Boosting communication is key in managing menopause
Credit: University of Delaware/ Kathy F. Atkinson A review of previous studies about how women manage menopause symptoms has found that they frequently use alternative...
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The need to reinvent primary care
Credit: Society of General Internal Medicine Primary care is "first-contact, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated care provided to populations undifferentiated by gender, disease, or organ syst..
Solving a 48 year old mystery: Scientists grow noroviruses in human intestinal cell…
Human noroviruses – the leading viral cause of acute diarrhea around the world – have been difficult to study because scientists had not found a...
A new immunologic and endocrine syndrome
Credit: Jiangping Wu Laboratory, CRCHUM Montreal, February 7, 2017 – The name of the gene is Armc5, for Armadillo repeat containing 5. Until now, its...
MSU lands $1 million USAID grant to fight Zika
Credit: Photo by Jim Peck Michigan State University has landed a highly competitive grant from USAID to fight the Zika virus in Mexico. The $1...
FDA-approved drug protects mice from Ebola
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives and starkly revealed the lack of effective options for treating or preventing...
Sepsis trumps CMS’s 4 medical conditions tracked for readmission rates
Credit: Nicole Davison/UPMC PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2017 – Sepsis accounts for considerably more hospital readmissions and associated costs than any of the four medical conditions...
Will the doctor see your child now?
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Parents often want medical advice when their child gets sick but only about half are very...
UTMB scientists genetically engineered world’s first Zika virus…
A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is the first in the world to genetically engineer a clone of the...
Stem cell treatment mediates immune response to spinal cord injury in…
When a blunt-force blow injures the spinal cord, the body's immune system can be both friend and foe. Sensing the injury, the immune system dispatches...
Culturally tailored obesity intervention a success for hispanic students
Credit: University of Houston An obesity intervention for Hispanic middle school students led by researchers at the University of Houston found that with consistent guidance...
Glyphosate renewal approved
Credit: Rothamsted Research Jonathan Storkey, Plant Ecologist and Leader of Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems (ASSIST), one of Rothamsted's five strategic research programmes: The negat..
Immune cell drives heart failure in mice
Credit: Daniela Cihakova and Nicola Diny A new study in mice reveals that eosinophils, a type of disease-fighting white blood cell, appear to be at...
FIGHT study proves type-2 diabetes therapy ineffective in the…
PHILADELPHIA -In an attempt to correct defects in the energy generation that contributes to poor pump function among heart failure patients, researchers examined whether the...
Injecting activator of a powerful tumor suppressor directly into the cancer increases…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 22, 2017) – Directly injecting a tumor with an agent that activates a natural, powerful tumor suppressor enhances the...
