Mind-body therapies alleviate pain in people prescribed opioids
Credit: University of Utah A new study published Nov. 4, 2019, in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine details the first ...
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School-based telehealth program reduces ED visits by pediatric asthma patients
Credit: SCETV, for MUSC Health Center for Telehealth Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in JAMA ...
New transmission model for Ebola predicted Uganda cases
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A new risk assessment model for the transmission of Ebola accurately predicted its ...
WVU’s RNI first in US to use deep brain stimulation to fight opioid addiction
Credit: Greg Ellis/West Virginia University MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine, today (Nov. ...
NIH researchers estimate 17% of food-allergic children have sesame allergy
Scientists find sesame antibody testing predicts sesame allergy in food-allergic childrenCredit: NIAID Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have ...
Protein Data Bank at Rutgers Awarded $34.5 million grant
Data bank makes more than 150,000 3D biomolecular structures freely available to the publicCredit: David S. Goodsell The RCSB Protein ...
New innovations in technology could benefit veterans with PTSD
Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina New technology aims to improve the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder by ...
Reversed halo signs manifest in septic pulmonary embolism due to IV drug use
American Journal of Roentgenology research finds that the reversed halo sign is an early and reliable imaging finding observed in ...
UMass Amherst researchers develop new technology to detect foodborne disease
Food scientist awarded two USDA grants to study better ways to identify pathogensCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst food ...
Malaria parasite lives on the edge
Risky strategy prepares the parasite for the unexpected but could be exploited to fight the deadly diseaseCredit: Penn State The ...
Bats in Northeast India carry filoviruses that can infect humans
Credit: Dr Zavei Hiese Researchers have proposed that bats are the natural reservoir of filoviruses, including highly fatal Ebola and ...
Lehigh University art galleries receives institute of museum and library services grant
Lehigh University's art museum is among 18 US institutions to receive prestigious grant from IMLS, the primary source of federal ...
Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging publishes special report on vaping
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging has published a special report on lung ...
Adults in lower walkability neighborhoods found to have a higher predicted cardiovascular risk
Individuals living in less walkable neighborhoods up to 33% more likely to have long-term cardiovascular risks: studyCredit: Unity Health Toronto ...
It takes more than a catchy headline for health awareness campaigns to inspire action
A comparison of the Pinktober and Movember movements reveals that reach and engagement do not always lead people to research ...
Kent State receives grant to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in 3 counties
Credit: Kent State University Kent State University's College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science ...
Malaria pathogen under the X-ray microscope
Credit: S. Kapishnikov Around 40 percent of humanity lives in regions affected by malaria, around 200 million people contract the ...
UMass Amherst team examines fertility impacts of male environmental exposure
Study broadens look at how phthalates affect sperm and embryo developmentCredit: UMass Amherst A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, led by ...
Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit
Credit: Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia New research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients ...
Opioid-related gifts from pharma companies linked to physician prescribing by specialty
Credit: Hollander, et al, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 30, 2019 - Physicians who received gifts from ...
