Medicine & Health

Improves overall survival for patients with previously untreated mesothelioma Denver--(Embargoed for 7 a.m. EST August 8, 2020) The combination of first-line nivolumab and ipilimumab demonstrated an improvement of overall survival for…

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Expanding standard techniques during mechanical thrombectomy -- a procedure that removes a clot from an artery during stroke -- allows researchers to reproducibly obtain and study local leukocyte populations during human…

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Endovascular treatment of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) in babies with severe pulmonary hypertension can improve chances of survival, according to a study released today at the Society of NeuroInterventional…

UNC School of Medicine researchers describe in detail the different weaponry bacteria use to establish infection in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, depending on their ageCredit: Cotter lab, UNC School of Medicine Several…

Credit: UTHSC Neil Hayes, MD, MS, MPH, division chief of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is among recipients of the 2020 Team Science Awards from the American Association for Cancer…

Discovering antiviral and anticancer drugs will soon be faster and cheaper thanks to new research from Simon Fraser University chemist Robert Britton and his international team. For the past 50 years, scientists have used manmade,…

Reading sequence of metal atoms in MOFs allows encoding of multiple chemical functionsCredit: UC Berkeley image by Omar Yaghi and Zhe Ji Artificial molecules could one day form the information unit of a new type of computer or be the…

Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech Using inexpensive and widely available tools, scientists have developed a simple approach to visually evaluate how effectively different types of masks…

Estimation of incubation period distribution of COVID-19 using disease onset forward time: A novel cross-sectional and forward follow-up study By applying the renewal theory in probability to reduce recall bias in initial case reports,…

New Haven, Conn. -- Researchers at the Yale Liver Center found that patients with COVID-19 presented with abnormal liver tests at much higher rates than suggested by earlier studies. They also discovered that higher levels of liver…

Credit: Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Experts from the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine have developed a platform for self-testing services which is based on artificial intelligence and designed for medical tasks, such…

Research points to potential to reduce triglyceride levels without the risk of unpleasant and serious side effects in the intestines and liverCredit: Image is courtesy of Navid Marvi. Baltimore, MD-- New work led by Carnegie's Meredith…

Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring the Just in Time Employment Supports Project, a multi-state project of the University of Iowa Midwest Disability Employment Consortium that implements virtual…

Through fresh analysis of a method first proposed by Alan Turing to explain the diversity of natural patterns, a team of researchers offer new explanations of how living systems can order themselves on large scales In 1952, Alan Turing…

A new mouse model helps researchers study the roles of cell types in keeping time inside the bodyCredit: Neuron DALLAS - Aug. 7, 2020 - UT Southwestern scientists have developed a genetically engineered mouse and imaging…

A new approach to predicting which babies will develop type 1 diabetes moves a step closer to routine testing for newborns which could avoid life-threatening complications. Scientists at seven international sites have followed 7,798…

What The Study Did: This survey study of U.S. physicians examined whether there were differences by race/ethnicity in burnout, symptoms of depression, career satisfaction and work-life balance. Authors: Magali Fassiotto, Ph.D., of the…

Gregory Foster, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thomas Huff, Assistant Director, Shared Research Instrumentation Facility Specialization, Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center (PEREC), Randolph McBride, Associate…

Research has shown that a mutation in the ATAXIN-1 gene leads to accumulation of Ataxin-1 (ATXN1) protein in brain cells and is the root cause of a rare genetic neurodegenerative disease known as spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1). How…

Credit: Billion Photos Each cigarette smoked a day by heavier smokers increases the risk of contracting some diseases by more than 30 per cent, according to a new international study published today. The Australian Centre for Precision…