Virginia Tech team examines molecular-level problems of heart disease
Credit: Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Science Researchers are one step closer to understanding heart disease at a microscopic level, a breakthrough that...
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New MRI tech could help doctors detect heart disease with better…
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New Yor BINGHAMTON, NY- Doctors might be able to better detect any disease or disorder that involves inflammation thanks...
New Year’s resolutions: Have yours gone up in smoke?
Credit: QUT Communication & Marketing/Anthony Weate It's more than halfway through February and for many those hopeful New Year's resolutions to make some positive changes...
SABCS: I-SPY 3-year pCR results are powerful predictor for breast cancer survival
Credit: Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative SAN FRANCISCO, C.A., December 7, 2017 – Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative, sponsor and manager of the I-SPY TRIALs for Breast...
Study: Medicare prescription drug benefit reduced elderly mortality by more than 2 percent
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois expert in health care economics provides the...
Study: Contact in sports may lead to differences in the brains of…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2017–People who play contact sports show changes to their brain structure and function, with sports that...
UT Southwestern finds link between backup immune defense, mutation…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – July 27, 2017 – Genes that regulate a cellular recycling system called autophagy are commonly mutated in Crohn's disease patients,...
Report of highest incidence of GBS in Africa prompts vaccine study from Wits University
Credit: CDC A global study of GBS, bacteria that cause stillbirth and infant death, shows that Africa has the highest incidence. Wits University is pioneering...
New study links opioid epidemic to childhood emotional abuse
Credit: Brian Jenkins A study by researchers at the University of Vermont has revealed a link between adult opioid misuse and childhood emotional abuse, a...
UT Southwestern geneticist receives Breakthrough Prize
DALLAS – Nov. 9, 2015 – UT Southwestern Medical Center geneticist Dr. Helen H. Hobbs is the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in...
Researchers identify genome-modifying enzyme linked to Rett Syndrome
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Program addresses the unique challenges affecting female same-sex couples
Although the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to legalize same-sex marriage was a victory for the gay community, same-sex couples continue to face challenges such...
New biomedical engineering grants aim at heart failure and resistant high blood pressure
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Biomedical engineering researchers will attack two banes of cardiovascular disease — heart failure after heart attacks and the scourge of...
Two gifts totaling $150 million add up to bright future for research…
Credit: Children's Mercy / BSA Lifestructures Kansas City, Mo. – Jan. 11, 2018 – Two of Kansas City's iconic families today transformed the future of...
A new role for insulin as a vital factor in maintaining stem cells
Credit: Joshua Brickman New research conducted at the stem cell centre, DanStem, at the University of Copenhagen shows that insulin is a key determinant of...
