Surgery patients placed in alternate ICUs due to crowding get less attention from doctors
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Overcrowding of intensive care units (ICUs) is a growing problem in American hospitals, often resulting in the need to place patients in...
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Six selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program at NAM
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2017-2018 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning...
Possible enhanced pesticide absorption from fresh food via nanoemulsions
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist David Julian McClements will lead a team that has received a three-year, $444,550...
Financial incentives enhance viral suppression among HIV-positive persons in the US
June 19, 2017 -- The use of gift cards significantly increased viral suppression and clinic attendance among HIV-positive patients, according to the latest study conducted...
Figuring out the 3-D shape of molecules with a push of a button
Credit: 2D structure: acdx (Wikipedia) 3D structure: MindZiper (Wikipedia) An international team of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University chemist Roberto R. Gil and Universidade...
BUSM’s Orly Leiva selected to Minority Medical Student Award Program
(Boston) -- Orly Leiva, a fourth-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been named by the American Society of Hematology (ASH)...
Sugar-coated nanomaterial excels at promoting bone growth
There hasn't been a gold standard for how orthopaedic spine surgeons promote new bone growth in patients, but now Northwestern University scientists have designed a...
New research points to potential for more targeted treatments of neuroblastoma tumors
Genetic variations appear to pre-dispose children to developing certain severe forms of neuroblastoma, according to new research by the University of Chicago Medicine. The findings...
Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to atopic dermatitis
WHAT: Researchers have identified mutations in a gene called CARD11 that lead to atopic dermatitis, or eczema, an allergic skin disease. Scientists from the National...
First atomic structure of an intact virus deciphered with an X-ray laser
Credit: Credit: Philip Roedig, DESY An international team of scientists has for the first time used an X-ray free-electron laser to unravel the structure of...
Tumor immune fitness determines survival of lung cancer patients
Credit: Image courtesy of La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. LA JOLLA, CA--In recent years, immunotherapy, a new form of cancer therapy that rouses...
Ancient DNA reveals role of Near East and Egypt in cat domestication
Credit: © Hierakonpolis Expedition DNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of our domestic cat are in the Near East and ancient Egypt....
Firefly gene illuminates ability of optimized CRISPR-Cpf1 to efficiently edit human genome
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - June 19, 2017 - Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have improved...
Study shows how an opportunistic microbe kills cancer cells
(CHICAGO) -- New study results show for the first time how dying cells ensure that they will be replaced, and suggests an ingenious, related new...
Birds of all feathers work together to hunt when army ants march
Credit: Courtesy of Sean O'Donnell/Drexel University Army ants scare up a lot of food when they're on the move, which makes following them valuable for...
