Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Steven Kohl Heart failure is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the most severe ...

Bacteria in the gut may alter ageing process, finds NTU Singapore study

Credit: NTU Singapore An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that microorganisms living ...

New study casts doubt on China’s organ donation data

Credit: Benjamin John Keough, ANU The Chinese government may have been systematically misreporting the number of organs it claims it ...

Scientist receives $3.5 million NIH grant to study pain-relief and cannabis

Credit: UCLA Health Ziva Cooper, research director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, has been awarded a $3.5 million grant ...

‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes

Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease - they cut the risk of ...

Blocking a survival mechanism could tackle melanoma treatment resistance

Credit: the Babraham Institute The effectiveness of current treatments for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, could be improved ...

Inoculating against the spread of viral misinformation

Study of vaccine-related Facebook ads reveals ongoing challenges to public healthCredit: Kirian Villalta, UMD School of Public Health In a ...

Unhealthy habits can start young: Infants, toddlers, and added sugars

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics breaks new ground by evaluating a nationally ...

NJIT biomedical engineer Tara Alvarez is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry

Credit: NJIT Tara Alvarez, a professor of biomedical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) who studies the links ...

Study led by Tulane researchers outlines America’s losing battle to lose weight

Credit: Paula Burch-Celentano, Tulane University It comes as no surprise that Americans struggle with weight loss, but a new study ...

Artificial intelligence tool predicts life expectancy in heart failure patients

Algorithm developed by physicists and cardiologists achieved 88 percent success rateCredit: Avi Yagil When Avi Yagil, PhD, Distinguished Professor of ...

Early spinal patterns may predict scoliosis in teen years

CHOP scientist's findings may lead to prevention of spinal deformityCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A pediatric researcher has identified patterns ...

Improving trauma pain outcomes

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (November 13, 2019) - Improving acute pain management after traumatic injury remains a priority for policymakers ...

Discovery: New biomarker for cancer stem cells

Protein linked to tumor survival and spreadCredit: University of Houston In the world of cancer biology, not all biomarkers are ...

High expression of apoptosis protein (Api-5) in chemoresistant triple-negative breast cancers

The cover for issue 61 of Oncotarget features Figure 4, 'The influence of stress conditions on API-5 expression and inhibition,' ...

Can ‘smart toilets’ be the next health data wellspring?