Excess fat disrupts heart cell’s energy system
Credit: E. Dale Abel Lab, University of Iowa A University of Iowa study has identified how excess fat in the heart, a common feature in...
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Premature births cost health plans $6 billion annually
Credit: University of Utah A new study estimates employer-sponsored health plans spent at least $6 billion extra on infants born prematurely in 2013 and a...
Watching movies can replace general anesthesia for kids with cancer…
Credit: VLADI project Vienna, Austria: Children with cancer could be spared dozens of doses of general anaesthesia by projecting a video directly on to the...
UTA researchers show that sexual harassment on the job still carries large impact
Credit: UT Arlington Two University of Texas at Arlington researchers have revisited workplace sexual harassment issues after the initial study was done nearly 20 years...
Dr. Electra Paskett honored with AACR lecture on the science of cancer health disparities
ATLANTA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) congratulates Electra D. Paskett, PhD, MPH, on receiving the 2015 AACR Distinguished Lecture on the Science...
Cellular barcoding helps scientists understand the behavior of stem…
Credit: Courtesy of the Stem Cell Program, Boston Children's Hospital. By tagging bone marrow cells of mice with a genetic label, or barcode, researchers were...
Study shows therapy improves quality of life in people who have sleep apnea
Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL – Nov. 16, 2017 – A new study shows that positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy improves quality...
State Medicaid expansions led to more prenatal care for low-income…
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS The Medicaid expansions for low-income parents that took place in 34 states between 1996 and 2011 led to a 2.3 percent...
Better sleep feels like winning the lottery
Credit: Creative Commons, Improving your sleep makes you feel as good as a lottery winner – leading to high levels of health and wellbeing over...
Stroke patients take the lead in their rehabilitation
Credit: Alain Herzog Every year, 17 million people worldwide suffer strokes, and a third are left paralyzed on one side of their body. But current...
UNIST professor receives award from the Minister of SMEs and Startups
Credit: UNIST Professor Jeong Beom Kim in the School of Life Sciences has been awarded by the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) on...
Parents of premature babies as happy as other parents by adulthood
Credit: University of Warwick Parents of premature and very low birth weight babies have same life satisfaction as parents of full-term babies, when their children...
Brown University/Hasbro team to design smart robotic companions to assist seniors
Credit: Hasbro PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A group of academic researchers, led by cognitive and computer scientists from Brown University, is teaming up with a cross-functional...
Researchers receive DOD grant to study link between traumatic brain…
Credit: Sun Czar Belous The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a team of scientists and physicians from leading health care institutions across Phoenix a...
Disappointing Merck drug news underscores critical next steps in Alzheimer’s fight
Credit: UsAgainstAlzheimer's WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 17, 2017 — The recent announcement that Merck is halting a Phase II/III study for a promising Alzheimer's treatment (verubecestat)...
