Disruptive technology for the treatment of hemophilia
An international team of hematologists including Guy Young, MD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has found that in patients with hemophilia A with inhibitors, a...
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Researchers hope new biomarkers will lead to sports pitch-side test for brain injury
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury. The team, led by Professor Antonio Belli,...
Patients whose emergency surgery is delayed are at higher risk of death
Delays for emergency surgery were associated with a higher risk of death for patients in hospital -- and higher costs -- yet these delays were...
The Ottawa hospital emergency surgery study
Credit: The Ottawa Hospital Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are tackling the often-overlooked issue of delayed emergency surgeries. Emergency surgeries...
Study reveals an elevated cancer risk in Holocaust survivors
A new study indicates that survivors of the Holocaust have experienced a small but consistent increase in the risk of developing cancer. Published early online...
Oil spill impacts in coastal wetland
Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 - Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually obvious today, crude oil can...
Why strength depends on more than muscle
Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln A recent study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has given new meaning to the concept of brain power...
New force measurement platform provides window to study cardiovascular disease
Credit: Credit: Abinash Padhi, STEP Lab, Virginia Tech Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. When the largest artery...
Detailed structure of the sweat gland revealed
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - The basic structure of human sweat glands consists of a coiled secretory region deep in the skin and then...
Blood vessels are not designed to fight infection
Credit: Osaka University Most infections enter the body through organs that are in constant contact with the outside environment, such as the lungs and intestines....
Sustainable amine production through hydrogenation of amides under mild conditions
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan--Amines are vital in nature; for example, amino acids -- the building blocks of proteins and thus fundamental to life --...
High-speed whole-brain imaging improves understanding of brain disease
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - To fully understand brain function and dysfunction, it is important to be able to visualize changes in anatomy and...
Purpose in life by day linked to better sleep at night
Cultivating purpose in life could be drug-free strategy to improve sleep Findings similar in whites and African Americans Older adults have more insomnia and sleep...
Study reveals new insights into rare chronic pain condition
People suffering from chronic pain often find their condition distracting and debilitating, but new research reveals that some might in fact be paying less, rather...
New research offers hope to neuro-tumor patients
Credit: University of Plymouth New research published today, 10th July 2017, online in the journal Oncogene could offer hope to the thousands of, mainly young,...
