Early signs of anxiety, depression may be evident in newborns
Credit: Robert Boston Early predictors of anxiety and depression may be evident in the brain even at birth, suggests a study at Washington University School...
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An integrated approach to HIV prevention
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina The success of HIV treatment programs depends upon the identification, enrollment, and retention of HIV-infected individuals, but public health...
Why social isolation can bring a greater risk of illness
Credit: Michael Paolini & Sarah Ly. Adpated from Colwell (2007) Nature Neuroscience PHILADELPHIA — Social isolation has been linked to a wide range of health...
Katherine High talks gene therapy progress for hemophilia & inherited retinopathies
Credit: ©2017 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 4, 2017–Gene therapy has shown some of its most promising early results in treating...
In letters to Trump & Congress, AGS highlights programs essential…
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society In letters to President-elect Donald Trump and Congress, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has reinforced the importance of collaborating...
Disturbance wanted
Credit: Image: Anup Arumughan, MDC. Some anticancer agents intend to disturb the function of the p97 protein complex, which is essential for survival of cancer...
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...
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...
