Handbook of the Science of Science Communication published by Oxford
Credit: Oxford University Press From vaccinations to climate change, nuclear power to fracking, the weight of scientific evidence and the perceptions of the public are...
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Salk Institute scientist Eiman Azim named Pew Scholar and Aging Brain Scholar
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 15, 2017) The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that Eiman Azim, an assistant professor in Salk's Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, is...
Penn engineers show key feature for modeling how cells spread in fibrous environments
Credit: University of Pennsylvania One area of research within mechanobiology, the study of how physical forces influence biological processes, is on the interplay between cells...
Boston University awarded Macy grant to improve refugee health
Boston -- Given the unprecedented refugee crisis and the current political and social climate today's immigrant's face, training the next generation of health professionals to...
Dr. Denise Fyffe of Kessler Foundation awarded major grant by Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Credit: Kessler Foundation Denise Fyffe, PhD, senior research scientist in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)/Outcomes and Assessment Research at Kessler Foundation, has been awarded a $392,000...
FDA rule improves labeling of medications used during pregnancy and lactation
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 15, 2017--The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule should...
Targeting immune cells that help tumors stay hidden could improve immunotherapy
Vignali Lab 3-D microscopic image of a tumor shows Tregs (green), blood vessels (red) and tumor matrix (blue). ... view more Credit: Pitt Health Sciences/Vignali...
UC San Diego partners with Janssen to research new approaches to treat metabolic diseases
University of California San Diego School of Medicine has entered a five-year strategic partnership with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of...
Women who focus negatively, magnify chronic pain, more likely to be taking prescribed opioids
CHICAGO - Female chronic pain sufferers who catastrophize, a psychological condition in which pain is exaggerated or irrationally focused on, not only report greater pain...
Annals of Oncology in top 10 oncology journals
Lugano, 15 June 2017 - ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology is delighted to announce that the Impact Factor for Annals of...
Elder abuse research yields new evidence on incidence, risks, outcomes
As World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on June 15, new study data from the Chinese community in Chicago is shedding light on the...
Research on crucial cutting enzyme maps sites of DNA damage in leukemias and other cancers
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers studying a DNA-cutting enzyme with a crucial role in regulating the structure of genes have discovered a broad role...
University of Utah Biochemist Erhu Cao Named Pew Scholar
Credit: University of Utah Health Erhu Cao, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at University of Utah Health, was named a 2017 Pew Scholar for his...
Persistent pain shows up inefficiency of current psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treatment
Madrid, Spain, 15 June 2017: The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 press conference have highlighted...
Vaccination: Main prevention measure to address hepatitis A outbreaks among MSM
1 173 confirmed hepatitis A cases involving three separate clusters have been reported across 15 countries of the European Union since June 2016. Several EU...
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