Clinical trial eligibility criteria a growing obstacle
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Aug. 14, 2017 – Despite a decade-long call for simplification of clinical trials, the number of criteria excluding patients from...
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Flash glucose monitoring offers accuracy, ease of use, and clinical benefit for type 1…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017–Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) sensors are now so accurate that two CGM devices, including...
UMass Amherst environmental scientist Laura Vandenberg honored as Pioneer in Public Health
Credit: Pablo Robles, Media Compass Photography AMHERST, Mass. – Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to educating people on...
UMass Amherst researchers find ‘switch’ that turns on…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Molecular biologists led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator Elena Pobezinskaya at the University of Massachusetts...
Minority colorectal cancer patients report higher burden of poor quality-of-life
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON – A study of racial disparities in health-related quality of life of colorectal cancer patients revealed among several findings,...
New IU collaborative care model focuses on full recovery of those injured after age 50
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – An estimated 1.4 million Americans over age 50 are hospitalized for severe injuries annually — most often due to motor...
Whole genome sequencing identifies new genetic signature for autism
Credit: Turner et al./Cell 2017 Autism has genetic roots, but most cases can't be explained by current genetic tests. Now, patterns found in autistic children's...
New grant supports comprehensive research on traumatic brain injury
Credit: Nick Dentamaro / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With a new $4.75 million grant from the Office of Naval Research, a team of scientists...
Sex poses little risk of triggering sudden cardiac arrest
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES – Nov. 12, 2017 — Worried whether your heart health is strong enough for sex? A new study may lay your...
Untapped region in brain cell offers goldmine of drug targets for new autism treatments
IMAGE: UCLA scientists discovered a treasure trove of drug targets for new autism therapies in this part of the cell. Credit: Martin lab/UCLA UCLA scientists...
University of Alberta research may provide solutions for the future…
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio (Edmonton, AB.) Jason Dyck has long believed in the beneficial properties of resveratrol–a powerful antioxidant produced by some plants to protect against...
Ischemic renal failure and organ damage: A new mouse model holds the…
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Research provides clues to treat depression, autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Alterations in a naturally occurring chemical in the brain called serotonin have been linked to a number of neuropsychiatric disorders including...
Hospitals overlook every other person with HIV
(University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) A new study reveals that many European hospitals fail to routinely test people who may...
New software can verify someone’s identity by their DNA in…
Credit: New York Genome Center In the science-fiction movie Gattaca, visitors only clear security if a blood test and readout of their genetic profile matches...
