Novel pathway identified in development of acute myeloid leukemia with poor prognosis
24 April 2018 - Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that comprises 1% of all new cancer cases...
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High immune function tied to stunted growth
EUGENE, Ore. -- April 24, 2018 -- Elevated immune function during childhood results in as much as 49 percent growth reduction in Ecuador's indigenous Shuar...
UNC-Chapel Hill and partners awarded $58.1 million to accelerate research discoveries
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded $58.1 million from the National Institutes of Health to renew its five-year Clinical and...
A wearable device intervention to increase exercise in peripheral artery disease
A home-based exercise program, consisting of wearable devices and telephone coaching, did not improve walking ability for patients with peripheral artery disease, according to a...
Rheumatology leaders respond to Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance proposed rule
Washington, D.C. - In comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) expressed concern that the...
Leading genetics study method may need reconsideration, significant distortions discovered
Many conclusions drawn from a common approach to the study of human genetics could be distorted because of a previously overlooked phenomenon, according to researchers...
In Huntington’s disease, heart problems reflect broader effects of abnormal protein
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers investigating a key signaling protein in Huntington's disease describe deleterious effects on heart function, going beyond the disea..
Land use and pollution shift female-to-male ratios in snapping turtles
Credit: Bill Hopkins Most of us know that our biological sex is decided by the pairing of X and Y chromosomes during conception. However, for...
Surgery recovery program slashes opioid use, benefits patients, cuts costs, study finds
Credit: UVA Health System A special recovery program for thoracic surgery patients developed and implemented at the University of Virginia Health System is getting patients...
Future wearable device could tell how we power human movement
Credit: Renee Meiller/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- For athletes and weekend warriors alike, returning from a tendon injury too soon often ensures a trip right back...
Use of 2 anti-clotting medications following bypass surgery improves outcomes for grafted veins
Bottom Line: Taking aspirin plus an anti-clotting medication for one year after heart bypass surgery resulted in less narrowing of the vein used to bypass...
Effect of a home-based exercise program with wearable activity monitor, telephone coaching on walking endurance for peripheral artery disease
Bottom Line: A home-based exercise program that consisted of a wearable activity monitor and telephone coaching to promote walking by patients with peripheral artery disease...
Reconstructing what makes us tick
Credit: Roland S. Zimmermann WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2018 -- Cardiac arrhythmia results when the usual symphony of electric pulses that keep the heart's muscles...
Natural barcodes enable better cell tracking
Each of us carries in our genomes about 10 million genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which represent a difference of just one letter...
Five ways to help cancer patients avoid the emergency room
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Unnecessary emergency department visits and hospitalizations are debilitating for patients with cancer and far too common - and costly -...
