BMC to test childhood anxiety therapy treatment with $13.5 million funding
Boston Medical Center has been approved for a $13.5 million award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to test the efficacy of two different...
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UTA researchers shed light on immune response in diseased corals
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found a correlation between a strong immune response in diseased corals and a lower...
Telemedicine helps improve participation in clinical trials
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 24, 2018) - Videos and creative uses of other visuals provide a novel way to obtain informed consent during clinical trials to...
Portland State study measures free-base form of nicotine in electronic cigarettes
Researchers at Portland State University have developed methods for measuring levels of free-base nicotine in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) liquids and vapor, the levels of which...
Tiny particles could help fight brain cancer
Glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, is one of the most difficult-to-treat cancers. Only a handful of drugs are approved to treat glioblastoma, and...
African Americans and Latinos are more likely to be at risk for depression than whites
A new study published in the May 2018 issue of Preventive Medicine shows that African Americans and Latinos are significantly more likely to experience serious...
SLU scientist aims to turn on hypoglycemia’s missed signal
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS -- A $150,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will support...
Hot cars can hit life-threatening levels in approximately one hour
Credit: Arizona State University Six children have died from being left in hot cars in the United States so far this year, according to the...
Montana State prof wins Fulbrights, $3.12 million for work with indigenous communities
Credit: Montana State University photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- A Montana State University professor who conducts research with indigenous communities in Montana, Greenland and...
Kessler Foundation study compares neuropsychological tests for assessing deficits in MS
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. May 24, 2018. A recent article by Kessler Foundation researchers compared two neuropsychological tests for assessing learning in individuals...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital expands international reach with St. Jude Global
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is expanding its reach around the world with the launch of St. Jude Global....
Origami inspires new tech for tissue regeneration
Credit: Edwin Aguirre for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - Origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and figures - dates back to...
UMass Amherst chemists, team develop new blood test to quickly detect liver damage
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at University College London (UCL), U.K., announce today...
Bug-borne disease monitoring project finds deer ticks on the rise in Midwest
Credit: Image courtesy USDA ARS BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A new environmental monitoring project at Indiana University has found increased numbers of the ticks that carry...
Don’t force women to risk death, injury by having a baby
Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a QUT legal academic who has says abortion can...
