Steven M. Larson, M.D., receives SNMMI 2021 Paul C. Aebersold Award
Larson recognized for for outstanding achievement in basic nuclear medicine science Reston, VA (Embargoed until 11 a.m. EDT, June 14, ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Thomas J. Ruth, Ph.D., FRSC, FSRS, Receives SNMMI de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
Reston, VA (Sunday, June 13, 2021)--Thomas J. Ruth, PhD, FRSC, FSRS, a scientist known for his contributions to nuclear medicine ...
Harmful protein waste in the muscle
Study clarifies cause of a rare genetic muscle disease An international team of researchers led by the University of Bonn ...
Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly interacting with each other and ...
$7 million to advance cardiovascular research
Despite advances in prevention and therapy, cardiovascular diseases are still one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Scientists have ...
Gaps to fill: Income, education may impact inequalities in seeking dental care
University of Tsukuba study finds urgent and substantial dental care have small regional inequalities in Japan, while periodontal care and ...
High genetic running capacity promotes efficient metabolism with aging
Adipose tissue may have a key role in healthy aging High running capacity is associated with health and longevity. However, ...
Many prolonged sick leaves for COVID-19
Nearly 12,000 people in Sweden received sickness benefit from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency for COVID-19 during the first wave ...
USC study reveals potential new treatment target for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC identify a novel target related to the blood-brain barrier and a potential ...
Hair follicles heal blisters at personal cost
A team of scientists has shown that the healing of skin blisters is driven by hair follicle stem cells, which ...
Brain capillary structures show a correlation with their neuron structures
Drs. Itokawa, Mizutani and colleagues performed microtomography experiments the BL20XU beamline of the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility and found that ...
NUS engineers devise novel approach to wirelessly power wearable devices
Researchers successfully demonstrated the use of the human body as a medium for transmitting and harvesting energy to power wearables ...
Plant-based diet protects from hypertension, preeclampsia
A plant-based diet appears to afford significant protection to rats bred to become hypertensive on a high-salt diet, scientists report. ...
Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract
MIT engineers used kirigami-style etching to design a stent that can temporarily lodge in tubular organs to release drugs. CAMBRIDGE, ...
New model accounts for the effect of behavior changes to predict COVID-19 cases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- By adding behavioral components to an infectious disease model, Brown University researchers have developed a new modeling ...
New super-resolution technique allows for more detailed brain imaging
Reston, VA (Embargoed until 5:00 p.m. EDT, Sunday, June 13, 2021) - A new imaging technique has the potential to ...
Radiotracer effective for detection and assessment of lung fibrosis
Reston, VA (Embargoed until 4:30 p.m. EDT, Saturday, June 12, 2021)--Positron emission tomography (PET) using a 68Ga-labeled fibroblast activation protein ...
Deep learning with SPECT accurately predicts major adverse cardiac events
Reston, VA (Embargoed until 6:15 p.m. EDT, Friday, June 11, 2021)--An advanced artificial intelligence technique known as deep learning can ...
Promising ovarian cancer treatment proves effective and efficient
Reston, VA (Embargoed until 11:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, June 11, 2021)--Preclinical trials of a new radiopharmaceutical to treat ovarian cancer ...
AI predicts how patients with viral infections, including COVID-19, will fare
Gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections provide a map to help define patients' immune responses, measure disease severity, ...
