Sensor sees nerve action as it happens
DURHAM, N.C. – Researchers at Duke and Stanford Universities have devised a way to watch the details of neurons at work, pretty much in real...
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UTMB researchers find first direct evidence that A. aegypti mosquito transmits Zika virus
GALVESTON, Texas – In collaboration with colleagues from Mexico, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers were the first to directly connect the Aedes...
Multimodal intervention can reduce PIVC insertion in the emergency department
Credit: Kirsty Challen, BSc, MBChB, MRes, PhD, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom. DES PLAINES, IL–Peripheral intravenous cannula (PIVC) insertion in the emergency department can be...
PCORI Board approves $97.9 million to Support Patient-Centered…
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $97.9 million to fund 11 studies comparing different approaches to improving care for a...
Computational method identifies existing drugs with virus-fighting potential
Credit: Isabel Odriozola, Flickr A new, computer-based screening method could reveal the virus-fighting potential of drugs originally developed to treat other conditions, reports a study...
Potential treatment for pregnant women who suffer from preeclampsia found in a vitamin
Credit: None Scientists in Japan and the US have found that vitamin B3 nicotinamide may help treat pregnant women who suffer from preeclampsia by preventing...
Advanced MRI can detect placental perfusion abnormalities in pregnancies complicated by fetal CHD
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – (Jan. 4, 2018) – In pregnancies complicated by fetal congenital heart disease (CHD), global placental perfusion was significantly...
Surprising health changes among postmenopausal women who marry or…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 6, 2017–Contrary to previous data, a new study finds that some health measures in postmenopausal...
UChicago studies ranked 1 & 2 in Clinical Research Forum’s Top 10
Credit: Carole Ober, University of Chicago The Clinical Research Forum, a national organization of senior researchers and thought leaders from the nation's leading academic health...
Routing gene therapy directly into the brain
Credit: Biffi lab / Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center A therapeutic technique to transplant blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells directly into the brain could...
Highly pathogenic A(H7N9) virus mutation does not change risk to humans
Credit: ECDC In February 2017, a new A(H7N9) virus — indicating high pathogenicity in poultry — was detected in three patients connected to Guangdong, China,...
Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels…
Credit: Gwenn Smith lab In a study looking at brain scans of people with mild loss of thought and memory ability, Johns Hopkins researchers report...
Video game system technology helping physical therapists, athletic trainers
Credit: Photo by Rachel Coward COLUMBIA, Mo. – Motion-based lab technology can help physical therapists, clinicians and athletic trainers analyze how we move–it also is...
Researchers describe bone marrow stem cell population with potential…
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Nov. 9, 2016 – A new study demonstrates that non-blood cell forming stem cells present in...
Reduction in common heart hormone associated with improved outcomes and lower mortality
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart failure patients discharged from the hospital with a reduced level of a common hormone produced by the heart had significantly...
