Pioneering artificial pancreas to undergo final tests
IMAGE: Boris Kovatchev, PhD, is director of the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology. Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA Health System A device developed...
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Scientists find way to make resistant brain cancer cells sensitive to…
ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 16, 2015 – Scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and clinicians from Carilion Clinic have discovered how to sensitize drug-resistant...
With community health center fund expiration looming, health center services at risk
Credit: Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK (September 14, 2017)–If Congress fails to renew a critical fund for community...
Parasite mimics human proteins to provide ‘ready meals’ from the gut
Credit: Suha Al Naimi and Kevin Tyler Giardia parasites – responsible for one of the world's most common gastric diseases – are able to mimic...
One more reason to focus on prenatal care — Stronger muscles for…
Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, National Human Genome Research Institute. Born too soon, she weighed just over 1 pound at birth and spent the first...
Queen’s researchers make killer superbug breakthrough
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Researchers at Queen's University Belfast together with the University of Vienna have discovered that treatment for the antibiotic resistant bacteria Kleb..
High monthly vitamin D reduces respiratory infections, may increase…
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation In people over the age of 65, acute respiratory infections–such as the common cold, influenza, or pneumonia–can...
Pediatricians screen more kids for mental health issues if they receive hands-on support
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – A new study suggests many more pediatricians would make mental health screenings an integral part of a child's...
Surgical repair of phrenic nerve injury improves breathing
Credit: UCLA A study led by UCLA researchers found that in people with breathing difficulties caused by phrenic nerve injury surgical reconstruction of the nerve...
Dr. Barbara Resnick — eminent nurse, researcher, mentor — honored for commitment to geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, AGSF, a Past President of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and a pillar...
Two Group A Streptococcus genes linked to ‘flesh-eating’…
Credit: Joshua Leiberman, University of Maryland Baltimore Group A Streptococcus bacteria cause a variety of illnesses that range from mild nuisances like strep throat to...
Magnet study sees otential for MRE in measuring liver fibrosis in…
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the nation, have determined that magnetic resonance...
Use of glucocorticoids is associated with increased risk of serious bacterial blood infection
Rochester, MN, June 8, 2016 – The risk of life-threatening blood infections by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is more than doubled in users of systemic glucocorticoids...
New research shows same growth rate for farming, non-farming…
Prehistoric human populations of hunter-gatherers in a region of North America grew at the same rate as farming societies in Europe, according to a new...
Study finds cardiac complications high after orthopedic surgery for…
Credit: HSS A new study published today in the HSS Journal, the leading journal on musculoskeletal research, found the incidence of myocardial ischemia (defined by...
