‘Global City Sampling Day’ to launch Weill Cornell Medicine-led study
NEW YORK, NY (June 21, 2016) — Weill Cornell Medicine is kicking off its groundbreaking international study of antimicrobial resistance with an event called Global...
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MU researchers receives kudos for program aimed at reducing nursing…
IMAGE: Marilyn Rantz is leading the Missouri Quality Initiative for Nursing Homes which received accolades from CMS for improving care and lowering health care costs....
Despite benefits, half of parents against later school start times
Credit: University of Michigan Leading pediatrics and sleep associations agree: Teens shouldn't start school so early. Yet University of Michigan research finds parents are split...
Brain imaging reveals possible depression signature in traumatic brain injury
Approximately half of individuals who experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience depression within a year. Those with TBI and depression are prone to poorer...
Decrease in cardiovascular diseases benefits persons with diabetes
Credit: Elin Lindström Claessen The incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Sweden has decreased sharply since the late 1990s. These are the findings of a study...
An invaluable guide to navigating the new revolution in health care
IMAGE: The Lucky Years is the newest book from bestselling author David Agus, MD. Credit: Simon & Schuster "The Lucky Years gives us a smart,...
Cellular ‘garbage disposal’ has another job
Credit: iStock A subset of protein complexes whose role has long been thought to consist only of chemically degrading and discarding of proteins no longer...
Newborn harbour porpoises have the fastest hearing development among…
Credit: Solvin Zankl © Fjord og Bælt- Kerteminde All mammals can hear — but it is not an ability that is fully developed at birth....
Immunotherapy pioneer James Allison wins the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine
Credit: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center James P. Allison was the first to demonstrate that immunotherapy can treat cancer effectively, initiating an approach...
Lending late neurons a helping hand
Credit: Bocchi et al. Nature Communication 2017, Fig 4 During the foetal stage, millions of neurons are born in the walls of the ventricles of...
Elsevier announces the launch of Transplantation Reports
New York, February 11, 2016 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services today announces the launch of Transplantation...
Topical curcumin gel effective in treating burns and scalds
Credit: Dr. Madalene Heng What is the effect of Topical Curcumin Gel for treating burns and scalds? In a recent research paper, published in the...
Search-and-rescue proteins find, fix DNA mutations linked to cancer
ANN ARBOR–Proteins inside bacteria cells engage in "search-and-rescue"-type behavior to ferret out mismatched DNA and fix it to thwart dangerous mutations that can be associated...
Volunteering eases veterans’ transition to civilian life
Credit: The Mission Continues ST. LOUIS — Veterans could better transition to civilian life by volunteering with civic service programs in their communities, Saint Louis...
Amphibian approach to help bones heal faster and better
Inspired by amphibians like salamanders, researchers from the University of Southampton are developing a new type of drug that may help bones heal faster and...
