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Credit: IEEE ACCESS A study led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has uncovered new ways of ...

Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve rates, reduce absenteeism

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 9, 2018 - Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve participation by as ...

Burn specialists report a dramatic increase in burn injury survival over the past 30 years

CHICAGO (March 9, 2018): For many years, people who sustained severe burn injuries often died. But great strides in burn ...

UC San Diego Researchers launch combination drug trial to eradicate B-cell malignancies

Credit: UC San Diego Health Fueled by a multimillion dollar grant from the state's stem cell agency, researchers at University ...

Researcher creates ‘Instagram’ of immune system, blending science, technology

Credit: Dr. Carsten Krieg, Medical University of South Carolina Being on the cutting edge of science and technology excites Hollings ...

Non-invasive brain stimulation improves gait impairment of Parkinson’s disease patients

Walking presents many challenges for patients with Parkinson's disease. Among the most burdensome of these challenges is "freezing of gait," ...

Opening session at ACS meeting will focus on nexus of food, energy and water

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2018 -- During the Opening Session and Welcome Reception, five scientists will explore a variety of subjects ...

Mark C. Gebhardt, MD, receives American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Diversity Award

NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 8, 2018)-In recognition for his unwavering commitment to advance diversity in orthopaedics, the American Academy of ...

Gastrointestinal hormone measurably improved symptoms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Credit: UC San Diego Health Through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial, researchers at University of California San ...

Study finds mandatory flu vaccines for healthcare workers reduce absenteeism

Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, Colo. (March 8, 2018) - A multi-institutional study, as reported in the journal Infection Control ...

Caregivers face strain when patients receive heart pumps

DALLAS, March 7, 2018 - When heart failure patients receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist ...

MD Anderson and Berkeley Lights launch Optera Therapeutics to accelerate development of cell therapy

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Berkeley Lights, Inc. today announced the launch of Optera Therapeutics Corp, ...

Technology-based process boosts cardiac rehab referral rates

Simply changing cardiac referral processes to opt-out rather than opt-in significantly increased referral rates, according to a study presented at ...

Mapping a genetic risk

Credit: Photo by Pauline Zulueta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary The more information you have, the better able ...

Researchers invent nano-drops that improve nearsightedness and farsightedness

A revolutionary, cutting-edge technology, developed by researchers at Bar-Ilan University's Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), has the potential ...

Racial differences in age at breast cancer diagnosis challenges use of single age-based screening guidelines

Bottom Line: Among women in the U.S. diagnosed with breast cancer, a higher proportion of nonwhite patients were diagnosed at ...

New prostate cancer risk model could better guide treatment

ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- One of the biggest challenges in treating prostate cancer is distinguishing men who have aggressive and ...

What influences older adults’ preferences for care?

We all know that family and friends are important, and that the people close to us have a big impact ...

Birth of new neurons in the human hippocampus ends in childhood

Credit: Alvarez-Buylla lab / UCSF One of the liveliest debates in neuroscience over the past half century surrounds whether the ...

Houston Methodist researcher makes bold move by releasing nanotech ‘recipe’