Elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030: What’s needed and how do…
Credit: ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control During the annual session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in September 2016, the Member...
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Aorta more rigid in African-Americans, may explain rates of hypertension and heart disease
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Nov. 9, 2016 – African-Americans have more rigidity of the aorta, the major artery supplying oxygen-rich blood to...
Worried about holiday weight gain? your scale isn’t giving you…
Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel…November 27 – A new, long-term diet study published in the high impact American Heart Association journal, Circulation, used MRI imaging...
AGS sets sights on better care, more responsive policies for ‘unbefriended’ older adults
Credit: (C) 2016, American Geriatrics Society Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled new guidance on care and decision-making for a unique and...
Dartmouth Health economist Carrie Colla named 2017-2018 RWJF Health…
Credit: Rob Strong Health economist Carrie Colla, an associate professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, has been chosen to participate...
MCG, AU Health participate in first, large NIH-funded study of bone marrow transplant to…
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 30, 2017) – The Medical College of Georgia and Augusta University Health have joined the...
Common medication for heart failure patients does not increase activity level
ORLANDO, Fla. — Heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) — where the heart becomes stiff and cannot relax or fill properly — did...
Potential drug target identified for Zika, similar viruses
Scientists potentially have found a way to disrupt Zika and similar viruses from spreading in the body. A team at Washington University School of Medicine...
Nurse fellowship immerses Ph.D. students in nursing care while enhancing scientific inquiry
Credit: Madelyne Greene & Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) – April 4, 2017 – Nurses with research doctorates have led important work that has proven vital in...
USC Stem Cell scientists obtain ‘how to’ guide for producing hair follicles
Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study, published in the Proceedings of...
How GMOs are, or are not, regulated (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 18, 2017 — Pink pineapples, non-browning produce and other genetically modified organisms are becoming part of our food...
Study shows contrasting long-term cognitive effects of psychiatric drugs in schizophrenia
PARIS, France: A long-term study has found that low cumulative exposure to benzodiazepine and antidepressant medications does not seem to affect cognition in schizophrenia. However,...
Healthy diet may reduce risk of ovarian cancer in African-American…
ATLANTA — A healthy diet may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women, according to data presented at the Eighth American Association for...
Joslin Diabetes Center participating in 2 NIH-funded artificial pancreas clinical trials
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (February 14, 2017) – Joslin Diabetes Center will take part in two clinical trials this year to test artificial pancreas...
Genetic opposites attract when chimpanzees choose a mate
Credit: Photo courtesy of Kara Walker, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. — When it comes to hookups in the animal world, casual sex is common among...
