New analysis predicts top 25 US counties at risk for measles outbreaks
A new analysis co-led by The Johns Hopkins University identified 25 United States counties that are most likely to experience ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: Whole body MRI may help to detect spread of cancers more quickly
Largest trials of their kind suggest that whole body MRI may be quicker and cheaper than standard imaging for detecting ...
Milk expression within 8 hours associated with lactation success for VLBW infants in NICU
(Boston) - A study led by physician researchers at Boston Medical Center has shown that first milk expression within eight ...
Hope on the horizon for treating stroke
UC Riverside biomedical scientist's decades-long work moves to clinical trialsCredit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A stroke treatment developed by ...
Precise temperature measurements with invisible light
Novel infrared thermometer offers dramatically improved performanceCredit: NIST Ordinarily, you won't encounter a radiation thermometer until somebody puts one in ...
HSS researchers advance understandings of the cellular mechanisms driving rheumatoid arthritis
Newly identified subsets of cell types present in joint tissue in people with rheumatoid arthritis and how they interact may ...
UIC to lead national COPD clinical trial
PCORI awards $14 million for multi-center researchCredit: UIC/Kim Erwin The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million, ...
UNC and partners receive up to $10.7 million to research chlamydia vaccine
This collaborative project attempts to curb STIs on the rise worldwideCredit: Toni Darville, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC - Chlamydia ...
A link between mitochondrial damage and osteoporosis
New research from the University of Pennsylvania lays out a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to ...
New brain tumor imaging technique uses protein found in scorpion venom
LOS ANGELES (May 9, 2019) - A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light ...
How the dengue virus replicates in infected cells
Credit: P?aszczyca A, et al. (2019) The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the dengue virus interacts with another viral protein ...
Egg yolk precursor protein regulates mosquitoes' attraction to humans
Study is first to link mosquito feeding and reproduction to the egg yolk protein vitellogeninCredit: Elena Lusiardi Feeding mosquitoes sugar ...
NIH awards will advance development of vaccines for sexually transmitted infections
NIAID announces four new cooperative research centersCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the ...
VA-led study of combat personnel with brain injuries pinpoints abnormal brain waves
Finding could help target brain-stimulation therapiesCredit: Kevin Walsh A new study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and ...
MR imaging evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with SBRT
Results to be exhibited at ARRS 2019 Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 9, 2019--Although arterial phase hyperenhancement (APHE) is a ...
Mathematical framework explores how the brain keeps a beat
New 'neuronal metronome' suggests how the brain might learn a rhythm, not just perceive it A new mathematical model demonstrates ...
Study shows one third of statin patients don’t reach healthy levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol
Study by Merck, Regenstrief, IU School of Medicine, UNC could help clinicians prevent strokes and heart attacksCredit: Regenstrief Institute A ...
Back to the sources of neural diversity
By deciphering the genetic programmes of neurons of the cerebral cortex, Swiss and Belgian researchers unravel the mechanisms controlling the ...
Researchers create standardized measurement for pediatric facial palsy
CORVALLIS, Ore. - An international team of researchers, including a psychologist at Oregon State University, has developed a standardized measurement ...
Nurse care coordinators are key to success of patient-centered medical home programs
Credit: George Mason University Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) programs include a team of primary care providers that manage patient care ...
