Credit: CC PLOS ONE By combining whole exome sequencing, machine learning, and network analysis, researchers have identified new, ultra-rare gene mutations within specific biological pathways...
IMAGE: Jeffrey Scherrer, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Family and Community Medicine at Saint Louis University. Credit: Saint Louis University. ST. LOUIS – Opioids...
Credit: CSHL Public Affairs Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Over a century ago, a German-born scientist experimenting with impregnated sea urchin eggs had an insight...
Credit: Michigan Medicine As one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac death in young people, a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can push patients...
Credit: Kessler Foundation Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, Peii Chen, PhD, Ekaterina Dobyrakova, PhD, and Soha Saleh, PhD, all of Kessler Foundation, have won the majority of...
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – April 26, 2017 – A program that penalizes hospitals for high early readmission rates of heart attack patients may be...
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Dr. David Fitzpatrick, Scientific Director and CEO at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), has been...
New analysis shows that in a high-risk population, achieving ultra-low LDL cholesterol levels, down to The Lancet. Using data from the FOURIER trial (Further Cardiovascular...
Credit: Reichner et. al. ROVIDENCE, R.I. — Every year, fungal infections threaten thousands of patients — from those with depressed immune systems to others who...
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan.24, 2017–A study of mental health care and untreated depression among participants in Ontario, Canada, showed...
Credit: (C) InSysBio Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2017 – One must activate amyloid degradation as soon as possible to prevent the appearance of the protein...
IMAGE: Pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (red) are rare cells found in clusters along the mammalian airway, where they act as sensors, sending information to the central...
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Adolescents harming themselves with cuts, scratches or burns has gained a lot of attention over the years not just because of...
Credit: University of Warwick A University of Warwick study to understand a form of epilepsy that affects children has received a grant from the charity...
Credit: Children's National Health System CHICAGO–Sick newborns often rely on a ventilator to supply oxygen and are tethered to the life-saving device by a plastic...
