell sex matmonoclonal antibodies crucial to fighting emerging infectious diseases say NIAID officials
WHAT: Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)--preparations of a specific type of antibody designed to bind to a single target--have shown promise in the fight against cancer and...
Thirdhand smoke found to increase lung cancer risk in mice
Credit: Antoine Snijders, Jian-Hua Mao, and Bo Hang/Berkeley Lab Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identified thirdhand smoke, the...
Gastrointestinal hormone measurably improved symptoms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Credit: UC San Diego Health Through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report...
Early-killed rye shows promise in edamame
Credit: Marty Williams, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - With the rise of herbicide-resistant weeds in most grain and vegetable crops, farmers are looking for...
