Studies link healthy workforces to positive stock market performance
NEW YORK, February 5, 2016 - A new study finds companies with healthy workforces appear to have a competitive edge...
Pioneering discovery leads to potential preventive treatment for sudden cardiac death
More than 15 years ago, David Warshaw, Ph.D., and coworkers discovered the precise malfunction of a specific protein in the...
Gene family turns cancer cells into aggressive stem cells that keep growing
WASHINGTON (February 5, 2016) -- An examination of 130 gene expression studies in 10 solid cancers has found that when...
Discovery: Many white-tailed deer have malaria
IMAGE: White-tailed deer in the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. Credit: Ellen Martinsen Two years ago, Ellen Martinsen, was collecting mosquitoes...
NASA’s GPM satellite examines violent thunderstorms
IMAGE: On Feb. 3 at 1:51 p.m. EDT GPM found that one powerful thunderstorm in North Carolina was dropping rain...
Study evaluates pay-for-performance program for Medicaid children in an ACO
The first pay-for-performance (P4P) evaluation of pediatricians under a full-risk Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) for children shows P4P incentives...
Record Missouri flooding was manmade calamity, scientist says
At the end of December 2015, a huge storm named "Goliath" dumped 9-10 inches of rain in a belt across...
Protein that switches cancers from inflammation to proliferation identified
Oxford University scientists researching PAD4, a protein that plays a role in the development of inflammatory diseases like arthritis and...
Proteomics and precision medicine
IMAGE: This retinal scan of a uveitis patient demonstrates retinal thickening (red) involving the central retina resulting in compromising vision....
Chromosomes reconfigure as cell division ends
ROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Cellular senescence -- when a cell can no longer divide -- is a programmed stage in a...
Assessing the biosimilarity of protein drugs: New study shows method’s precision
IMAGE: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF), a protein consisting of about 175 amino acids (colors), stimulates the bone marrow to produce...
Uncovering secrets of elastin’s flexibility during assembly
Elastin is a crucial building block in our bodies - its flexibility allows skin to stretch and twist, blood vessels...
‘Cannibalism’ between stars
IMAGE: This is a Simulation of a gravitationally unstable circumstellar disk by means of hydrodynamic calculations. Protoplanetary 'embryo' form in...
Concussions — researchers try to reduce stigma of reporting
University of Georgia researchers are announcing a study addressing ways to reduce the stigma surrounding concussions, an injury so commonly...
Possible marker for recurring HPV-linked oropharyngeal cancers
A look-back analysis of HPV infection antibodies in patients treated for oropharyngeal (mouth and throat) cancers linked to HPV infection...
Strathclyde computer science researcher wins prestigious award
IMAGE: Damien Anderson receives the Robertson Medal from Professor Dame Anne Glover, Chair of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities...
GW researcher tests new method for rapid detection of infection in wounds
WASHINGTON (Feb. 5, 2016) - A new method for detection of infection in wounds could take physicians less than a...
A flawed measure
IMAGE: This is Jeffrey Hunger. Credit: Sonia Fernandez Fit or fat? How about both? In what could be the death...
Using the physics of your perfect pancake to help save sight
IMAGE: This is an example of pancakes. Credit: Rob Eagle, UCL Understanding the textures and patterns of pancakes is helping...
Health care for older adults should honor diversity
By 2050, the number of older adults representing minority groups is projected to rise to 39%, up from nearly 21%...
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Multiple sclerosis more prevalent in Black Americans than previously thought
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Nearly 70% of private label avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils
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Whales not to be counted on as ‘climate savers’: study
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University of Sydney launches innovative research fellowship scheme to tackle global challenges
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Phase 3 SWOG Cancer Research Network trial, led by a City of Hope researcher, demonstrates one-year progression-free survival in 94% of patients with Stage 3 or 4 classic Hodgkin lymphoma who received a checkpoint inhibitor combined with chemotherapy
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal