UNC scientists named to European Union-funded global Zika research consortium
Credit: Caroline Curran, UNC School of Medicine / UNC Health Care. CHAPEL HILL, NC - Two researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have been...
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Results from the tranform-oct study reported at TCT 2016
WASHINGTON - Nov. 2, 2016 - Results from TRANSFORM-OCT, a prospective, randomized trial using optical coherence tomography (OCT) to evaluate strut coverage and neoatherosclerosis (NA)...
Despite clinical and cost evidence, barriers remain to feeding mother’s own milk in NICU
Despite several years of research providing the medical and economic evidence that feeding a mother's own milk to very low birth weight infants improves clinical...
Protamine shows promise for new types of contact lens disinfectant
Nov. 7, 2016 - Protamine -- a natural protein with a proven safety record -- may be useful in developing new types of disinfectant solutions...
Pretreating red blood cells with nitric oxide may reduce side effect linked to transfusions
CHICAGO - A new treatment may diminish a dangerous side effect associated with transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) known as pulmonary hypertension, an elevated...
Recovering critical and economically important metals from low-grade ores and waste
The EU area is experiencing challenges in sourcing critical metals. Solutions to this are being sought by the METGROW+ project, coordinated by VTT Technical Research...
Suppressing protein alleviates radiation-induced bone loss in animal model
PHILADELPHIA - Radiotherapy destroys cancer cells using high-energy ionizing radiation to damage DNA and induce cell death. About two million patients per year in the...
Reproductive history and hormone use may affect women’s cognitive function
In a study of healthy postmenopausal women, reproductive life events related to sex hormones, including earlier age at menarche, later age at last pregnancy, length...
Poor children with epilepsy may face social hurdles
In a population-based Canadian study of children with epilepsy, each of whom had access to universal health care, those from poor families had the same...
Global experts discuss new approaches and innovations in ocular drug delivery systems
Credit: Springer/Controlled Research Society The estimated number of visually impaired people in the world is 285 million, with 39 million blind people. About 65 percent...
Physical and cognitive fitness may affect ALS risk
New research suggests that physical fitness, body mass index (BMI), IQ, and stress resilience in young adulthood may have effects on the risk of developing...
Age-old secret that Hollywood celebrities try to keep from you has been uncovered
Credit: Lauren Mulligan/Wits University Hollywood celebrities spend large amounts of dollars on it. The hunky stud at the local pub thinks he knows it. But...
An issue whose time has come: Sex/gender influences on nervous system function
Following decades of clinical research largely excluding females, scientists are finding that there are large differences in men and women that go well beyond their...
Life took hold on land 300 million years earlier than thought
Credit: Sami Nabhan/FSU Jena Life took hold on land at least as early as 3.2 billion years ago, suggests a study by scientists from Berlin,...
Increasing cost of natural hazards as climate changes
A new comprehensive study of Australian natural hazards paints a picture of increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires as this century progresses, but with much more...
