Tag: Medicine/Health

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Long-term blood pressure variation and risk of dementia

Credit: rawpixel, Pixabay In a new research study published in the open access journal PLOS Medicine, Albert Hofman and colleagues ...

The effects of a mock shelter environment on sleep

Alzheimer’s Association receives 1.34M from NIH for psychosocial research in dementia care

Credit: Alzheimer's Association CHICAGO, November 13, 2019 - The Alzheimer's Association® announced that it has received a $1.34 million dollar ...

NIH grant to study unstructured data that can improve patient safety

Credit: Virginia Tech Reports that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States have led ...

Novel mathematical framework provides a deeper understanding of how drugs interact

Credit: CeMM / Franzi Kreis Combining two or more drugs can be an effective treatment of diverse diseases, such as ...

Forget the Chardonay, pass me the grape stems! Anti-tumor activity in prostate cancer cells

Credit: Hidefumi Makabe & Hiroshi Fujii, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Japan Grape stems are discarded en masse during ...

American Pediatric Society honors Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards with 2020 APS John Howland Award

Credit: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce Kathryn M. Edwards, MD, as ...

Study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and EBD in kids

KKH study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and emotional, behavioural difficulties in childrenCredit: KK Women's and Children's ...

The environmental cost of cryptocurrency mines

UNM team assesses monetary price of health and air quality impactsCredit: University of New Mexico Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero ...

Driver found for more deadly prostate cancer

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 13, 2019) - A transcription factor that aids neuron function ...

Opioid-based plant might not be best solution to curb habitual alcohol use

Scientists take closer look at use of 'drug of concern' kratomCredit: Purdue University/Richard van Rijn WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Lawmakers ...

How artificial intelligence can transform psychiatry

New technologies could help psychiatrists better diagnose and monitor patients, but distrust aboundsCredit: CU Boulder Thanks to advances in artificial ...

NASA, industry partner for space-based study of potential Alzheimer’s key

An innovative experiment underway on the International Space Station could help researchers make new progress in the fight against aggressive ...

Research points to possible target to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF

This study included preclinical experiments and use of bronchoalveolar cells from IPF patientsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Long-held dogma says ...

Kent State researcher receives grant to design safer, more efficient level I trauma rooms

Credit: Kent State University Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age ...

Why only some post-stroke survivors can ‘copy what I say’

Certain brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to copy what another speaker says, ...

ICU survivors commonly experience job loss after critical illness, study confirms

Hospitals need to identify and develop interventions to help ICU patients return to workCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences In ...

At the heart of regeneration: Scientists reveal a new frontier in cardiac research

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles discover a mechanism of cardiac regeneration in the zebrafish that could change the field ...

AI-driven single blood cell classification