Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age may indicate higher risk for future heart problems
DALLAS, June 14, 2019 -- Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age were associated with structural heart abnormalities linked to ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
A rapid, easy-to-use DNA amplification method at 37°C
Study could advance molecular diagnosis and roboticsCredit: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Scientists in Japan have developed a way of amplifying ...
World Cultural Council has announced the winners of the 2019 Albert Einstein World Award of Science
Award ceremony to be held in Japan for first time hosted by the University of Tsukuba in the framework of ...
Study shows that strength and weight training can control diabetes in obese individuals
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Half of Ebola outbreaks go undetected, study finds
Half of Ebola outbreaks have gone undetected since the virus was discovered in 1976, scientists at the University of Cambridge ...
Mutant bacterial receptor could point to new therapies against opportunistic pathogen
Credit: McCready AR, et al. (2019) Researchers have developed a new mutant version of a receptor used by a bacterial ...
Salmonella resistant to antibiotics of last resort found in US
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a gene that gives Salmonella resistance to antibiotics of last resort in ...
Half of Ebola outbreaks undetected
Small outbreaks treated locally and undetected by public health infrastructure An estimated half of Ebola virus disease outbreaks have gone ...
Deadly tick-borne virus cured with experimental flu drug, in mice
Bourbon virus has sickened people in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma Only a few cases of the newly discovered Bourbon virus have ...
People using third-party apps to analyze personal genetic data
The burgeoning field of personal genetics appeals to people who want to learn more about themselves, their family and their ...
One-fifth of US surgeons still overusing riskier procedure to create kidney dialysis access
Older, specialized surgeons more likely to perform less-recommended practiceCredit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/National Institutes of ...
UTMB researchers learned how to better combat muscle loss during space flights
GALVESTON, Texas - A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has further documented how muscles ...
Gut microbes eat our medication
A concrete example of how one species of bacteria consumes levodopa, the primary treatment for Parkinson's disease, could reveal more ...
Once thought to be asexual, single-celled parasites caught in the act
Studying Leishmania parasites' offspring could lead to improved treatment for deadly infectionsCredit: Michael Worful Even single-celled organisms desire partners every ...
Research finds pre-pregnancy weight affects infant growth response to breast milk
New Orleans, LA - In the first study of its kind, LSU Health New Orleans researchers report that women's pre-pregnancy ...
Encouraging critically necessary blood donation among minorities
Credit: Georgia State University Better community education and communication are critical for increasing levels of blood donation among minorities, according ...
Urban Studies Institute receives $250,000 grant to study mobility challenges, improve health outcome
Credit: Georgia State University Georgia State University's Urban Studies Institute has been awarded a two-year, $250,000 grant under Systems for ...
Expansion microscopy and virtual reality illuminate new ways to prevent and treat disease
Innovation enables better visualization and interpretation of data from cell microscopyCredit: Carnegie Mellon University/Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason A ...
Georgia state signs license agreement to develop non-invasive method of diagnosing liver fibrosis
Credit: Georgia State University Georgia State University has signed a license agreement with Precision MedCare LLC, a biomedical solutions company ...
School of public health receives $3.15 million grant to enhance mindfulness-based smoking cessation
Credit: Georgia State Researchers in Georgia State University's School of Public Health have been awarded a five-year, $3.15 million grant ...
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