Racism and racial trauma as barriers to breastfeeding
African American mothers continue to have the lowest breastfeeding rates, even as the breastfeeding rates have risen in the U.S. ...
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Anna M. Sawka, MD, Ph.D. appointed incoming Editor-in-Chief of Thyroid®
We are pleased to announce that Anna M. Sawka, MD, PhD, has been appointed the next Editor-in-Chief of Thyroid®, the ...
Prototype may diagnose common pregnancy complications by monitoring placental oxygen
NIH researchers pursue innovative method for observing maternal and fetal health during pregnancy Researchers at the National Institutes of Health ...
Simple urine test may help early detection of brain tumors
A recent study by Nagoya University researchers revealed that microRNAs in urine could be a promising biomarker to diagnose brain ...
‘Smart’ segmented ring device delivers medications to stop HIV transmission
Researchers have designed a device that delivers two medications that help stop HIV transmission. Although condom usage is the best ...
Scientists unravel the function of a sight-saving growth factor
NIH study breaks down pigment epithelium-derived factor to understand how it protects and stimulates retinal neurons Researchers at the National ...
Sex differences in COVID-19 outcomes
In a study of more than 10,600 adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19, women had significantly lower odds than men of ...
UTHSC awarded $1.5 million HRSA grant for sexual assault nurse examiner training
Memphis, Tenn. (June 16, 2021) - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has received a three-year, ...
P-glycoprotein removes Alzheimer’s-associated toxin from the brain
Discovery could lead to new Alzheimer's treatment DALLAS (SMU) -- A team of SMU biological scientists has confirmed that P-glycoprotein ...
Concordia researchers break down the COVID-19 diagnostic arsenal
Hamid Tali and Sana Anbuhi comb the growing pile of literature for the tools and techniques that best detect the ...
Advocating reimbursement parity for nurse practitioners
PHILADELPHIA (June 16, 2021) - The current Medicare reimbursement policy for nurse practitioners (NPs) allows NPs to directly bill Medicare ...
Osteoporosis: New approach to understanding bone strength pays dividends
Osteoporosis researchers at the UVA School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understanding how our genes determine the ...
Stem cells may hold a key to developing new vaccines against COVID-19
Coronavirus activates a stem cell-mediated defense mechanism that reactivates dormant TB in a mouse model and has implications for developing ...
New super-resolution microscopy method approaches the atomic scale
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a computational technique that greatly increases the resolution of atomic force microscopy, a ...
$1 million grant to address cold storage logistics in vaccine delivery
COVID-19 vaccines have been tested, validated and administered to millions of people around the world. But in some countries, the ...
Model helps analyze decision-making on adopting Type 2 diabetes medical guidelines
A new computational framework incorporates social interactions to analyze how best to communicate about new medical guidelines to encourage their ...
SNMMI Image of the Year: PET imaging measures cognitive impairment in COVID-19 patients
Reston, VA--The effects of COVID-19 on the brain can be accurately measured with positron emission tomography (PET), according to research ...
Scientists demonstrate promising new approach for treating cystic fibrosis
CHAPEL HILL, NC - UNC School of Medicine scientists led a collaboration of researchers to demonstrate a potentially powerful new ...
How do we know where things are?
Study looks at how the visual system stabilizes what you see when you move your eyes Our eyes move three ...
New material could remove respiratory droplets from air
'Every droplet effectively removed from indoor air would eliminate a potential source of transmission' Although plexiglass barriers are seemingly everywhere ...
