University of Warwick study to help understanding of childhood…
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...
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Quality initiatives can reduce harm to newborns, shorten hospital stay and save millions
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...
Lifestyle choices condition colon and rectal cancer risk more than genetics
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers of the Colorectal Cancer research group of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Víctor Moreno, and linked to the Catalan...
Rapid test facilitates malaria diagnosis
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich Diagnosing malaria has been a very time-consuming and error-prone process up to now. Together with his Dutch...
PolyU launches The D. H. Chen Foundation Nobel Laureate Lecture Series
Credit: Hong Kong Polytechnic University In celebration of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s 80th anniversary, we are honoured to launch the PolyU 80th Anniversary...
Topical gel made from oral blood pressure drugs shown effective in healing chronic wounds
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine An international team of researchers led by Johns Hopkins has shown that a topical gel made from a class of common...
Neural network learns to select potential anticancer drugs
Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists from Mail.Ru Group, Insilico Medicine and MIPT have for the first time applied a generative neural network to create new...
First of a kind footage of a living stylodactylid shrimp…
Credit: Dr. Mary Wicksten Depths such as those at the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument are an extreme challenge for explorers, providing scarce information about...
Farming fish
Steephead parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) are picky eaters. In the central Pacific, however, they appear to have taken matters into their own hands — er, fins....
Researcher warns US could see substantial impact of Zika virus
BOSTON – A researcher at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) warns that Zika virus could spread quickly...
Fold formation of the cerebral cortex requires FGF signaling in the mammalian brain
Credit: Kanazawa University The human brain is highly developed compared to other animals, thanks to which humans are believed to have acquired special abilities. One...
Study suggests route to improve artery repair
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (January 4, 2017) – People with any form of diabetes are at greater risk of developing cardiovascular conditions than people...
Type 2 diabetes shows marked increase in pediatric population
Credit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY–January 13, 2017–Private health insurance claim lines with a type 2 diabetes diagnosis more than doubled in the pediatric population...
Shedding consistent pounds each week linked to long-term weight loss
When it comes to losing weight, it’s not necessarily slow, but steady, that wins the race, according to new research from Drexel University. In a...
Nursing homes falling behind with end-of-life directives
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Popular medical dramas such as Grey's Anatomy and Chicago Med often depict the tensions that can arise while...
