Medicine & Health
Obese people need more vitamin E, but actually get less
(Oregon State University) A recent study suggests that obese people with metabolic syndrome face an unexpected quandary when it comes...
West Nile virus killing millions more birds than previously thought, UCLA researchers find
(University of California - Los Angeles) West Nile virus is killing millions more birds and affecting many more bird species...
Penn Nursing to host Philadelphia launch of Lancet report on ‘Women and Health’
(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) Penn Nursing will host the Philadelphia launch of a major, new report, 'Women and...
Better outcomes using cultured, self-donated, epidermal cells for serious burn victims
(Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair) Using meshed split skin autographs is a standard treatment for...
NIH awards 2 Georgia State biologists $2.4 million
(Georgia State University) Georgia State University biologists have received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to...
Penn-led research elucidates genetics behind Salmonella’s host specificity
(University of Pennsylvania) Research by a team led by University of Pennsylvania scientists has shown, using genomic techniques, that slight...
The Miriam Hospital gets NIH grant to study phone-based mindfulness to help those living with HIV
(Lifespan) The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital has received a $146,000 research project grant from...
Sugar-coated nanoworms not for breakfast in the human immune system
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Nanoparticles could aid diagnosis and treatment of diseases including cancer ... if the immune...
TSRI team wins $1.8 million to study early events in cancer metastasis
(Scripps Research Institute) Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have been awarded a grant of more than $1.8 million from...
CU researchers find one in five pediatricians dismiss families for refusing vaccines
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) One in five pediatricians dismiss families who refuse to vaccinate their children, according to...
Study led by Temple researchers reveals new link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s
(Temple University Health System) Individuals with Down syndrome who survive into adulthood face the additional challenge of early-onset dementia, in...
New study uncovers attitudes of African-American children toward overweight peers
(University of Cincinnati) Study finds that African-American girls show more empathy and are more accepting of overweight peers who can...
Even a little is too much: One junk food snack triggers signals of metabolic disease
(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) We hate to ruin Thanksgiving, but a new report appearing in the Nov....
Cancer cells use secret tunnels to communicate and smuggle cancer signals their neighbors
(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) A new discovery published in the Nov. 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal...
Marshall University School of Medicine launches medical journal
(Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ) The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has launched...
Chemo-resistant tumors targeted by BU School of Medicine researcher
(Boston University Medical Center) Rachel Flynn, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, is...
Breast cancer: Research IDs obstacles to care in Appalachia
(University of Virginia Health System) Researchers have taken a new approach to understanding why so many breast cancer patients in...
New study suggests fair division of chores leads to better sex life
(University of Alberta) Looking for more and better sex? If you're a man, you might consider doing the dishes once...
Georgetown’s Lawrence Gostin honored for Lifetime Achievement in Public Health Law
(O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law) Lawrence Gostin, JD, LLD (h.c.), Faculty Director of the O'Neill Institute for...
New research opens door to understanding human tonsil cancer
(Simon Fraser University) Researchers at Simon Fraser University and the BC Cancer Agency have developed a groundbreaking method to identify...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Mount Sinai launches phase 1 US trial of NDV-HXP-S, an Egg-based investigational COVID-19 vaccine, in healthy adults previously immunized against COVID-19
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Seawater split to produce green hydrogen
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Dogs’ average age at cancer diagnosis is associated with size, sex, breed
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Increase in marine heatwaves expected to affect organisms at bottom of food chain, study suggests
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Microalgae could be the future of sustainable superfood in a rapidly changing world, study finds