Tulane University awarded $12 million to create Lassa vaccine and treatment
Credit: (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University more than $12 million to test a promising drug treatment against...
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Prosthetic knee type may determine cost of care for amputees
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In a new study published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Mayo Clinic researchers describe the direct medical costs of falls in adults...
Marine vessels are unsuspecting hosts of invasive species
Invasive ascidians -- sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders -- are nuisance organisms that present a global threat. They contribute to biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and...
Better than Star Wars: Chemistry discovery yields 3-D table-top objects crafted from light
Credit: (SMU) A scientist's dream of 3-D projections like those he saw years ago in a Star Wars movie has led to new technology for...
UMass Amherst biologist hopes to unlock secrets of flowers’ diversity
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - There are at least 250,000 species of flowering plants on earth and though their flowers can look radically different,...
Researchers to develop new gene-editing method for the study of arthropods
Credit: Rasgon Lab, Penn State A grant from the National Science Foundation will enable a Penn State-led team of entomologists to develop and disseminate a...
ASHG honors Arthur Beaudet with Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine BETHESDA, Md. - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Arthur L. Beaudet, MD, Henry and Emma Mayer...
‘Big Muddy’ Missouri river needs a plan
URBANA, Ill. - As the Missouri River flows across the Great Plains to where it meets the Mississippi River at St. Louis, it accumulates such...
USPSTF recommendation regarding behavioral counseling for cardiovascular disease prevention
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care professionals individualize the decision to offer or refer adults without obesity who do not...
ECDC report: 10-fold increase of hepatitis E cases in the EU/EEA between 2005 and 2015
Credit: ECDC/European Centre for Disease prevention and Control The incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been steadily increasing across the countries of the...
Guidance for metrics to improve patient care
Credit: University of Plymouth People with long term conditions, multiple long term conditions and those at the end of life could see their care better...
Treatment rapidly reverses the effect of blood thinner dabigatran
PHILADELPHIA -- At least 28 million prescriptions for blood thinners are filled by pharmacists yearly for the irregular heartbeat of atrial fibrillation, deep vein thrombosis,...
Pulse rate monitoring before a C-section can improve maternal health
Doctors often prescribe preventative drugs to women who are to receive spinal blocks while giving birth via a Caesarean section. This is done to ensure...
IU, Regenstrief study: Early home health worker visit lowers risk of hospital readmission
Credit: Eskenazi Health INDIANAPOLIS - A visit by a home health worker, such as a nurse or physical therapist, within a week of an older...
DOD award to Wayne State will study genetic factors impacting type 2 diabetes in obesity
DETROIT - A Wayne State University researcher has received an 18-month, $308,000 Discovery Award from the Department of Defense for a clinical research study that...
