Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: NEHI March 5, 2019, BOSTON--NEHI (The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation) released a white paper today recommending that ...

FAU receives $3 million grant for dementia prevention initiative

Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University By 2050 about 16 million Americans and 60 million people worldwide will be affected ...

Could genetic breakthrough finally help take the sting out of mouth ulcers?

Scientists identify genes associated with mouth ulcers A large breakthrough has been made in the genetic understanding of mouth ulcers ...

HPTN 071 demonstrates community-wide HIV prevention strategy can reduce new infections

Credit: HIV Prevention Trials Network DURHAM, NC - Researchers today presented results from the HPTN 071 (PopART) study at the ...

HIV prevention study finds universal ‘test and treat’ approach can reduce new infections

NIH-sponsored trial suggests home-based HIV testing and referral to care works at population levelCredit: Kim Cloete New HIV infections declined ...

Kidney disease killer vulnerable to targeted nano therapy

CLEMSON, South Carolina -- By loading a chelation drug into a nano-sized homing device, researchers at Clemson University have reversed ...

Should patients be considered consumers?

There is broad support for building health care systems that are patient centered, seen as a means of improving health ...

Bundle payment model analysis of emerging breast cancer screening

Bundled payments have been touted as mechanisms to optimize quality and costs. A prior feasibility study evaluating bundled payments for ...

Are mosaic embryos the ‘dark horse’ of IVF?

Study in nonhuman primates gives new hope to people seeking infertility treatment; abnormal embryos can result in successful in vitro ...

Forecasting mosquitoes’ global spread

An international team gauges the coming threat of mosquito-borne diseasesCredit: Moritz Kraemer for Nature Microbiology; DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0376-y. Outbreaks of mosquito-borne ...

Researchers uncover new facets of HIV's 'arms race' with human defense system

Study could contribute to new therapies COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new study reveals details about the evolutionary contest between HIV ...

Study: Landlord disclosure of bedbugs cuts infestations, creates long-term savings

Credit: Photo by Stephen Ausmus, USDA Agricultural Research Service. AMES, Iowa - Policies requiring landlords to disclose a rental unit's ...

Renal reabsorption in living devices

3D bioprinted, vascularized proximal tubules mimic the human kidney's reabsorption functionsCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Every ...

Dental fillings could last twice as long

New material could mean fewer trips to the dentist's office, OHSU scientist reportCredit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff A compound used to make ...

How celastrol sensitizes brains to leptin, curbing hunger and obesity

New research reveals a pro-inflammatory pathway Celastrol's potent anti-obesity effects were widely reported in 2015. Derived from the roots of ...

Diabetes impairs multipotent stromal cell antibacterial activity

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 4, 2019-A new study reveals that the multipotent stromal cells ...

First genetic clue for elusive pediatric liver disease

Biliary atresia with splenic malformation -- connection to ciliopathy gene A nationwide consortium of researchers has identified the first genetic ...

Study: More than one-third of patients risk major bleeding by doubling up on blood thinners

A daily aspirin is a commonly used, generally safe therapy for people who need help preventing heart attacks or stroke. ...

BU researcher receives grant to study how PTSD may accelerate aging

(Boston)--Erika J. Wolf, PhD, a clinical research psychologist at the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, has ...

Exposure to trauma impacts ability to squash bad memories