Readmission penalties don’t correlate to heart attack outcomes
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – April 26, 2017 – A program that penalizes hospitals for high early readmission rates of heart attack patients may be...
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NIH awards $2.4 million to MPFI scientist to study neural circuits in the visual cortex
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...
How low should LDL cholesterol go?
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...
Study reveals workings of immune response to deadly fungal infections
Credit: Reichner et. al. ROVIDENCE, R.I. — Every year, fungal infections threaten thousands of patients — from those with depressed immune systems to others who...
Is the mental health-care system meeting the needs of sexual and…
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...
Computer model showed an optimal anti-amyloid treatment
Credit: (C) InSysBio Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2017 – One must activate amyloid degradation as soon as possible to prevent the appearance of the protein...
Lung cell found to act as sensor, regulator of immune response
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...
Both the aggressor and the victim: alarming number of teens cyberbully…
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...
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...
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...
