Definitive global transfusion study supports patient safety, positive…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2017– Lower thresholds for blood transfusions during cardiac surgery have proven to be safe and provide...
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Chemist Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Michael Pirrung, a distinguished professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, has been named one of 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...
Virginia Tech team examines molecular-level problems of heart disease
Credit: Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Science Researchers are one step closer to understanding heart disease at a microscopic level, a breakthrough that...
New MRI tech could help doctors detect heart disease with better…
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New Yor BINGHAMTON, NY- Doctors might be able to better detect any disease or disorder that involves inflammation thanks...
New Year’s resolutions: Have yours gone up in smoke?
Credit: QUT Communication & Marketing/Anthony Weate It's more than halfway through February and for many those hopeful New Year's resolutions to make some positive changes...
SABCS: I-SPY 3-year pCR results are powerful predictor for breast cancer survival
Credit: Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative SAN FRANCISCO, C.A., December 7, 2017 – Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative, sponsor and manager of the I-SPY TRIALs for Breast...
Study: Medicare prescription drug benefit reduced elderly mortality by more than 2 percent
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois expert in health care economics provides the...
Study: Contact in sports may lead to differences in the brains of…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2017–People who play contact sports show changes to their brain structure and function, with sports that...
UT Southwestern finds link between backup immune defense, mutation…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – July 27, 2017 – Genes that regulate a cellular recycling system called autophagy are commonly mutated in Crohn's disease patients,...
Report of highest incidence of GBS in Africa prompts vaccine study from Wits University
Credit: CDC A global study of GBS, bacteria that cause stillbirth and infant death, shows that Africa has the highest incidence. Wits University is pioneering...
New study links opioid epidemic to childhood emotional abuse
Credit: Brian Jenkins A study by researchers at the University of Vermont has revealed a link between adult opioid misuse and childhood emotional abuse, a...
UT Southwestern geneticist receives Breakthrough Prize
DALLAS – Nov. 9, 2015 – UT Southwestern Medical Center geneticist Dr. Helen H. Hobbs is the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in...
Researchers identify genome-modifying enzyme linked to Rett Syndrome
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Program addresses the unique challenges affecting female same-sex couples
Although the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to legalize same-sex marriage was a victory for the gay community, same-sex couples continue to face challenges such...
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