Alzheimer’s disease might be a ‘whole body’ problem
Credit: University of British Columbia Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, has long been assumed to originate in the brain. But research from the...
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New plant engineering method could help fill demand for crucial malaria drug
A new and inexpensive technique for mass-producing the main ingredient in the most effective treatment for malaria, artemisinin, could help meet global demands for the...
In lab research, scientists slow progression of a fatal form of muscular dystrophy
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS — In a paper published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, Saint Louis University (SLU) researchers report that a...
Mobile phone use while pregnant not linked to child neurodevelopment problems
Mobile phone use during pregnancy is unlikely to have any adverse effects on child neurodevelopment, according to new research published in the open access journal...
New interdisciplinary research program in biomedical innovation law
Credit: Lars Bahl The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of DKK 35 million for a Collaborative Research Programme in Biomedical Innovation Law (CeBIL)...
John DeLuca PhD of Kessler Foundation receives National MS Society Fellowship Award
Credit: Kessler Foundation EAST HANOVER, N.J. May 16, 2017 – John DeLuca, PhD, Senior Vice President for Research and Training at Kessler Foundation, has been...
Kent scientists find new cultivation system to battle parasite causing diarrhoea
Credit: University of Kent A research team at the University of Kent has established the first long-term cultivation system at a laboratory scale for the...
Hospital for Special Surgery hand surgeon receives prestigious award…
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Scott Wolfe, MD, chief emeritus of the Hand and Upper Extremity Service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York...
Investigating link btwn bedside nursing & avoidable readmissions…
Credit: Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) Dec.8, 2016 – As many as a quarter of all older adults discharged from an acute hospitalization will return within thirty...
The Miriam Hospital gets NIH grant to study phone-based mindfulness to help those living with HIV
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital has received a $146,000 research project grant from The National Center...
First stem cell study in the world for CF opens at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Credit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND – A 39-year-old man with cystic fibrosis (CF) made history by becoming the first person in the world to receive human...
Newly discovered ‘multicomponent’ virus can infect animals
Scientists have identified a new "multicomponent" virus — one containing different segments of genetic material in separate particles — that can infect animals, according to...
Worm treatment strategy could benefit millions of kids
Credit: Jamie Kidston, ANU A landmark new study shows the benefits of an expanded treatment strategy for intestinal worms – treating adults as well as...
Older Americans don’t get — or seek — enough help from doctors & pharmacists on drug costs
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI – The majority of Americans over age 50 take two or more prescription medicines to prevent or treat...
ATS applauds President Obama for release of drug resistant TB action plan
IMAGE: ATS President Atul Malhotra, M.D. Credit: ATS The American Thoracic Society applauds President Barack Obama and the Administration for the release of the National...
